‘In his now famous essay
‘The work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’ (1936), Walter Benjamin
discussed how the camera was the perfect medium for urban spaces, allowing the
photographer to walk the streets, choosing what to capture and what to leave,
slowing the world down by purposely stopping and clicking as the world rushed
by. This stopping and clicking, followed
by the equally important photographic processes of editing and sequencing,
could give order and structure to an ever changing and modernizing world.’
Bright,
Susan, Art Photography Now, Thames and Hudson 2005
So our second assignment was to produce 5 black and white photos that had the theme of urban. The thing was we had to use SLR Film Camera and the process and develope the film in the dark room! This was extremely exciting for me! I couldn't wait to get stuck into the project.
The first thing I did was take prep photos with my normal camera. I started to focus on ground and road patterns particularly.
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