I have narrowed the ages I am photographing to mainly 23 as this is the age I will be next year and from people I know there is a lot of differences in their lifestyles. I am going to allow a year either side to include people who have only just turned 24, or people who are 22 but birthdays are soon. Having these extra years either side will allow me to connect with more people.
As 23 is the main age I am doing additional subject research. When searching it on google, so many articles come up with negative headlines. Examples such as ’23 unbearable struggles of being 23′, ’23 things in your life that will end at 23′ and ’23 reasons nobody like turning 23′. It is clear to see that it is a challenging year.
Looking through these websites there are similar points that I have researched before. Things such as you have to now rely on yourself for pretty much everything and the days of drinking in the week and summer holidays are over.
For people who went straight to university to college they are not fresh out of university so are more likely to be in a full time job. I feel like there is a lot of pressure for these people if they have not yet decided on their career or got a plan.
One article was more positive, it was things that 23 year olds need to hear right now. It stated that it does not matter if your not working your dream job right now. There is no set route to your end goal, everyone takes different paths. You still have time to fail. It does not matter if your love life, career or personal goals fail. Although it may seem like everyone else has their lives together, this probably is not the case. Also things will still change a lot, it is not always a bad thing though. There was so many other points that I found quite inspiring and basically had the message that everyone is different and it is your choice how you live your life. This is the message I have been trying to portray in my project. For me personally this article made me feel better about all the worries I have about where I am going in life. My aim is to give people a similar feeling in my work.
Lucy Davis 