Overview

Brief explanation

ANTHROPOCENE –

The theme Anthropocene was a really enjoyable series of photoshoots to take part in. Anthropocene consists of many different types of variations of things such as; light pollution, litter polluting the seas and land, noise pollution, deforestation etc. It is a mixture of all different ways that us humans effect the earth and leave our mark in the worst ways possible.

THE PHOTOSHOOTS –

For the theme of Anthropocene I did an overall of four different photoshoots all varied within different sections of what the theme of Anthropocene covers. I enjoyed this as it meant I was able to be very creative within the aspects of choosing where I wanted to go and what I was hoping my outcomes would be for each shoot I did.

Photoshoot 1 –

For my very first Anthropocene photoshoot we had been set the task to take photos of the aftermath of storm Ciaran. I found this photoshoot both very interesting to still see the damage of the storm months after it had passed while also feeling the devastation of what a mess the island had become. For this photoshoot I decided to go to Noirmor woods as this is a place I went often before the storm had hit therefore I felt a stronger connection to this location which had given me more room to be creative as I not only knew my way around but could really see how big of an impact the storm had left as I knew what it had looked like before hand. This shoot was lots of fun and I really enjoyed capturing all of what remains within that woods and painting a picture of just how bad the damage truly was.

Here are a few images from that shoot:

Photoshoot 2 –

For my second Anthropocene photoshoot we had decided to do this based on The new topographic, this is where photographers would study areas of land where it involved both modern buildings and environment whilst also being surrounded by nature within the same areas. Its main goal is to capture the image of the impact us humans being brought to earth and populations growing fast showing the increase in modernised buildings and the decrease in the nature. The photographers who study this try to capture the beauty of nature and the world we live in today where both nature and modern buildings share the same environment. For this photoshoot, as a school group we all headed down to Harve des par to conduct a photoshoot about the natural environment and modern landscapes we have over here on island.

Here are a few images from that shoot:

Photoshoot 3 –

For my third Anthropocene photoshoot I took some photos in my own time relating to Ansel Adams. I really like Ansel Adams work as he really tends to capture the full detail and beauty of nature and the landscapes that surround us. For this shoot I decided to go to Plemont beach as this is not only my favourite beach in Jersey but its also in my opinion the one with the most beauty and detail to it as it is full of caves, and many different types of cool areas to explore on that beach compared to any other beaches on the island.

Here are some images from this shoot:

Photoshoot 4 –

For my fourth and final Anthropocene photoshoot we were set the task of studying a variety of photographers and choosing one which we liked best to study in detail and create our own photoshoot relating to this photographer. For my photoshoot I decided to look into Mandy Barker and her work involving Anthropocene. Mandy Barkers main focus was within pollution of the streets and oceans, she created a variety of photoshoots with all the waste she would find along beaches and in the streets of many countries and would then edit them creating some amazing edited images which all created a story behind them if you were to examine her images further. For my shoot I took Mandy Barkers inspiration and went to St Ouens beach to collect as much rubbish from the beach as I could and took them home, set up a studio and took photos of each individual object while also creating some setups with various objects. My main goal was to capture these objects in detail and create a story following within each of my images just like Mandy Barker does.

Images from this shoot: