The best tip I could give to people interested in image creation is to shoot as many of the people around you that you can and as much as you can. It has truly become one of my most salient love languages to those dearest to me.

I believe that through simulating a far more expansive and expressive world in art we can help galvanized people to pursue its actualisation. To create storytelling with such therapeutic possibilities I believe an emphasis on community is essential. That is why I find the multidisciplinary back bone of image creation to be at the core of its power.

The opportunity for collaboration in photography is truly abundant and one of the many reasons I cherish my practice. We can not only simulate a more desirable existence in our final creations but equally through the creative process. Creativity can make a space in which I and those around me learn to be more compassionate, community minded and in touch with a childlike sense of possibility and openness.

My most recent work shooting behind the scenes of Jonty Knight’s latest documentary ‘PURRR’ was an experience so beautifully indicative of this. This project held space for queer expression and connection in a way i had never seen before. I am still in awe of the talent weaved into every aspect of this project. There were many moments when I would find myself feeling like a child surrounded by beautiful costumes, delicately painted faces and fantastical set’s.

It helped me accept my inner desire for such extravagance and expression, in a space such as this - being normal was abnormal. This links back to my belief that through projecting our deepest and often suppressed ‘fantasies’ we can yield a better grasp of our inner intuitive self. My images from this project reflect my small hand in a community’s love letter to the freedom of querness. A freedom that nurtures the aspects of my life where I feel most loved and alive.