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Finally reached the plane, OFF TO PHILIPPINES

When a design is focused, it instantly becomes good. A good design is effective and efficient in fulfilling its purpose. It relies on as few external factors and inputs as possible, and these are easy to measure and manipulate to achieve an expected other output. The design would also use a lot of contrasted colourContinue reading “Week 8- Graphic Design”

These photographs are going to be similar to my final photography project.

Rodney Smith was a prominent photographer whose whimsical work invited comparison to that of surrealist painter Rene Magritte. Long acclaimed for his iconic black and white images that combine portraiture and landscape, Smith created enchanted worlds full of subtle contradictions and surprises. Using only film and light, his un-retouched, dream-like images are matched in qualityContinue reading “Week 7- Project Pitch”

A man carries a huge hammerhead shark through the streets of Mogadishu. A recent escalation of plunder in Somali waters by foreign fishing vessels could mean the return of hijackings, locals warn. The country’s waters have been exploited by illegal fisheries, and the economic infrastructure that once provided jobs has been ravaged as a result.Continue reading “Week 7- Photography Inspiration”

Shujaa Graham. Death Row Exonerate. Member of Witness to Innocence. Exonerate number 20 in the USA since the reinstatement of capital punishment in 1976. Spent eight years in prison (1973-1981), five of those in California’s death row for a crime he didn’t commit. (lensculture) I like this photograph as it gives a lot of focus,Continue reading “Week 6- Photography Inspiration”

John Stezaker- https://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/john_stezaker.htm John Stezaker’s photography project, is very unique and eye catching. I love how he connects the two gender faces into one. Having a different overview of people. John Stezaker is a contemporary British Conceptual artist best known for his collages of found images taken from postcards, film stills, and commercial photographs, film stills,Continue reading “Week 5- Photography Inspirations”