February 2012
1 post
a pocketful of blessings
silence, is all we are. the space between our breaths is a string of quiet, beaded like frozen pearls on thread. her hair, long and free; the result of recorded time. there’s a hum in the air reaching its nimble fingers to the sky above, the blissful sound of your peace. as the city bustles, lives and grows, we find ourselves tucked away, safely forgotten in our free spirits. this is who...
January 2012
3 posts
paperflowers
michelle in our home.
styling by american apparel.
lights out, words gone, let me hum my evening song
i spent my christmas planning this special photo for bombay bicycle club. if you like it, please click on it and cast your vote, it’s incredibly special to me. <3
if i win, this photo will appear on their vinyl cover which will be sold and proceeds go to help the teenage cancer trust. i couldn’t think of a better way for my photography to help change lives, this is why it means...
it's through your eyes, not your lens.
i understand i am about to touch upon an issue which some find controversial and others can shrug off easily. i only write this from my point of view and mean no harm with my opinion, everyone will have their own personal feelings about this topic. i hope i can represent a large amount of the photographer’s community with this voice as i know just how irksome other creatives can find it...
December 2011
4 posts
happy birthday, lovechild of my wild mind & heart
1 year ago you were a little thought, something that seemed truly magical in my mind. you were my escape, my means to make a mark on the world. i sat and obsessively designed you with colours, i shut my eyes and would paint you with greatness; you became everything i could think about, my next step, my new project and adventure.
a year ago today i blogged my first series with you. you have...
oak wood
they followed the trail through the winding bramble woods. here they rested a while blanketed by the hazy evening light. their feet were bare as they braided leaves in their hair. come dusk they were gone.
models: lucy evangelista & jo weedon @ profile
love-dusted dancer
model: sianad gregory
thank-you
this is a very overdue message of gratitude to everyone who helped me, supported me and got me to where i only dreamed of reaching.
a little while ago i entered “art takes miami” with a few portfolio shots. feeling slightly cynical, i thought i best be in it if there was ever a chance to achieve something from it.
then came the most wonderful part - the part that is even better...
October 2011
4 posts
evening cobwebs
for 7 weeks now i’ve been on jury service. whilst it has been tedious in so many ways, so many positives have come out of it like making new friends and learning about the justice system first-hand. speaking of which, this is my fellow juror and when we were dismissed from court early one day, this is what we ran off to do.
model: rupert lewis
a home in the park
in august, we felt the time was right to pack up our little victorian house with big windows overlooking our cosy street and to move upwards. we’re moving to a house in a park. we have a home of our very own. a home which we can decorate. it’s a home with a long garden with green, green grass and beds for flowers. it’s a home with roses embossed in the ceiling from over 100...
first evening of october
i’m tired to the bone but there is so much good to come that i can’t stop smiling.
however, the heatwave has pulled these excitable souls outside. nathan came to help me take some self portraits and this is what happened.
September 2011
3 posts
can you make a dream come true?
can you make a dream come true?
last year i put my heart into a competition. in the end, i didn’t get anywhere. and that’s fine because you have to at least try otherwise you stand no chance whatsoever. it did somewhat knock my confidence, but as with anything, you stand up, brush off your knees and keep on running. you get knocks and bruises but it’s all part of the...
faithful to the night
model: libby
August 2011
8 posts
where we keep our secrets
model: lottie @ bookings
you are not alone
as an artist it’s normal to feel down about your work, it’s normal to self-criticise to the point you want to give up, it’s normal to hate yourself for not delivering, it’s normal to compare yourself to others. but the hardest part is getting over those hurdles. it’s hard to run and jump when you feel your feet are tied too tightly to move. but you have to loosen...
serenade the woods
model: jette @ bookings
you + me
you make everything okay.
