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Impact Assessment Plan
Ethics
As an AOP member, I will continue to abide by the Code of Practice in the making and dissemination of this work (Association of Photographers 2021).
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As an inital exploratory phase examining the potential use of medical imagery, I will seek assistance from Consultant Radiologist Dr Laurence Berman. If I proceed, individual consent from subjects will be secured using a Model Release Form (adapted from the template shown in Appendix 3), with full details of intended use provided in advance, and all images anonymised.
Equipment
The proposed use of a Polaroid camera causes me to pause. Both the camera and film have an ecological footprint (Nyugen. 2023). If adopted, I will seek to minimise the impact. For example, in employing the decaying process, I will only use saline solution, with the resulting liquid, containing film chemicals, bottled, labelled and deposited at my local recycling centre.
Whilst digital is seen as less damaging than analogue, it is far from without environmental impact. To minimise further impact, with the exception of a Polaroid camera and consumables (paper, ink, Polaroid film), I will complete this project without purchasing additional kit. Anything I do find I need will be borrowed or rented. Data will be stored locally on existing hard drives as opposed to cloud storage. Paper will be sourced from FSC-certified sources, with paper waste disposed of for recycling and empty ink tanks returned to Canon for recycling.
See Appendix 2 for equipment manufacturers environmental pledges and plans.
Energy
Electricity is from 100% renewable sources and all cameras and external lights use rechargeable batteries.
Transport
With the exception of coastal shoots, I expect all images to be taken within walking or cycling distance of home. Any coastal trips will be combined with other purposes, such as family holidays. The Wellcome Collection, and London galleries and museums are easily accessible by train.
Output
For exhibition prints and catalogue, I will seek to use local, environmentally responsible practices, including certified carbon balanced printers, using lightfast paper.
Figures
BUCHANAN, Sam. 2023. Untitled image.
BUCHANAN, Sam. 2023. Untitled blended image.
KAWAUCHI, Rinko. Undated. Untitled image from Utatane. Available at: https://rinkokawauchi.com/en/works/284/ [accessed 2 June 2023].
MISRACH, Richard. 2014. Agua #3, near Calexico, California.
Available at: https://www.artsy.net/artwork/richard-misrach-aguanumber-1-near-calexico-california-slash-agua-no-1-cerca-de-calexicocalifornia [accessed 11 June 2023].
JAMES, Naomi. 2020. Untitled image from Lockdown Decay
Available at: https://www.naomi-james.co.uk/lockdown-decay/ [accessed 12 June 2023].
STEARNS, Phillip. Undated. Untitled image from High Voltage Images. Available at: https://phillipstearns.com/artwork#/highvoltage-images/[accessed 6 June 2023].
FOX, Anna. 1999. My Mother’s Cupboards and My Father’s Words
(10). Available at: https://annafox.co.uk/photography/my-motherscupboards-and-my-fathers-words/ [accessed 12 June 2023].
ADAM, Rhiannon. Undated. Spread from Big Fence/Pitcairn Island. Available at: http://lenscratch.com/2022/06/rhiannon-adam-bigfencepitcairn-island/ [accessed 12 June 2023].
BUCHANAN, Sam. 2022. Untitled image.
BUCHANAN, Sam. 2023. Untitled image.
