Plastic Portraits is a project that seeks to explore our relationship with plastics. People in this world interact with plastics on a daily basis. From single-use, disposable items, to medical and technological equipment that many of us find essential to our lives, plastic is so integrated that we often use and interact with it without being aware of it.
By photographing different people with the plastics they use daily, this project opens the door to thoughtfulness and discussion around the plastics in our lives. It raises awareness of the ubiquitous presence plastic has in our world and hopefully will spark individuals to make more thoughtful, informed decisions regarding their own plastic consumption.
I just started a summer portrait photography class at ICP with teacher Ken Collins. Last night was the first session and our assignment for Thursday was to take a self portrait. I think that was my very first photography assignment ever back when I was 17 and in a dark room photo class at Bellevue Community College! Ah the memories. Anyway, I had fun in my apt experimenting with stripes and self portraits.
