Photography final

Introduction

For this assignment I will be documenting and researching the life of an Asian through todays British culture. The typical stereotypes for a brown person these days are reflected on incidents such as 911. So to some people, brown Asians within British culture are sometimes portrayed as being terrorists. This assignment will demonstrate the Hindu culture and the way we as a religion try to blend in within todays society.

I will be researching artists who have chosen to go down the same root; illustrating culture and the differences between todays modern world and how different it may seem to others who are unaware of what goes on.

The use of documentary photography will play a huge part within this final assignment, this is due to the fact that i can show whats going on within that moment, capturing the expressions and surroundings that will show how different cultures may have a link with one and other and if they don't, being able to show it in such an elegant way will help people understand who we are and what we  are like as a culture. Just because we are brown does not mean we are terrorists and the concepts that will be shown will help highlight what goes on behind closed doors.

They way in which i will be portraying my work will be in the form of photography, creating dip-pics to show the sequence of the images or to highlight a meaning between the images used on that page. Images hold a lot of meaning and can portray many meanings to the spectator. I will try and use this technique to explain the culture with out using words to describe whats going on. Letting the viewer interact with the image and creating a meaning for themselves to reflect on.
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Influences 

Mitchell Kanashkevich

Mitchell Kanashkevich is a underground photographer who takes pride within his work that he produces. He focuses on close up images of people within their background. Illustrating who they are, where they are and what they are doing. This gives the audience a wide range of thoughts to think about whats going on inside the image and letting the image speak for itself. I love the way he draws upon culture just through the way he angles the camera and the themes in which he choses to create such products. As a photographer you have a wide range of subjects to take photos of and knowing what he likes to capture gives me a huge influence upon what i want to do and base my ideas upon.

This image seen is an amazing image in which he has
captured two little girls within a mid shot. Drawing upon their clothes and what they are doing in the image gives us a sense of culture and that seeing their hands and faces are dirty makes us think these girls come from a poor background. However in this image seeing them happy and smiling shows money isn't everything and that knowing where they are they still remain happy. An amazing technique used within his photography as it gives such a huge meaning towards his work. Letting the images speak for themselves.

In this image it portrays an elder woman in her traditional clothing smoking a cigarette. The use of colour gives such a dynamic contrast to the image and the use of a close up highlights the features on the subject. We can see that the woman is old and is from a cultured background however knowing that she's smoking gives us a imagery of the use of a clash of cultures. Smoking is normally a Western thing and is normally seen in films with glamour female stars he make this elegant. Having two different backgrounds plays on your mind which gives us a sense of we are all one no matter what we do and what we believe. Another theory of how imagery can become so powerful. A technique i would love to adapt to within my work.

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Robert Leon 

Robert Leon, another Photographer who focuses his ideas of culture, as he travels around the world he is able to capture culture through the usage of closeups of body parts i.e feet and hands portraying the hard work and struggles these people go through through the use of photography.


This image here portrays an individual wearing sandals, As the subject is covered in dirt and the texture of the skin shows how much of a struggle this person has to go through. Highlights to us as the audience that this person comes from a poor background. Just from the use of imagery it highlights to us as the viewer, how he or she copes with day to day life. A good use of a close up, highlighting the detail of the feet, this then lets the audience imagine if this person is a man or woman.
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My images

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Conclusion