The Earth is a fruitful planet full of natural elements that create life and up to now, it is the only planet that provides us with this miraculous gift. Humans, as one of the main inhabitants of the globe, are in constant stages of evolution to survive and achieve a better life quality. To fulfil this necessity, men have continuously been manufacturing new products in which artificial materials are a majority. Of all these materials, plastics sit on top of the list to an extent that they are found almost everywhere in our daily life. Despite the indisputable benefits of plastics (including cost, fast process, etc) and broad applications of it, it is recognised as an extremely harmful threat to the environment and lives of its creatures. Plastic is a product that is almost impossible to dispose, creating insoluble harms to natural environment; Consequently, environmentalists are looking for ways to reduce the use of plastics. 

Photography, with its wide-ranging audience, has always been a great technique to display existing issues and raise awareness of topics. “Plastic in Everyday Life” is a stage photography series by Iranian photographer Maryam Ehsani that explores this issue through the art of photography. All of these photos are captured using natural light to keep them as authentic as possible. The characters are separated into two groups: Home and Workplace. Every character was asked to keep all the plastic materials they had used or bought within a specific time frame (two weeks for home series and one week for workplaces). After that, the collected plastics were used as part of stage props to show how deeply our life is tied with the use of them. This projects portrays the reality of how everyone is sunk within plastics without being aware of it. The aim of this project is to bring awareness by demonstrating the amount of plastic used in everyday life, hoping to open up a discussion on how individuals could play a role in reducing plastic use in daily routines.