I started the project with the 3 week camera less photography project we got at the start of the year.  I want to make woodcuts of these later on so I drew the figures onto assotate which was then placed on top of the light sensitive paper which was exposed to light for a few seconds in the dark room.  The images themselves are based on the ordeals the people in the trolley stories had to suffer through.  They look like woodcuts which is why I picked this medium.  

The photograms are heavily influenced by german expressionist woodcuts as I wanted to capture their despair as well as their appearance.  A german expressionist in particular that I took to immediately is Kathe Kollwitz.  Her work captures expression and feelings very effectively which is what I wanted to do.  Here's some of her work.

The photogram of the old woman on the trolley is largely influenced by this particular image (above).

Conrad Felixmuller, another expressionist printmaker also influenced my work, although not as much as Kathe Kollwitz.  I took elements of both their styles of drawing.  Here's some of his work.  Both these artists deal with war and the expressoin of sorrow.

He does portraits of the aristocracy of the time of World War 1.  Since these people lived wealthy lifestyles, there's not a lot of sorrow conveyed here.