The final brief we were given for our Photography module was titled ‘Home’, and the task was to take six images in response to the brief, interpreting the idea of ‘home’ in whichever way we pleased.

 For my idea, I wanted to try and do something slightly different.  For me, moving three hours away to come to university was a big step, and due to the cost of train fare, I haven’t been able to visit home yet.  The more I thought about this, the more I realised that home, for me, is currently represented by the possessions that I have with me that hold old memories.  I therefore decided that I wanted to try and create a series of images, capturing the one item that represents ‘home’ to different people.  I began by asking my flatmates and neighbours what these items were for them, but I found that a common answer kept popping up: teddies.  I found this quite interesting, as it showed that although we’re essentially becoming more independent and “growing up” by moving to university, we still cling onto the things that remind us of our childhood and comforting memories of home.  From this realisation, I decided that I wanted to focus my project on teddies instead, and the stories that stick with them.