This photograph above is the work of photographer Rory Doyle. The brief was Location Documentary and he went down the route of social documentation. He took a series of photographs of the model on a typical night out wanting to divulge people into, at least one persons, night out in town. Rory's aim was to be an outside perspective and simply record what was happening rather then influence it in any way.
Rory is very interested in the idea of the Gaze and he took this into consideration when shooting. He wanted his images to almost feel as if we are spying on the model without her realising.
Here's what his artist statement said when he choose to exhibit this particular photograph:
"Rory Doyle Nightlife
This piece is one in a series of three which I have chosen to represent "Modern Nightlife"
I chose just this image because I believe it holds all the subtle details of today's young adults
nights out; from the concentration of the face trying to focus on lighting the cigarette to the
choice in clothing and from the fact that she looks like she's in the middle of no where by herself,
which hints at the risk young adults put themselves in when they walk outside for a cigarette.
To me, what makes this image is the anticipation. That moment where she is just about to light the
cigarette but has yet to do so, and the wave of the lighter almost pushing away from the cigarette.
It makes for quite a dramatic image. "
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