Photographer Research - Cedric Delsaux

Cedric Delsaux

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This is a photograph from a recycling plant in Belgium, I really love this photo because it shows how much rubbish we throw away, although this is being recycled, it can still be damaging to the environment, and in addition we don't recycle a majority of the rubbish we throw away. I also really like the colours in this photo because they are very basic whites and greys and there isn't much colour which I think looks good because it looks like a lot of the same.

I like this photograph because it shows a great contrast, it is of living quarters in front of a casino in China, I think this shows us the contrast between the rich and the poor, the living quarters are very derelict looking, whereas the casino looks almost pristine and in addition the colours are showing the same thing, the greyish brown makes me think of poverty and unhappy living, but the gold looks almost royal and very well off, this contrast is very interesting and I think it's important to think about that contrast when you visit places like China or India

This photograph is from a tyre dump in France, I think this photo is really good because it shows such a contrast in both the colour of the tyres compared to the sky which is almost white, and also the forestry that is growing despite the amount of tyres blocking most of them from as much sunlight and rain, it looks like the tyres are replacing the greenery. 

This is a photograph from a chicken factory in Ukraine, it shows newborn chicks pushed together in small cages before they are killed/vaccinated depending on the sex, I think this photograph is very thought provoking as it shows the behind scenes of producing eggs and chickens. I also really like the colours in this photograph as well because they are pastel type colours which I prefer over bright colours.

Summary:

I really like Cedric Delsaux's photography because they make you think which I think is important, I also love the colours that he uses in his photographs because they aren't usually very bright and rich, they tend to be quite faded which I think looks good. He does a wide range of themes for his photographs which I also really like as he's not just focusing on one thing like some other photographers.