Globalisation is a world-renowned, symbolic word yet has an infinite number of connotations. In this exhibition, fifteen young photography enthusiasts from North London display their unique, personal perception of the integration and interaction amongst people worldwide. Living in such a substantially progressive and picturesque city, each and every one of us instantly recognised it is an immense and flawless location to carry out a shoot on globalisation. This whole shoot enabled us to express our individuality through the areas of globalisation we each chose to explore, ranging from global brands, transportation as well as the multi-cultural population of the city of London.
Globalisation
Evaluation
The definition of globalisation is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies and governments worldwide which has developed due to advances in transportation and communication technology. I believe that my shoot reflects this complex phenomenon by exploring many different aspects of interaction between people and cultures from around the world. I travelled to multiple locations, such as the London Gateway Port in Thurrock Essex, Chinatown in Central London, City airport and Whitechapel Market, East London. Overall, I captured 120 unique and vibrant images and made them visually appealing using dissimilar viewpoints and angles. A few images are slightly out of focus as I had to take them without being too intrusive, meaning I couldn't perfectly place my camera in the correct position but the majority of the shoot is in focus. When editing my shoot in Photoshop, I chose to mainly focus on varying the brightness, contrast, hue and saturation as I believe they are the most effective in creating the best image possible. In order to improve, I think I would focus more on framing, as a small number of my pictures do not contain the whole of a subject and crops parts of it out. I thoroughly enjoyed this project as it allowed me to explore unfamiliar parts of my home city, London, one of the world's major global cities and the capital of the fifth largest economy. I came to the realisation of how diverse it is and how this benefits the city as a whole.
The definition of globalisation is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies and governments worldwide which has developed due to advances in transportation and communication technology. I believe that my shoot reflects this complex phenomenon by exploring many different aspects of interaction between people and cultures from around the world. I travelled to multiple locations, such as the London Gateway Port in Thurrock Essex, Chinatown in Central London, City airport and Whitechapel Market, East London. Overall, I captured 120 unique and vibrant images and made them visually appealing using dissimilar viewpoints and angles. A few images are slightly out of focus as I had to take them without being too intrusive, meaning I couldn't perfectly place my camera in the correct position but the majority of the shoot is in focus. When editing my shoot in Photoshop, I chose to mainly focus on varying the brightness, contrast, hue and saturation as I believe they are the most effective in creating the best image possible. In order to improve, I think I would focus more on framing, as a small number of my pictures do not contain the whole of a subject and crops parts of it out. I thoroughly enjoyed this project as it allowed me to explore unfamiliar parts of my home city, London, one of the world's major global cities and the capital of the fifth largest economy. I came to the realisation of how diverse it is and how this benefits the city as a whole.
My enlargements
Marcus Lyon
These last images was inspired by the work of Marcus Lyon called 'Exodus' which is an exploration of the most significant migrations of the early 21st century. The process of the creation of this image involved taking an original image with shipping containers, copying the selected shipping containers and placing them in line with one another. This resulted in an almost mosaic pattern of colours and shapes consisting of containers used for shipping. In order to enhance the image, I further increased the hue and saturation to make the images more eye-catching and pleasing.
Boxpark
Boxpark Shoreditch claims to be the world's first pop-up mall and is entirely constructed from refitted shipping containers. In an age of the declining high street, it is an innovative and clearly affordable way for retailers and restaurateurs to create business opportunities in a gentrified urban environment. Opened in 2011, it has attracted a variety of independent and established companies, offering both local and global brands. I chose to visit this location so that I could create an eye-catching juxtaposition with my work at London Gateway Port, which illustrates containers being used in a more traditional way, to transport goods around the world.
My Contact Sheet
Boxpark Shoreditch claims to be the world's first pop-up mall and is entirely constructed from refitted shipping containers. In an age of the declining high street, it is an innovative and clearly affordable way for retailers and restaurateurs to create business opportunities in a gentrified urban environment. Opened in 2011, it has attracted a variety of independent and established companies, offering both local and global brands. I chose to visit this location so that I could create an eye-catching juxtaposition with my work at London Gateway Port, which illustrates containers being used in a more traditional way, to transport goods around the world.
My Contact Sheet
My edited enlargements
Containerville
Contact sheet
Contact sheet
Edited Enlargements
Containerville, located in East London along Regent's Canal, offers small businesses and startups an affordable workspace. It consists of 78 upcycled shipping containers stacked over three floors. Due to the compact size of the location, I was unable to capture a significant number of images without repetition. Another downside was that the weather was dull, meaning the vibrance had to been enhanced in Photoshop. I wanted to portray the occupants to create more of a sense of how the containers were being used, however the majority were unwilling to be involved in this shoot. I believe that these are not my best images out of the whole project due to the lack of creativity that was possible on the day. However, it was another location, similar to Boxpark, to use as a juxtaposition for my shoot at London Gateway port.
This was a developed image where I combined everyday shipped goods with the containers.
I believe that globalisation has multiple aspects and cannot be narrowed down to one, strict definition so therefore my work consists of different ingredients of globalisation including transport, worldwide goods and multicultural areas. I believe that having a variation of images enhances the whole project further, instead of identical themes within globalisation in all images.
My Photography Heroes Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GJhPONZEhui01mU4NFmOdCmiHc8zddi9HhC7BQjcnEU/edit#slide=id.g5c97d07192_0_0
Night Photography Leaflet
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ApWpo1uLiVjfjbwrSPAomGLWvc-cinYmrvP-ceVqZ1M/edit
I believe that globalisation has multiple aspects and cannot be narrowed down to one, strict definition so therefore my work consists of different ingredients of globalisation including transport, worldwide goods and multicultural areas. I believe that having a variation of images enhances the whole project further, instead of identical themes within globalisation in all images.
My Photography Heroes Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GJhPONZEhui01mU4NFmOdCmiHc8zddi9HhC7BQjcnEU/edit#slide=id.g5c97d07192_0_0
Night Photography Leaflet
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ApWpo1uLiVjfjbwrSPAomGLWvc-cinYmrvP-ceVqZ1M/edit