Assignment Five Plan.

Assignment Five Plan: People and Places on Assignment.

The notional client is a Euro sceptic magazine that is looking to see the worst of the Euro crisis through its effect on a small corner of Spain.

The client is looking for strong anti European pictures to back up a view that the Euro is failing and that the weaker currencies are floundering.

I am being sent to the small town of La Zenia in the province of Horihuela to see how the Euro is affecting the area. 

Horihuela is an agricultural area once famous for its oranges, lemons, almonds and market garden produce.  Agricultural production has moved inland as holiday homes and golf courses have developed along the coastal strip.  

This worked well for all until the property collapse following the banking crisis.  Confidence was lost and the northern europeans, who had fueled this bonanza, up and left, leaving mortgage debts and empty unsold properties.

How successful has the move inland been for agriculture and how has the coastal strip coped with the loss of confidence in the Euro?

Planned pictures.

Abandoned orangeries and their newer inland replacements.

Half built villas and developments without signs of continuing progress.

Closed shops.

Empty bars.

Signs of civil unrest.

Signs of emerging poverty.

Se vende (For sale) signs, especially old ones.

The effect on the black market in pirated DVDs, watches and ‘branded’ goods.

This should give scope for some powerful pictures.

Because of flight weight restrictions I will be using the Canon G1-X.   As long as I don’t look for ultra wide or long shots this should not prove to be a handicap and will give me the opportunity to take some ‘from the hip’ covert shots.