♥
a little present for you
here is a little pretty curve for you to use, for free. it’s a present to thank-you for your continued support, love and encouragement. so, thank-you for everything you do for me. enjoy, friends!
windspray
model: libby
6 tags
dripped in gold
grace the tender-spirited forest pixie.
book release
as many of you know, i live in england which is in the uk. more specifically i live in london which is busy and bustling and where my roots have grown deep. it’s an old city, it groans and creaks a lot. when i was 6 years old, i met a homeless man. he sat there with a hat and gloves on, his home being propped up against the postbox. as we walked past, i stopped and pulled out my pocket...
July 2011
3 posts
postcards from italy
ischia became our little home for several days this july. we stayed in a bungalow perched on the rocks surrounded by forest which overlooked the sea. we had giant windowsills to lay on and look up at the night sky from. we would adventure to the broken stone pathway in the black of night which crumbled down the cliff and crashing waves below.
the island was lazy and slow-paced. the sea...
fairy feet
models: georgia davies, hattie day & nina modak.
sisters of the sun
my favourite two twin sisters. palest of blue eyes and hair like wild embers with personalities to match. they lay in ways only closest of sisters could. with freckles like stars and giggles as sweet as honey, these are the wondertwins.
models: kate & rachel
June 2011
2 posts
lace & berries preview
a teensy-tiny taster of what’s to come very soon.
barefooted dreamer
model: aimee @ profile mua & jewellery: jess heath
May 2011
6 posts
my first ad campaign
what now feels like a long time ago, i received a message out of the blue asking to be a part of a “top secret” ad campaign. me being the curious kid i am, i couldn’t help but lunge at the opportunity. i shot their promotional photos which were exhibited in april in birmingham and yesterday i filmed day 1 of the tv commercial which will be airing across the uk very soon, so keep...
mama the photographer
taken by my mama the photographer extraordinaire.
she is one of the thousands of reasons why i am what i am today. photo of me in 1993 with my late dogs lottie and bertie (the dachshund ducking out of view). i wish she photographed more.
florabelles
models: samantha, alicia & sera hair and make up: laura naish designer: jennifer lilly
1,461 days
1,461 days ago today I confessed my heart had spiralled into the most tenderly lulling yet thrilling love. Things never slowed down from there. I found my soul mate in a man who could turn my worst fears into dust, who kissed away every tear I shed, who shared the most fun moments with me and a man who completed me like a whimsy to a puzzle.
When you love, your head and heart agree on...
sol i håret
model: ellen @ profile
April 2011
6 posts
rose kisses
a tender editorial meant for atomica magazine who asked me to make something pretty for their “lore” issue. afternoon in the low sun with blossom petals around our bare feet, laying in a deserted rose garden and just capturing pure, sweet, untouched innocence. the images were swiftly rejected by the magazine which upset us, especially as we’d done it by their request out of the...
easter time
easter with my family.
rooftop jungle
models: poppy, honour & emily @ profile models
forget who you are
Life is about sometimes forgetting who you are and doing things that make you uncomfortable. We only live this one adventure, may as well make it something memorable.
tiptoe river
model: lottie lowe hair and make up: laura naish
whispering waters
a very old shoot re-edited and reloved.
model: victoria
March 2011
5 posts
thistle and weed
model: pip
make up and hair: laura naish
sweet sixteen
Dear “Tiny Teeth”,
So today you turn the tender age of 16, but to me you’ll always be my baby sister. Happy Birthday Libby, my rock, my inspiration. I’m forever proud to be your big sister.
Thank you for being the kind of sister people would die for. We grew up making secret dens out of blankets and whispering hushed sleepy stories to one another. We’d spend...
selfs
a delicate attempt at capturing who i really am.
springlamb
model: anastasia
runaway child
model: sophie allen @ profile models
February 2011
5 posts
sleepy beauty
model: emily make up: jess heath
trees keep growing
my very dear friend cat lane.
come wind come rain
model: jade @ profile models make up: laura naish assistant: amber smith
she's a rainbow
model: jen potts @ profile models
daisies of the galaxy
model: holly coltart