black and white photograph of an underexposed figure

Trent Parks' photograph, 'White Man' of an overexposed figure in a train station

Restaged Photograph

[concept] My final photograph focused on capturing the shadow of the overexposed figure in Trent Parke’s image, personifying it to evoke a nightmarish emotion. I was particularly influenced by Parke’s approach to crafting meaning through ‘fictional documentaries’ and sought to create an ambiguous space where the viewer’s interpretation was key. By exploring the tension between reality and imagination, my work invites a visceral experience, leaving the meaning open-ended and allowing each viewer to bring their own understanding of what is real or imagined.

[type] photography
[material] matte postcard
[tool] lightroom

[references] Parke, T. (2001). White man [Photograph]. In Minutes to Midnight.

black and white photograph of an underexposed figure

Trent Parks' photograph, 'White Man' overexposed figure

Restaged Photograph

[concept] My final photograph focused on capturing the shadow of the overexposed figure in Trent Parke’s image, personifying it to evoke a nightmarish emotion. I was particularly influenced by Parke’s approach to crafting meaning through ‘fictional documentaries’ and sought to create an ambiguous space where the viewer’s interpretation was key. By exploring the tension between reality and imagination, my work invites a visceral experience, leaving the meaning open-ended and allowing each viewer to bring their own understanding of what is real or imagined.

[type] photography
[material] matte postcard
[tool] lightroom

[references] Parke, T. (2001). White man [Photograph]. In Minutes to Midnight.

black and white photograph of an underexposed figure

Trent Parks' photograph, 'White Man' overexposed figure

Restaged Photograph

[concept] My final photograph focused on capturing the shadow of the overexposed figure in Trent Parke’s image, personifying it to evoke a nightmarish emotion. I was particularly influenced by Parke’s approach to crafting meaning through ‘fictional documentaries’ and sought to create an ambiguous space where the viewer’s interpretation was key. By exploring the tension between reality and imagination, my work invites a visceral experience, leaving the meaning open-ended and allowing each viewer to bring their own understanding of what is real or imagined.

[type] photography
[material] matte postcard
[tool] lightroom

[references] Parke, T. (2001). White man [Photograph]. In Minutes to Midnight.

Restaged Photograph

[concept] My final photograph focused on capturing the shadow of the overexposed figure in Trent Parke’s image, personifying it to evoke a nightmarish emotion. I was particularly influenced by Parke’s approach to crafting meaning through ‘fictional documentaries’ and sought to create an ambiguous space where the viewer’s interpretation was key. By exploring the tension between reality and imagination, my work invites a visceral experience, leaving the meaning open-ended and allowing each viewer to bring their own understanding of what is real or imagined.

[type] photography
[material] matte postcard
[tool] lightroom

[references] Parke, T. (2001). White man [Photograph]. In Minutes to Midnight.

black and white photograph of an underexposed figure

Trent Parks' photograph, 'White Man' overexposed figure