In Issue 8 of Special Projects, Oakland Community College photography students explore the theme of Reflection. Photo series concepts range from fairly straightforward, such as the reflections of... More > environments in puddles, to highly introspective, as with the series, "Reflections of an American Soldier."< Less
In Issue 6 of Special Projects, OCC photo students interpret Storytelling. Their photo series concepts range from the real to the surreal with subjects like personal Palestinian-American stories to... More > re-enactments of urban legends.< Less
In the 10th issue of Special Projects, OCC digital photography students explore the theme of Broken. The word itself can bring up a variety of visuals, a few of which the students have explored with... More > broken objects, environments, and silhouettes. Broken was also applied conceptually, with concepts such as the broken economic system, broken faith, broken expectations.< Less
In Issue 3 of Special Projects, photography students at Oakland Community College in Royal Oak, Michigan tackle the theme of Man & Nature. This theme fell among three main interpretations: the... More > nature of man/mankind, nature overcoming mankind’s creations, and then both literal and inventive interpretations of man and nature in day to day life. You will see in the students’ work that the persistence of nature proved to be a reoccurring topic, as well as different perspectives on the “true” nature of man.< Less
In Issue 4 of Special Projects, the elected theme is Senses. Initially, one begins with considering the obvious senses of sight, smell, touch, sound and taste. However, sense can also be... More > interpreted as an awareness or perception of an idea or concept. Once students began looking at the theme in this light, their ideas really began to evolve. The following photo series concepts range from the “sense of taste” to a “sense of wonder,” touching on topics such as natural beauty, fashion, sensuality, drug use and symbolisms of fear. Some students took a more lighthearted approach, while others delved deep into their own psyche.< Less
This marks the first of hopefully many issues of Special Projects as a publication showcasing the work of photography students working on a common (elected) theme over a semester’s time. The... More > class is PHO 2453 Special Projects Digital Photography at Oakland Community College, Royal Oak, Michigan.
So how does one interpret identity visually? In this book the students explore many different views such as the fractured or multi-faceted character, the identity of a place, and the identity of architectural elements as revealed in the details.< Less
In issue 14 of Special Projects, students explore the theme of Tranquility, with concepts ranging from the landscapes of the Florida Keys to surreal photomontage of tranquility in chaos.
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