#Photostory

download High Quality version 45MB (right click to download) Tucked away above the river Severn is the Grange Village - a working community of around 80 people live here in 10 different houses. The Grange is part of the Camp Hill Village trust, where adults with learning disabilities and special needs live, work and have the opportunity to study in a harmonious environment. Community workers, residents, volunteers, house parents – all share the responsibility of the daily work that falls upon in order to run an almost fully self sufficient community. [Read More]

These are images taken during my research at the Grange Village in Gloucestershire, I have selected this place to document for the Unit 1.1 assignment. It’s a community of around 80 people, living together, work, enjoy and create a purposeful meaning in society. It’s a place where people with learning disabilities and special needs find access to a harmonious life style, education, work and the arts. At the Grange knowledge is generated and shared based on the antroposophical philosophy by Rudolf Steiner - cosmos, nature, evolution, humans, animals - nothing is left out. [Read More]

Now this assignment is like the stepping stone - combining the single shots we previously worked on, into a story. I really like to create a visual narrative, not that I find it easy to do, but I have looked forward to get input on this matter. So, there I was my brain turning around ideas not being able to decide in which direction I want to go… There is Ridley Road Market, Buddhist Center, issues around Photography in public spaces, Open Wireless Network (OWN)… I read into all the subjects, tried to come up with shooting scripts, took some pictures, nothing really convincing. [Read More]