Edited Selected Images

Image Analysis

With this photoshoot I aimed to capture the form of both clouds and plane contrails. My main theme, that links to Anthropocene, was plane/air pollution. I specifically wanted to focus on contrails because of their immense contribution to climate change.

Contrails not only cause the Earth’s atmosphere to be more cloudy but also trap energy in the atmosphere and allow a lot of solar radiation to penetrate the Earth’s surface.

I was heavily inspired by Alfred Stieglitz, his work on cloud studies is very abstract and full of tonal range. He captured the forms of clouds in great detail, showing the variety of shapes that they come in. I wanted to incorporate elements of his work into mine.

I’ve attempted to achieve this by using a black and white filter to reveal the large ranges of tone and texture in the sky and clouds. I had also made sure the weather conditions I took the photos in were roughly the same so that once I edited them the sky would be a dark grey or black to contrast with the clouds and contrails.