The recent shoot at STUDIO47 was a lot of fun!! Sam arrived with an arm full of clothes, shoes, and all things fluffy and we spent the day creating a series of personal and promotional shots! It’s fabulous having a dedicated studio space in which to explore ’shooting people’ - faces, bodies and identities - and I’m enjoying noticing what occurs with each new person, as we begin working in this small, artificially lit, creative space.

Since opening the studio, my ongoing project: FACES continues - some images are faces, some are faceless, all are about public and private identities, how we see ourselves, and how the world sees us. This is an ongoing study and responds to the individuals who come to the studio looking for pictures.

Each new session fuels my fascination with lighting techniques - and the possibilities that this makes available - via various visual dialogues within both photography and video.

I find also that the vulnerability of the sitter, and the trust between subject and photographer, is an interesting dynamic in which to work. Within this unspoken ‘contract’, if we find an honest rapport and there is an element of trust between photographer and subject, magic does indeed happen.

This image is part of a larger collaborative project working towards a video installation.

More from the shoot can be viewed here.