This week we got given the task to find 3 objects that all have the same meaning. I went home for the week and took pictures of my great uncle Jack’s WW1 stash. i found an old picture of his grave which is unknown to my family, however we somehow found an image of his gravestone. the most we know is that its somewhere in Belgium. The next picture is of a dead mans penny, this was given to the families of all of the fallen troops who died in WW1. Lastly i found 2 of his medals, the orange ribbon medal was given to all soldiers who fought in the war and the medal on the left was given to mark his bravery in the battle of Ypres.

Here is the final triptych image i have been working on, i wanted it to have a black and white look as it also emphasizes the fact that these objects are well over 100 years old. The photographer that inspired me take take this style of still image is Vladimir Shipulin (Shipulin 2016). His work is based around old fashioned props. i thought my great uncle’s war stash would make a perfect match for this style of art.

Shipulin, V. (2016). Vladimir Shipulin. [online] 500px.com. Available at: https://500px.com/vladim_shipulin [Accessed 14 Mar. 2016].