No longer beautiful: A photography presentation

I recently attended a workshop called 'The Basics of Photography' at ERDC. One assignment during the workshop was to take some photographs that told a story. That is, the photographs were not supposed to be just beautiful and artistic, but had to represent an idea or perspective. They could be a series of photographs that showed progress/ development, or just one picture, and at the end of the workshop, we had to present and explain it.

Being somewhat an environmentalist, I decided to make my presentation on environmental pollution. We went to a park for photography, and in the park, while others focused on flowers and leaves, I took pictures of plants that were surrounded with junk. Hence, I named my presentation 'No longer beautiful' - a representation of all the things in nature that were once beautiful but are no longer so because they have been spoiled by mankind. 

What I have managed to capture is hardly a tiny fraction of the whole idea behind it. This presentation contains only the pictures I took at the park, but if I had given more time to the project, I could have captured a lot more natural things that have been destroyed by us (no shortage of that in Karachi!). Possible places include the beach, more parks and gardens, mangrove forests, and so on. If we look at it on a global level, there are countless rivers, gardens, mountains, oceans, deserts and forests that were naturally so beautiful, but are now being destroyed by modernization and our own carelessness. 

I do admit that the photography in this presentation, from an aesthetic perspective, is not good at all but I hope that the idea it conveys is valid and convincing. Do share your views and ideas about it in the comments below.