Week three:

Week three:

Theory:

 

 

How I can apply this theory practically:

Individual work:

 

 

This week, instead of brainstorming ideas I thought it would be a good idea to get started actually writing my proposal. In doing this I believed that writing out the work I wanted to do as if I had already done it would cement the ideas and linking themes I wanted to incorporate in my project

Drafts/ the beginning of my proposal:

(Different drafts signify working on the project/proposal on a different day/time)

 Draft 1:

When faced with the challenge of creating a project in a time of turbulence and uncertainty, I found myself excited at the opportunity to both create and document both others. I had a strong desire to focus this project on others and my own journey of positive self-discovery and acceptance in a negative time that we are all wanting to deny is our “new normal”.

 Draft 2:

A sanitized sadness:

‘A sanitized sadness is an exploration into the psychological impact on the young minds living in a world in which the only thing that's certain is instability. When faced with the challenge of creating a project in a time of turbulence and uncertainty, I found myself excited at the opportunity to both create and document both others. I had a strong desire to focus this project on others and my own journey of positive self-discovery and acceptance in a negative time that we are all wanting to deny is our “new normal”. Demonstrative of the fact that beauty and creativity can be found in times of ugliness I wanted to utilize this project as a place in which I can


Draft 3:

A sanitized sadness is an exploration into the psychological impact on the young minds living in a world in which the only thing that's certain is instability. When faced with the challenge of creating a project in a time of turbulence, I found myself excited at the opportunity to both create and document both others and my own journey of positive self-discovery and acceptance in negative time that we are all wanting to deny is our “new normal”. Demonstrative of the fact that beauty and creativity can be found in times of ugliness I wanted to utilize this project as a place in which I can display my passion for creative expression whilst developing technical skills and an ability to apply the knowledge gained through extensive research into both photography and the focus of it - the current mental health crisis. As well as relevance to the current climate, I also knew that an engagement or awareness of the topic at hand would be vital to the portrayal of authenticity through the images I was going to take. Something I found interesting yet self-explanatory in such times was the attraction of utilizing built up energy from the restriction of staying at home towards activities of productivity such as writing music or painting. Even without purpose, I found such small accomplishments providing me with one. And still, with such an array of outlets I still found myself obsessing over small details, hiccups in life, and regretting previous actions or conversations I had had when the world was as we knew it. I found myself confined by a routine of being consumed by the past because of the uncertainty of the future. It is in this reminiscence in which I believe photography has its relevance. Photography has the ability to capture the past, teach the present, and warn the future. Concluding this, I thought that the only suitable photographic style would be that of documentary photography. A form of photography centered around the documentation of significant events such as the outbreak of COVID-19 and an undeniable mental health crisis.

• It was in completing the first drafts of my proposal plan that I realized I needed to research further into the two focuses of my project - COVID-19 and the current mental health crisis. As well as looking at the subjects of my photographs I also realized I needed to research further into the photographic style I was choosing - Documentary photography. 

 Research into mental health:

https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/113/10/707/5857612 - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide rates:

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