I met SuRie a few months back when she responded to a call out I made for participants in my new project ‘Unseen’, that uses conceptual photography to depict struggles with mental health. She told me about her experience and I was blown away. Not being a huge Eurovision song contest viewer, I was completely […]
Read more...I’m really happy to announce details of the first exhibition of my new project Unseen! We’ll be celebrating the opening of the show at Penarth Pier Pavilion gallery on Friday 6th September from 7-10pm. Everyone is welcome! I’ll be doing a talk and Q&A about my new project at 8pm with a BSL interpreter. We’re […]
Read more...I’ve been photographing people since I was about 16 years old, yet somehow I still find the experience slightly nerve racking. There’s something about the job of making your subject feel at ease in front of the camera, whilst simultaneously having to consider technicalities, framing, composition, etc, etc. It always feels a tad overwhelming. When […]
Read more...I got to play with some ideas today in the studio. I’m 2 months into my new project and the time is flying by! I’ve been so busy organising stuff and looking for participants that I haven’t had much time to actually take many photos! Now that it’s sorted I can get down to the […]
Read more...I’ve had quite an unexpected response to my call out video. Lots of people said that they felt like they wouldn’t really ‘qualify’ to take part in my project Unseen, as they didn’t feel their issue was ‘valid’ enough or they weren’t ‘mad’ enough to take part. It seems to me that this response is […]
Read more...The idea was to create a claustrophobic images of the walls coming in. I’m not sure how well I pulled it off, but I definitely achieved a ‘how to’ on making your living room loads smaller in photoshop!
Read more...I’ve had a really great response from my call out for subjects, but I’ve noticed that people seem to worry that they may not ‘qualify’ to take part because they aren’t ‘mad enough’. First and foremost, this is an art project not a therapeutic intervention. It is open to anyone who wants to take part […]
Read more...I’m utterly thrilled to announce that my new project ‘Unseen’ will been awarded funding by @weareunltd! I am so excited about this opportunity and really can’t wait to start! This new project has been on my mind for over a year now. It feels like the natural progression from my last project ‘In the Mind’s […]
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