Through out this photography paper I learnt a lot both about the technical skills of camera use, but primarily around Social documentary photography and the ethics behind capturing unfortunate circumstances.This assignment and my theme of exploring the 'Absence of Home' in relation to Turangawaewae has made me question a lot about the morals and way people treat each other with in society. I learn't a lot about the contributing factors of homelessness, addiction, neglect,alcohol abuse etc. All in all I felt that my topic was quite difficult to investigate and at time's I often felt quite uncomfortable putting myself in certain environments and situations but as a whole I feel I probably learnt more from it and it was incredibly worth while. I now know that I particularly enjoy social documentary photography and capturing, thought provoking imagery, expressions and relationships that with added context can express an idea with in society and can be somewhat relatable. The editing process definitely taught me that there is a million and one way's to interpret a photograph and this only increases when trying to create a series of images. From this everyone will have there own taste and preference, so no matter how many trials you do, chances are it will be different for each person and sometimes you just have to make a decision. Over all I really enjoyed this paper and felt it was very worthwhile, personally for me to take, to experience interactive photography and the technical aspects of capturing and editing. Hopefully the research and work I have done will be reflected through my photographs.
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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.