Waseem Ahmed - Photography Coursework Piece - "Belonging"

This image is one I took for part of my Photography coursework titled "Belonging". The image was taken in Vitoria's Quarter in Leeds. The image itself is a high angle, abstract and open frame image which draws the viewer immediately toward the elaborate decorations, the extravagant lighting and sheer size of the building. However, at the bottom of the image, excluded from the focal point is the highlight of the image. The woman sitting on a bench rather nonchalantly wonderfully demonstrates the topic of my coursework, a sense of belonging. The size of the woman juxtaposed with extravagant surroundings, creates a sense of intrigue to the image. The woman demonstrates that she feels she belongs, although her image, one of on an old woman doesn't match the surroundings, her sentiments which connect her to the place are the core foundation of her placing in the image. Her sense of belonging.