Portrait nominee

This is a range of self-portraits I captured a short while back.
In about 2 months my life fell apart. The life I knew changed in what feels like an instant. This was the lowest of low. I was completely and utterly heartbroken with no idea where and how to live. I was terrified for the future and I spent my days begging, screaming and swearing out into the air asking to undo all that had happened.
The grief in these portraits is real and unmasked. It hasn't been made pretty or more digestible.
I don't know why I decided to capture this moment of unraveling but it felt cathartic almost. It felt cleansing. Even now, it is hard for me to look at them.
I want to share my self-portraits because I know that many people can relate to the feelings portrayed no matter what they have been going through. Even when we are at our lowest, we are never alone in our pain. We just don't know it.

A photographer of 11 years I am self-employed and run a portrait photography business where I specialize in empowering people to embrace and feel good about themselves. My work is influenced by beauty and fashion however, I like to give it a spin and a twist and apply it to everyday people.
My focus in my work is on creating incredibly strong, individual portraits where the personality of the subjects shines through.


I have been published in:
Jute Magazine
Alchemist Magazine
Dark Beauty Magazine
A number of Tattoo Magazines