Idea

For this module I would like to document somewhat of a dying tradition of British culture which is that of going to the pub. The trend has decreased since the arrival of the smoking band and the lower price of alcoholic drinks that can be found at superstores to be enjoyed at home. Recently I walked past a piece of artwork in Montpellier that depicted several pub crawls across Cheltenham and displayed them in a London Underground style map, which I could bring to life in Photos. I think the black & white format of this assignment will reflect the simple pleasures in visiting pubs and allow the viewer to distinguish areas of Cheltenham shown through the architecture of the buildings. It would be a good project to shoot on medium format as when it comes to printing there will be great quality in the images to show details than in 35mm film. To expand on this idea I could speak with some of the owners to get their views on this changing culture and document how the interiors differ from pub to pub in terms of lighting, furniture with general ambience & atmosphere. March will be an interesting time to shoot this project with the Race Festival on at Cheltenham Racecourse & the ongoing Six Nations rugby competition being shown in venues across town.