I want to focus my photoshoots on the themes of pollution and overcrowding since they are the most prominent issues for the island ( Jersey ) .

Mood board 1 ( pollution ) –

My idea for the photoshoots surrounding pollution definitely include the use of portrait photography to include the idea of how pollution effects the human population and animal habitat, and I think that will be the best way to show this.

As of 2019, there had been 6.67 million deaths due to air pollution in the world which is almost 14 times the amount of deaths due too drug use. Air pollution has also been a leading factor of deaths due to disease killing almost 214 million people as of 2019.

Hopefully, with the use of making art to spread awareness of the issue more people will start to understand the issue and maybe it would make more of impact with the issue brought to light.

Mood board 2 ( overcrowding ) –

For this idea, I want to focus my photoshoots on the centre of St Helier mainly King Street especially on busy weekends because that is when the streets are mostly overcrowded. The photos that I could get would show the idea of overcrowding very well if I’m successful.

In the 19th century ( the 1800’s ) the worldwide population was 1 billion, the population was at 8 billion which shows a dramatic rise over a small period of time and by the end of this century the population is estimated to peak higher then ever before, hitting 11.2 billion by 2100, as of 2022 statistics.

Impacts –

With my work, I want it to really impact people and spread awareness on these causes. I want to show people the issues our world are facing and although I know that not one person can do something individually to solve these problems I thought by spreading awareness it educates and explains these issues through art instead of people having to read articles and watch news articles on the issue to be educated, which not everyone wants to do.

Another contradicting impact I want my work to have on people is that I want them to be scared. I know that my photoshoots and final photos will not be directly ‘scary’ however, when people see my work, I want them to feel uneasy or even scared. I want anyone who views them to feel guilty, this is because people seem to react better to fear the being ‘told what to do’. If I am even able to make someone feel uneasy that is the way to get people to make a difference.