To me, this photo achieves a paradoxical organic effect through the warm color grading, capture of fine texture, and smoothness with which the subject (the uneven pile of compacted trash) is portrayed in the composition. When I first scrolled down to this photo, my gut/subconscious initially responded as though the subject was a pile of
I found that this photo was able to have such an impact because of the visually pleasing aspects of it. The choice to make the subject uniform and clean, which contrasts the photographers ideas of waste. I think that, to a viewer, this photo does not come across as wasteful due to this stylistic choice,
FORM/TECHNIQUE: This photo is a lot more interesting to me than the other circuit board photos because this photo is made up of single color black PCBs from older parallel hard drives. The subject of the photo being devices that used to, or perhaps still, contain data from hundreds of people/companies is very interesting to
This photo stood out to me immediately, its of hundreds of circuit boards in a pile. The photo is taken from an above 45 degree angle, and all of the circuit boards are laid out in circular formations. Every circuit board is in focus and there is colorful spectrum of greens and yellows. The reason
FORM/TECHNIQUE: The entire photo is taken up by phone chargers. The lighting is good enough that you can see individual details despite the dark colors. The sheer overabundance of the same type of object taking up the entire frame help drive home the point. EFFECT: This photo was taken in 2004 back when most people
I chose this photograph because of two main reasons. One is of course the visuals and how Chris makes the garbage look more appealing than it actually is, and the second is the year that the photo was taken. So many people older than me like teachers, parents, or politicians like to criticize people my
I chose Chris Jordan’s piece Circuit boards, Atlanta, 2004. I thought the piece was impactful for commentary on e-waste, while also being a compelling and beautiful photograph. The layout of the square circuit boards and how they were arranged looks similar to the aerial shot of a modern city—think Albuquerque—that was preplanned on this grid
This Photo is particularly impactful to me for a variety of reasons. The most immediately striking thing about it to me is the way in which these tiny circuit boards evoke the feeling of a city, like looking down from an airplane as you fly over. FORM/TECHNIQUE: One technique that I think is particularly effective
Chris Jordan Photo Practice Form: The photo was supposed to demonstrate the amount of fuel wasted in the US by somehow showing this physically. The image is made up of one key per gallon of fuel burned in the US every minute, which is enough keys and content to use as an almost pixel type
Form/Technique: the framing of the image has the lowest circuit boards the closest, showing all the tiny little details and at points looking almost like tiny city blocks, but as it continues upwards it adds more and more individual boards while losing those minute details, showing the sheer number of them tossed out once no
The image I chose is Car keys, 2011 by Chris Jordan. This photo depicts a car junkyard at first glance, but zooming, you realize that the photo is made up of 260,000 car keys which is equal to the number of gallons of gasoline burned in motor vehicles in the USA in 2011. This is
How did the photo do this? – The technique behind this photo lies in how far away it is. When skimming the photo, you see an image of a whale, at first I thought it was a painting, however when you look closer, you’re able to see all the plastic bags that collectively create the
Photo I chose the dead albatross with a stomach full of plastic/pollution. The albatross is laid perfectly in the center of the screen with an open stomach, perfectly showcasing the harm that pollution has on the wildlife in this area. One of the main factors I noticed about this photo is the timing. The photo