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A1: 2 Sides Of The Story: Reworked

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Content :

Homelessness on the streets of the UK, how different people in society behave when confronted by a homeless person as they walk past. Also, images produced through the eyes of someone living on the street.

Form:

Strategy of POV shots – landscape / portrait dichotomy to demonstrate “two sides of the story”

The photographs are taken from the view point of a passer by on the street (landscape). The second set of images is from a the perspective of the homeless person (portrait). The images were taken from a lower perspective in an attempt to reflect their view of the world from a sitting or lying position. The images differ in colours, in the prefix name on the image entitled “The Public View” these are more colourful and more subjects are included in the image, a more positive, ordinary feel to these images. The set “The Other Side” shows more concrete pavement and people from a completely different point of view, hardly every seeing people’s faces as they look away or avoid eye contact. (See link in Bibliography for a full explanation of how the shots were taken)

Context : Documentary – ways of seeing – giving back power to the subject (photovoice) – challenging previously help assumptions of the genre

My work was inspired by the work of Julian Germain called “No Mundo Maravilhoso Do Futebol” and Anthony Luvera’s “Taking Place” exhibition that incorporates his work from a project called “Frequently Asked Questions”. The power is put in the hands of the subject as to the outcome. The subjects have produced the images that depict “the other side of the story” (See links in bibliography for more information on the works of Julian Germain and Anthony Luvera).

Images

The Public View JS001 The common situation when a passer by encounters a homeless person is to either ignore them or stare
The Other Side JS002 A common site at a sitting position on the street for a homeless person
The Public View JS003
High Street JS004
The Public View JS005 a common issue today is the mobile phone, people are no longer present and don’t notice the plight of the homeless at all
The Public View JS006 This man was opening a bottle of wine at 10am. A common site by the public is alcohol and drug misuse and therefore can be unfairly judged or looked down upon
The Other Side JS007 Grey concrete is the immediate environment for a homeless person, cold, hard and uncomfortable, a good analogy for the life they have to endure. There is also the view of life “on the other side” where a family can be seen entering a fast food restaurant.

Bibliography

Stork, J., 2020. A1: Two Sides Of The Story, Image Capture Technique. [online] Jenny Stork: Photography 1: Context & Narrative. Available at: <https://contextandnarrativewriting.poetry.blog/2020/03/30/a1-two-sides-of-the-story-image-capture-technique/&gt; [Accessed 30 March 2020].

Juliangermain.com. 2020. Julian Germain “No Mundo Maravilhoso Do Futebol”. [online] Available at: <http://www.juliangermain.com/projects/nomundo16.php&gt; [Accessed 1 April 2020].

Anthony Luvera. 2020. Anthony Luvera: Taking Place – Anthony Luvera. [online] Available at: <http://www.luvera.com/taking-place/&gt; [Accessed 1 April 2020].