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Hello friends! It’s been a while, I’m super excited to share with you a very special shoot that I created at the end of last year with lovely Yinsey and Annette. As many of you know it had been a tough summer, I’d broken my ankle right in the very beginning of it, literally 10 weeks prior to this ! After weeks of bedrest I was CRAVING to create and I think that feeling was certainly reflected in the opulence of this shoot!
Recently, the loud conversations on race have shined a light on our society’s unequal treatment of BIPOC and POC , damaging policies, prejudiced judgments, and a deeply-embedded systemic racism. Despite their existence on a global scale, sometimes society fails in acknowledging, let alone confronting, this unjust state of affairs. .
Recognizing these issues has inspired me to listen to voices aside from my own, to learn things I never knew, to actively support others whenever I can, and to truly recognise my privilege and ask myself, “how I can be an ally for a better world?”
On this day I had the pleasure of working with Emma Cargill. I came across Emma on Instagram and really liked her vibe. I reached out to her and this was our first shoot together. It’s always important to me that I connect with my model as it’s this connection that leads to something precious being born from our shared collaboration…
This shoot follows from my previous blogpost, we pick up this story soon after that.
We’re still in the Secret Garden and the sun’s about to set. There’s a chill in the air and I find myself itching to capture something as the light shifts from warm yellows to cool twilight blues. It’s my favourite time of day…
I forgot how wonderful it is to create out of the comfort zone. Pushing boundaries of self, and having no expectations only to blow past the ghosts of them.
Shooting in a controlled setting was never on my radar. While others learnt in classes, understanding the foundations of lighting and composition, my growth took place in my neighbours gardens, in the woods, in summer blue lakes, in bushes against the roadside. What can I say, the countryside offers a thousand options and the soft diffused light of English cloudy days was the only lighting I strove to master…
Living in England the beauty of unfurling life in March is a striking thing. Warm breezes carrying with it sweet scents of new life. With each image I want to share my love of life, spring, and nature with you.
As I was on a walk with P a few days ago, we passed a patch of wild flowers that I'd created in last year. How a year has past since then is beyond me! So much has happened, so much to catch up on... so, here's me making a small start…
The day was cold and bright when Lydia, India, and I made our way to the location where we would spend the day. I'd seen it in pictures but the reality took my breath away; A fairy home tucked away in a city. Lydia found it through magic of her own keen spirit. She always seems to find the most beautiful spaces. Madeleine, the owner of the home, greeted us at the door with hugs and a bright energy. I knew immediately we were going to be great friends from our previous communication and from her warm energy that presented itself that morning.
