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AN INTIMATE STUDY IN PHOTOGRAPHY. This project celebrates the idea of play between the photographer and the performer's private space. The images juxtapose fantasy and reality, combining a sense of empowerment and mystique of each woman’s identity and her private space. The domestic interiors are in themselves a theatre, where the lives of the performers take on a different persona. There is quite often a wonderful array of storytelling in the performances blending comedy, politics, activism, poetry, dancing, to trapeze acts and fire eating. This diversity of styles, costumes and influences, include vaudeville to punk rock and drag, which are dazzling, saucy and humorous. Collaborating with these women was a journey of immense trust and respect. These images offer subtle visual clues around the performer’s private worlds, stimulating our imagination. GREAT NEWS! IT'S A BOOK! Publishers, @blurringbooksnyc 2024 Book publication USA Buy now @antennebooks @waterstones @amazonuk UK\EU Also this body of work is part of the Brighton Photo Fringe Festival, Oct-Nov 2024. @photofringe.org Exhibition touring in 2025.

'Forgotten Places,' are locations in and around Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, once played in as a child and revisited many times. An evolving visual diary, including personal projects that explore the nostalgic relics and hidden gems of seaside culture.

FAMILY HOME A personal photography project about my late parents who lived in Great Yarmouth all their lives. This project is a celebration and detailed observation of their everyday domestic experiences since my dad retired. After leaving home to go to university in the mid 1980's, I began to realise and appreciate the smaller details of things when returning home in the holidays. Years later, I began taking an interest in photographing my parents at home, where I grew up as a child. An accumulation of a large body of work, highlighting a glimpse into their lives, love for one another and the simple things in life, something I will always cherish.

This photography project explores model boat enthusiasts, located at the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth. I met these individuals at the Venetian Waterways and was drawn to their camaraderie. The hobbyists were very supportive of my interest to creatively document them over the past year and a half. They meet twice a week and enjoy sharing their knowledge and passion of building model boats. Their dedication is key to their success with fifty members, from junior to senior, and a long waiting list. This project is in the making of a book and a touring exhibition in 2024. Published by the Telegraph Magazine, 2023. Exhibitions include: CRASSH, University of Cambridge, Alison Richard Building, Shutterhub, Cambridge, 2023/2024 PRIMEYARC, and Utter Studios, Great Yarmouth, 2022/23.

THE ART OF ROLLER SKATING. As a teenager I was a competitive artistic roller skater, and for a number of years my personal project has focused on Female Champion Artistic Roller Skaters, a project naturally inspired by my own love of the sport. The idea of taking the portraits of the skaters at home came from my own experiences as a teen skater, where my proud parents took photos of me poised in my skates with trophies clasped in hand. These documented moments marked a truly important chapter in my teenage life and one that I feel can now be celebrated further for the girls in this project. My objective was to showcase this often forgotten sport with an original eye. Sadly, Artistic Roller Skating is often overshadowed by ice skating. I wanted to demonstrate a visual contrast by removing them from the ‘show’ of the rink and instead using the background of a domestic, intimate situation, reminiscent of my own. Location: Great Yarmouth. Published online @glorioussport and @creativeboom Exhibitions: 2022-2024 PRIMEYARC, Art Space, Market Gates, Gt Yarmouth. MUSEUM OF YOUTH CULTURE. Coal Drops Yard, King's Cross, London. 2024, tbc, a touring exhibition.