I don’t think it’s necessary to have a considered theme or ‘style’ defined. I don’t think it needs to be given a word or category. Which is why I’ve never ‘niched’ in the sessions that I offer. And this is really simply because I love working with so many different people in whatever phase of their life they are in that has called for images to be taken.
Capturing the essence and soul of a moment goes beyond ‘I capture families’. Or, ‘portraiture’. If anything, it is indeed just that, photography of the soul. This is also why I love black and white edits, it immediately brings the soul of the image out. Even without a subject in frame. There are messages that are delivered that do not need words, for it is felt in the depths of our core, our humanness. This is what connects us all, this is what connects my photography and this is what I hope draws you to work with me.

Life as it looks for you is what is important for me to capture.
A portrait.
Mess.
Chaos.
Wrinkles.
Laugh.
Cry.
Spillage.
Emotion.
Uncomfortable.
Change.
Unknown.

There is no ‘desirable’ or perfect time to book a session and have your
photo taken and it isn’t necessary to wait for such a time to exist.
Every moment of our lives is a necessary moment to live in and to
remember, for every moment after, makes that previous moment
sweeter.

My approach is quiet and a humble observer. I enjoy to become ‘a fly on the wall’ in your home so I can get to know a little of your uniqueness, the sort of love and conversations and atmospheres fill your home. I don’t like to overly interfere because I sometimes feel even my voice will alter the dynamic.
My intention when delivering your gallery is that you have a story, each image holds a moment in time that is so authentic to your life and feelings in frame.

Here we visited the park that meant a lot to this couple, they spent a lot of time here during lockdown and as we walked through the park, we travelled through their meeting journey and story.

If we do shoot at home, I would always suggest to think of some activities that you enjoy doing together. What does an ordinary Sunday look like for you? It doesn’t need to be aesthetic. Do you have a Sunday pancake ritual? Do you enjoy doing puzzles, reading books, tickles, laundry folding, cooking, dressing up, baking. I can also come to shoot ‘day in the life’, for example, across meal time and bath time. To capture the everyday routines that feel incredibly repetitive right now but begin to change quicker than we are ready for. So it’s important to document these things, in my humble opinion. It might sound like it could be disruptive to an organised routine, but what’s one day? And I promise I won’t interfere, my aim is to always capture things as they unfold, exactly how they are.

It is important to also say that sessions at home are not the only place we can shoot!
There are a few local spots to me that I can offer as suggestion, but ideally we will shoot somewhere meaningful that holds value and memory to your story. Maybe your local park, an ice cream or snack spot, skate park, your garden, a community garden, to the farm to pick fruit/veg… Anything! I will follow you around with a similar approach to above, with the intention of documenting moments, looking for connection, touch, expressions, joy, outbursts, all of it. Everything is always welcome and I’m humbled to share it with you.

If you feel aligned with this approach to photography, I would be so humbled and honoured to capture what is important to you.

I studied social work at university and went on to practice in Adults in various local authorities. No this is not my CV ha. But it is fascinating to me, my continuous desire to observe human life, all the journeys we endeavour through choice or not. My role was previously to become involved usually at someone’s worst, darkest moments in their lives, to offer humanness and lend my space to truly listen, not to mend, but to listen and to help carry them through the situation with whatever resources I had; but mostly to just be a human that cared. And here? I get to meet people, usually during their best moments, the moments they’ve chosen to capture. There is an obvious polarity here but I believe the connection is equally obvious; humanness.