The Photographers Gallery

Prior to starting the lens based media course I visited The photographers gallery. This was somewhere I have never been before and it really took me into a new level with photography. I have always been interested in modern photography and the gallery lead me into viewing the past as well as different ideas of the word photography.

I started to view the word photography very loosely and my eyes were opened within the first floor of mass observation: this is your photo. The two floors of this exhibition were very much based around the idea of place and past which is something I'd never looked into before now. I liked the idea of finding old photographs that took on the elements of everyday events. Children were used a lot in the photographs and this is something I see both now and in the past.

The continued level explored the different views from different people. Mass observation, through your photos. It was interesting to see the different photographs all placed together contracting in places and composition. 

The exhibition I enjoyed the most was the Mark Neville: Deeds not words. It is the type of photography that I had previously tried before and is something that I enjoy trying to create. The idea of the balloon being burst in different frames is one of my favourite pieces. I liked the idea if slowing down time and capturing it in 3 frames.