Olivia Arthur
Olivia Arthur is a British Magnum photographer, in fact, one of the youngest Magnum photographers.
Here series Jeddah diaries were taken in 2009 as a part of larger project on the differences between women in the east and west. It shows a fascinating insight into the world that is rarely seen, which gained by here building trust with the subjects.
I think that this set if images, really does fit with the expectation and the brief for Expressing Your Vision assignment five extremely well indeed. In that, she is showing the many facets’ to the life of women in Saudi Arabia, and while the images are similar and overarching in context, there are enough variety and diversity to keep the viewer fascinated.
There is a context to the pictures too in that, Miss Arthur is not trying to show repression, but the Title the project Jeddah Diaries gives a clear indication as to what and where we are looking at. So we can make up our minds, she has captioned the photo’s concise to add further depth to the context.
Overall, I like how this set of images is presented; they fall not into my style, but more in the form of pictures, that interest me.