Throughout my projects I was inspired by various photographers such as Robert Adams, Bernd and Hilla Becher, as well as my own original ideas. Their styles of work and ideas contributed to the final outcomes of my images such as the way I have presented them.

Just like Adams, I wanted to capture immense detail and tonal ranges through the use of monochrome photography in order to emphasise interesting forms and evoke a sense of drama and importance. I have barely used any colour in my project because I believe that colour can be distracting and hinder the way we see photographs.

I want people to be able to see what I saw in person without being overwhelmed by the different colours that draw their attention away from the beautiful details of the landscape and forms within the images. However, I do believe colour can lift images and make them more interesting but it must be used appropriately, such as bringing out more contrast.

Throughout this project I have experimented with new techniques like AI and colour bracketing to make my work more diverse. I wanted to respond to Anthropocene in a more modern way which links back to it’s meaning.

I had chosen to focus on Cloud Studies as my response to Anthropocene because of it’s strong link to the topic and because of my own passion and interest in clouds. I planned to capture contrails and planes because of their man-made origin and immense contribution to Global Warming. I also wanted to take photos of cloudy skies since contrails can result to this weather.