@thugwort Nin and Ray Ray for a long term project. My favourite people to photograph are women who challenge the way we’ve been conditioned to think about femininity. I’ve always felt uncomfortable in my female skin, from when I was young and my mum would blow dry my hair and put me in big scratchy dresses, to now when I look through women’s clothes shops and can’t see or feel myself anywhere. So naturally I have always felt more at home photographing the people who seem to be able to express themselves in a way in which I myself have been unable to do. When I’m at home and I wear clothes which feel right, usually dark colours or with hard edges I feel most like myself but when I step outside I feel out of place, like I should be more feminine to fit into the spaces I want to be or that I should soften my edges and add some frills, wear something tighter so that I can show off the shape of my body or even wear a fucking bow so that i will become more attractive and desirable. The thing is, as women, we have seen that success comes from not just our work or our talents but also from how palatable we are or how enjoyable we are to look at. I see it even when I am photographing someone I feel is perfect as they are and oozes everything I wish I could be- they want to make sure their tits look good and that their skin is ok or they aren’t too bloated that day, I never experience this from men. Basically I just want to say and explain that I will always be drawn to the non conforming perfect women I’ve photographed so far and to explain that I aim to disrupt a mainstream idea of beauty. Harden a soft edge and keep going until I feel I’ve finally been able to articulate what I want to say and achieve a body of work which makes me feel I can be who I truly want to be and hopefully I’ll help others to feel that too.