I think it is important, before taking any more photos and before I really start looking at editing and making photo sequences, that I look a bit more into the visual aesthetics and composition factors of photographs depicting poverty. Below are some examples of imagery, although the photographers are not given, typical of documentary photography similar to my theme.
Just looking through books, magazines and on the internet for social documentary photography, it was obvious that most of the photographers depict their imagery in black and white or a very low saturation. Whether this is to focus in on the honesty and seriousness of the situation or simply as an aesthetic that has been passed down. Looking at the visual aspects of photographs all with a similar context, you can see the trend of high contrast, low saturation images, where the focus is on the people/ portraits. I will look into this trend when editing and selecting my imagery.
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My name is Caitlin Jack and as a part of my University paper on photography I wanted to focus on where a displaced group of people find home, choosing to interpret the brief Turangawaewae with the idea of absence of home instead of how you have home with you. I have a passion for social documentary photography and capturing snapshots and expressions that communicate something about someones way of life. This assignment lead me down many research paths and really opened my eyes to a group of people I knew very little about. I am still undecided how I feel about both the compassionate side and the argument that these people put themselves in there situation. Either way however I have seen a very honest point of view on both sides.