Critical Appraisal
In the beginning of this project, my first thoughts wasn't on what type of waste issue I wanted to explore or what format I was going to shoot it on, I merely wanted to engage a different form of presenting the images as a series. I began to look into photographers whom made series of images using a mixture of Landscapes, portraits & still life's, which documented explorations or story’s on other peoples life’s. I realized I set myself quiet a deep challenge with the project, but I feel the idea of using different types of imagery helps the viewer fall much deeper into the photographs, they start to look at all the images as a whole & create connections between one another to understand the concept and what they might mean.
As the project progressed I decided to base my final images around the infatuation a person has to bring and object or material back to life, in my case I concentrated more on classic cars as there is a very personal feeling expressed when someone is forwarded with a car being left in such a lonely state, isolated underneath tarpaulin or in peoples driveways left to rot. In most cases the owner of the vehicle is usually to busy in there life’s to spend time on restoring there car, but the idea of getting rid of it is so much more distressing and they just cant let them go.
I based the project around my friend Andy at ml motorsport who’s job is to restore and fix classic cars, I wanted to start the series off with a landscape of a vehicle looking sorry for itself, then follow it onto the nicer side in which the vehicles are actually receiving treatment and love from someone who cares.
I am happy with the turnout of the documentary series, I feel the viewer can connect with what’s happening via the images without knowing a lot about it.
The colours throughout the photographs bind well and create a very vibrant feeling. I’m still exploring and photographing cars under tarpaulin and would like to make it an on going series.
