Connecting Essay 3

This a photograph by the photographer Yuval Yairi, he has captured the theme of journey within the image by imprinting a photo of a childhood place onto a suitcase. This photo links to journey on more than one platform. He shows a journey from the place on the suitcase to the setting that he is photographing in no. Another way is through the use of a suitcase as it is an object that is immediately connected with travelling and journey taking. He has places the suitcase in the centre of the image, it nearly inhabits the whole space however leaves some room for the viewer to see where he is photographing, which in this case is a field. He has used colour within the image that makes me think that he wants to show the overall image in a happy light. 

This is a multiple imagery photograph that I have taken as a part of my own journey photography series. The photo shows four suitcases that hold different contents. Each suitcase indicates a different journey through the props. I places the suitcases within the centre of each shot so that the viewers eye will be focused on looking inside, I used a white background as well for this purpose. The photos I edited in colour because I felt that with this shoot it should convey a happiness, due to the fact that theres a possibility of travelling to contrasting locations. 

The similarities between the two photos can be seen, I do feel that there aren't that many however the few similarities that there are can obviously be seen. Firstly the use of colour within both photos creates the same feeling and lets the viewer know that they should feel happy when looking at both photos. Another thing in common is the use of a suitcase as the main object and an indication of where they will be travelling to or from. Yairi uses photo printed on the suitcase to show this whereas I have used props that link to specific locations and weathers. I feel that the link to journey can be seen as the main theme within both photos and the strong similarities between the two photos.