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+ Funfair! (01/06/2011 - 22:15:25)

+ Feature! (30/05/2011 - 19:23:41)

+ Shanghai! (27/05/2011 - 17:53:39)

+ Gambia (24/05/2011 - 14:05:04)

Funfair!

So a few weeks ago we found out there there was going to be a fun fair in town, 'Cheltenham by the sea' and i got unbelievably excited. I grew up with fairs throughout the whole of my childhood and i always got massively excited for all the really old rides, like the swings, Carousels, Jumping jacks, hook-a-duck, so i knew that i had to go there! We got there a few days ago to have a quick look round and wait for the fireworks and when we arrived, In all honesty it was a bit of a let down, there was none of the rides that I was expecting to be there, however i still enjoyed the atmosphere of it massively. Going straight back into my childhood i had to have a go on the 2p machines to waste my money on them and win absolutely nothing. I thought as well to document the night as well, so here you go, heres my interpretation of funfairs!

Jess x

Feature!

Hey! not long ago I contacted a magazine Called Ballad OF. A magazine which i've been following for about half a year, purely because i absolutely love the art that they feature online and in the blog, so i just sent them a email telling them how much i loved their hard work and they did a feature on me! And one of my doggies! I' completely in love with these ladies!

Check them out!!

http://balladof.co.uk/2011/05/jessica-rigley-marco/

Jess xx

Shanghai!

So about 2 months ago I went to Shanghai, Wanting to capture Shanghai in a new light I decided that 'shooting from the hip' A technique that i gained from college would give me the desired effect that I wanted. For this i wanted to capture Shanghai for what it really is, rather than the modernisation i wanted to look down the grubby backstreets to see what i could find, and here is my results.

As well as this i also created a book on my time in shanghai, which gives a much more in depth view into Shanghai which can be found here:

http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/2165509

Enjoy!

Jess

Gambia

GAMBIA.

So, I went to Gambia well over a year ago, And i think its time i actually posted the pictures up, Seeing as i never actually did! We went over to help schools over there, Taking supplies and visiting various villages and schools and communities over a two week period.

The first thing you noticed about Gambia was the heat. We left England in about 6 oc? I think? And when we arrived in Gambia it was 31 oc. Crazy! Anyways, While I was there i wanted to document the people there as much as possible, as for at the time i knew that i was certain i wanted to photograph people but i wasn't sure in what context, So this was a perfect opportunity to do some portrait work!

Much to my delight, The people of the Gambia (Children especially) had pretty much never seen a camera before so they loved being in front of us. Completely fascinated with being able to see the image on the playback option. It was a whole new world to them! So using this to my advantage i decided to document these beauties!

As well as this, I documented other parts of Gambia also, The lifestyle and culture. It was unbelievable how peaceful and laid back the culture actually is!

Hope you've enjoyed!