Works Experience: Day four

On my fourth shoot I wanted to focus on materials. At this point in the development there was a lot of construction taking place with a lot of materials slotting together. The space was becoming quickly transformed and I tried to capture this frenetic energy by focusing primarily on the lighting rigs and the worktops that were being put together by the workers onsite. I made a conscious decision to avoid photographing the faces of the workers, and instead zoomed in on their hands to try and highlight their role in building and shaping things.

This was a great opportunity for me to again focus in on the geometry of the room, but this time in relation to the constructs that were giving it a new sense of character and place. It was fascinating to be able to see the different parts of the room coming together at a point before everything was smoothed out and made to look like it had always been there. It was possible to see the architecture of this new space and slowly understand how it would function. On a separate note, this was an excellent opportunity for me to practice photographing people doing something natural, without their focus being drawn toward the camera.