Flâneur Project

The flaneur involves traveling and capturing a story. I decided to photograph inside a cemetery. I took the idea of a flaneur and chose to tell a story about the end of a journey, as a cemetery also references a final resting place for the deceased. When deciding on a location I wanted to be unconventional. There are stereotypes surrounding the idea of a cemetery. People think they are old, eerie and sad. However, what people don't always associate with a cemetery is history, architecture and uniqueness. I curated my top ten photos down to images that didn't necessarily display headstones or graves. Instead I chose to display unique structures that would seclude the location. I also chose to edit my final images on the darker side to reference an overall theme. 

I visited the cemetery two separate days to photograph. Both days were gloomy with overcast. I would say the weather played a large part in how I decided to interpret this flaneur. I think many people would feel uneasy about shooting in a cemetery but I instead felt content. There were many times I would just stand still and there were no sounds and no movement. This photo shoot helped me work on gaining creative perspectives. There were many times while I was walking around that I had to look for unique forms and I think that's hard to do when ninety percent of the area is grave stones.