The last time I photographed in Norwich I was focusing on independent businesses' shop fronts. I tried to mainly include places where I used to go when I lived there, alongside new shops that have sprung up sine I have left.
I tried to photograph most of the shops in the same way, with the same composition. I tried to keep the framing quite tight, with the windows and door of the shop fitting neatly into the frame of the image. Keeping the composition consistent allows the viewer to notice the differences between each image more clearly. I shot these images to print for use in a book, with the edges of the book acting as a restraint for the images.
I think there is a project here, but I just need to refine exactly what I am trying to show. At the moment I feel I am just compiling a directory of good shops in Norwich. However, it could be that, if I take a lot more of this style of image, I could document the town incredibly regimented detail, similar to Edward Ruscha's work. I do still need to figure out how much emotional involvement should be protrayed in the images however.
In terms of aesthetics, I do feel that these images work consistently with each other. But now I just need to think about which direction to take the project in.
Whilst in Norwich I did also come across some rather interesting graffiti...
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