Project Statement

When I was first instructed to convey where I’m from through pictures, my first instinct was to focus on the natural environment that surrounded my house. It is an element of my upbringing that I feel I’ve since taken for granted. I try to spend time around the reserve outside my house at least once a day, if only for five minutes. I was inspired to take this approach further after seeing past projects. 

I began with a poem, which then fizzled out into a shot list. Among the images we studied during the tutorials, the one that inspired me the most was a still from the film 2046. Its emphasis on oversaturated colour gripped me and encouraged me to do the same with my images. Due to my inexperience in professional photography, I focused less on planning ahead and more on just winging it – I find that I function better that way. I still have a long way to go, but this is at least a start.