Photomanipulation nominee

Storytelling is an integral part of the fabric of human society and exists in every culture. It is and has always been a vital part of how we make sense of the world and communicate abstract concepts such as morality to each other. My images draw on the visual narrative of fairytales where the everyday and the fantastic reside side-by-side.

Through the mediums of photography and photo manipulation, I create new and previously untold fairytales. The images are true and believable because they’re photographs but they are also impossible. Each image is ripe with symbolism and I invite you to suspend reality and immerse yourself in the fantasy.

I trained in fashion design and technology in my early twenties and spent the intervening thirty years in the apparel industry. I have also published four novels and more recently, I began to experiment with photography and digital compositing. I make the costumes and accessories that feature in my images using mostly repurposed and recycled materials.

Through the mediums of photography and photo manipulation, I create visual myths and fairytales. The images are true and believable because they’re photographs but they are also impossible. Each image is ripe with symbolism and I invite you to suspend reality and immerse yourself in the fantasy.

Awards and accomplishments to date:

I have over 1,200 images on the major stock sites and my pictures appear on numerous book covers worldwide. I entered my first photo contest in 2020 and have so are achieved Honors (3) and Highly commended (1) in the 2020 North Shore Salon of Photography Competition, Highly Commended Art Section in 2020 Australasia's Emerging Photographers, Finalist in 3rd Boynes International Awards 2020. I held my first solo exhibition at Kumeu Arts Centre, Auckland, NZ in October 2020.