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This description is about one photo of a series called Remaining , I took this photo in my friend’s house. The photograph shows a friend of mine who has just gone through a divorce and her daughter sitting beside the dinning table. That was the day when her husband visited the little girl, so you can see there’s a little bit anxious on the mother’s face, while the girl was waiting with her, and the little girl’s eyes a little at a loss. If you can see clearly, the fruits on the table is actually fake plastic models and the dinning table was placed close the corner which only leave a space for 2 people to eat.

Before I took this photo, I choose to live with my friend for a short period, so that they can gradually get used to the existence of my camera. When I take this photo, I didn’t try to look for a perfect composition, I put the camera on my tripod and turned off the shutter and focus sound. I pressed the shutter when I feel extremely upset with the long silence of that moment , and turned off the camera immediately .

The inspiration came from a photo box of my grandfather. After his death, I found this box with all his photos from his childhood to his 70s. After seeing all the photos, I realised that I only experienced a very short time with him, and those photos of him as a young man were uncertain and unreal for me. So I started to think “how to define the authenticity of a photo”. So I started this project. I try to participate a event with my close friends and recorded their real living state. Those photos are real and vivid for me, but they’re just like movie stills for the audience.

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Project 1

This description is about a photo (This is a colour digital photo)Italic text of a series called The Remaining , I took this photo in my friend’s house. The photograph shows a friend of mine who has just gone through a divorce and her daughter sitting beside the dinning table. That was the day when her husband visited the little girl, so you can see there’s a little bit anxious on the mother’s face, while the girl was waiting with her, and the little girl’s eyes a little at a loss. If you can see clearly, the fruits on the table is actually fake plastic models and the dinning table was placed close the corner which only leave a space for 2 people to eat.

Before I took this photo, I choose to live with my friend for a short period, so that they can gradually get used to the existence of my camera. When I take this photo, I didn’t try to look for a perfect composition, I put the camera on my tripod and turned off the shutter and focus sound. I pressed the shutter when I feel extremely upset with the long silence of that moment , and turned off the camera immediately .

The inspiration came from a photo box of my grandfather. After his death, I found this box with all his photos from his childhood to his 70s. After seeing all the photos, I realised that I only experienced a very short time with him, and those photos of him as a young man were uncertain and unreal for me. So I think the authenticity of photography depends to some extent on the sense of participation of the photographer or as other characters. I try to participate a event with my close friends and recorded their real living state. Those photos are real and vivid for me, but they’re just like movie stills for the audience.

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