1. I would like to photograph a musician of some form, particularly a band. One of my co-workers is in a band that plays shows in the Western Massachusetts area, all the way to Boston. Ideally, I would like to photograph them during band practice, at a show (I have to see if they will be performing between now and the time the assignment is due), and maybe individually practicing. I would focus on my co-worker, Tom, who plays the guitar and his "vagabond" lifestyle makes for an interesting subject.
2. Another one of my co-workers, Sila, came to the U.S. from Turkey about four years ago. She was studying physics at a university in Turkey. Sila and her physics T.A., Hunter, who was a graduate student from UMass - fell in love and got married. Hunter brought her to America one year later where they now live happily married; the couple just celebrated their five-year anniversary over the past weekend. She now studies art at a nearby community college. Sila is extremely Turkish and her background and thick accent make adjusting to life in America much more difficult than she had initially expected. I would like to capture Sila in her day-to-day activities - work, cooking, cleaning (she has severe OCD - which I was also thinking about concentrating on), and the troubles she has with the language barrier. I have already asked her for permission, and she gladly accepted.
3. I have one more back-up idea: I would like to photograph someone with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and capture the struggle they have with everyday life. I would photograph their OCD 'tendencies' and anything else that may characterize their disorder. I have already been in contact with someone I know who suffers from OCD and have her permission to do a photojournalism story on her.
