Impact Assessment Plan

Materials & resources

Materials and Resources contribute the most to my carbon footprint. The principal materials that will I use for my project are: a camera (used to document my process even though my intended methodology is cameraless), batteries, a computer, a range of sustainable developing chemicals, acrylic inks and wetting/thickening agents, cyanotype solutions, photographic paper, homemade paper, 10x8 film holders, a scanner, a monitor, a mobile phone.

To mitigate the impact in my own practice, I will employ the following methods:

• Buy second-hand photographic equipment if needed to reduce wastage in camera manufacture.

• Unplug my devices to reduce energy drain.

• Use rechargeable batteries.

• Use solar powered charging methods.

• Use LED darkroom enlarger lamp for power efficiency.

• Buy ethically from companies who strive for environmental change.

• Sell, donate, re-purpose, or dispose of old equipment properly.

• Switch to environmentally-friendly photography products.

• Use best practices for analogue photography by using new breed of eco-friendly darkroom chemicals.[10]

• Investigate cloud storage providers that power their data centers with a high percentage of renewable energy.

Transport & accommodation

I have mitigated most travel and accommodation expenses for this project by choosing to record light pollution within the confines of my own home. This will keep the project parameters very ‘local’.

I regularly cycle to my suppliers (weather permitting) to buy materials, and use a Tern folding bicycle which allows me to take it on public transport if the weather is bad.

For both cycling and walking I use the expanding PCN (Park Connector Network) in Singapore for travel related to this project. [11]

I also intend to use public transport as a secondary option whenever possible.[12]

Accommodation and related resources/expenses will not be required for this project, further reducing the projects carbon footprint.