In class we each took a one another names and addresses and had to write something on the postcard that would influence us, my postcard said 'memories are never forgotten'.
Initially I was really stuck for ideas as my exam piece was all about my family memories and about my Grandads memories from his lifetime so I found this postcard task difficult. However with the royal wedding approaching I used this as a stimulus for something to work with. I really wanted to go up to London to document the event, however after a reality check I decided that with only one days notice this would probably not be possible, so I would need to stay closer to home. Again I was really stuck for ideas on ways to relate my postcard to the wedding so I went to visit my Grandad. He told me about the street parties they had after the war and the celebrations between everybody. I did some research and found these pictures online of the street parties after the WW2.
Initially I was really stuck for ideas as my exam piece was all about my family memories and about my Grandads memories from his lifetime so I found this postcard task difficult. However with the royal wedding approaching I used this as a stimulus for something to work with. I really wanted to go up to London to document the event, however after a reality check I decided that with only one days notice this would probably not be possible, so I would need to stay closer to home. Again I was really stuck for ideas on ways to relate my postcard to the wedding so I went to visit my Grandad. He told me about the street parties they had after the war and the celebrations between everybody. I did some research and found these pictures online of the street parties after the WW2.
This gave me the idea to find some street parties in my local area, however again this was a job in itself. After watching the wedding I went out to find some street parties however I was knocked down by the restrictions many residents had put on their streets such a 'residents only' and 'by invitation only' so I did the best I could to get around this problem. I took pictures on the end of streets so as to not intrude on the the residents or their parties. I also looked at shop windows in the local high street and photographed their impressions of the wedding. Here are some of my pictures of the day below
These are some pictures of the shop windows I took the evening before the wedding.
Many of the images relate to British photographer Martin Parr. He is a British documentary photographer. He is known for his photographic projects that take a critical look at aspects of modern life, in particular provincial and suburban life in England. He is also a member of Magnum Photo's. His work has a very British feel to it, often including flags and banners of the union jack. I have tried to collect quirky images that have a Parr style to them but also show that the shops that have decorations in them really have nothing at all to do the wedding itself.
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