Throughout the BOW course I have come to the realisation that my photography is elevated contextually by the process of time and the understanding that a concept evolves through deeper discovery.
The use of looking again through fresh eyes has always been a valuable asset, although I have found that revisiting work projects a new emphasis upon a photograph and presents concerns that you once felt comfortable with and no longer do. The method of honing a concept is more in line with manipulating an idea and feeding your understanding until the concept naturally evolves.
The deeper the understanding, the richer the idea which is potentially beneficial to the photography if the concept can be contextualized. This again require a degree of patience, an area where I have struggled previously to adapt. However, it is certainly the case that the more I dig, the more fruitful the concept.
When I observed the images and interviews the new topographers collective it is interesting to see the evolution of a concept The concepts that they was playing with that evolved to represent vernacular scenes that occurred through the manipulation of an idea. When I observe the work of Lewis Baltz It is possible to witness Baltz’ early formal depictions that take inspiration from urban architecture and moves towards a minimalist approach.
Gerard Hilderly Level 3 OCA 