Aaron Guy
"Man will always look to dig something from the ground to move him forward"
As a starting point for my editorial project i have decided to start capturing images of the places in the north east that surround me. Every village or town i visit in my normal daily activities i aim to capture images of, as i truly believe there are some things in the north east which are extraordinary however because we see them everyday we do not necessarily stop to realise that.
Last week our class were lucky enough to visit the Northern Mining Institute in Newcastle to view the work of Aaron Guy. Aaron's project which he has been working on since 2006 all stemmed from photography of mining within the north east. It was incredibly interesting to listen to the context behind Aaron's work and see the way in which he researches and gathers ideas for his work.
Aaron's influence came from living in the north east and his father and grandfather, he spoke of how extraordinary aspects of the north east are and how he was so happy to stay within the north east when creating his photography. Hearing him say this and looking at his work reassured me and my initial ideas of just capturing aspects of hartlepool or the north east as a start to my project was a good thing to do.
Aaron's work can be found on various websites and is set to be shown in the Baltic museum at Newcastle at the end of this month.
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