Amir Farokhpour - Task #2

These photos are inspired by Amy's stranded series. In her stranded series, Amy's subjects seem tense and vulnerable as she mentions in one of her interviews. I basically tried to show these emotions but in a different way. I was trying to show a sense of helplessness in my photos. I have uploaded three photos from the set. Any thoughts? Which edit looks better? 

- Amir Farokhpour 

Task #2 Alex DeMelo

I decided to take a photograph that channels the ideas Amy Stein's "Domesticated" series. On her website (amystein.com) she says, "We at once seek connection with the mystery and freedom of the natural world, yet we continually strive to tame the wild around us and compulsively control the wild within our own nature". I interpreted this as humans are intrigued by the natural world, but above this curiosity is a strong urge to tame what we think is wild. In this photo is a little boy who appears to be feeding the rats he finds in his house. He has set out bowls for them to drink from. There is a contrast between the 'wild' rats, and the clean order of his room. Much like Amy does, i've tried to combine the wild and domesticated. I wish I added more small bowls and rats, but I couldn't find any more.