Assignment #4

(These are the photos that I chose PRE-editing)

These photos were not intended to work in a sequence. Instead, I chose these images because each possesses a self-contained narrative of significant events in my life. The first photo is a compilation of photos taken during my childhood (hence, why they are black and white). This was during the initial years of my parents marriage.




This image pairs text with visual imagery. The words serve to compliment the people within the photo strip bringing them to life by giving them personality.





This final photo was probably my favorite. I went to Mexico a few years ago; it was probably one of the best experiences in my life. The man in the photo is a really good friend of mine who came along with me on the trip. I really like the juxtaposition of the plane ticket with his portrait. It shows that there must be some significance behind this deliberate positioning and it also creates a relationship between the elements.

To give you a little bit of background, I am one of the biggest pack-rats EVER. I like to keep little trinkets or papers and then I store them in boxes according to significance of that event. For this assignment I delved into my boxes and pulled apart written as well as visual components, ultimately leading me to the idea behind this project: pairing words with visual images to create meaning and depth of interpretation. I initially wanted to write across the first photo, but I decided that the image was strong enough as it was so I left it as is. So I guess if I was to define a general unifying theme it would be an autobiography of significant events in my life.