About
So you want to know my story? Pull up a chair
I've been a photographer on the Mornington Peninsula for over a decade, fitting it in around being a solo mum to an absolute legend with severe, complex disabilities.
It's a fairly unconventional combination, but I reckon it's given me a pretty good perspective on family life and the things worth photographing.
Why do I love it?
Because I believe it's the everyday parts of life that deserve to be photographed, not hidden away.
We all feel the pressure to fit in and look like everyone else. Manicured and perfect, windswept on the crest of a breathtaking coastline. Sounds lovely! The problem is, that part of our lives is approximately 0.01% of our lived experience. The rest? Screaming kids, pasta sauce stuck to the bottom of the pan, running late, work, coffee, laughter and tears, pulling up weeds, scrolling Instagram and doing the groceries.
Not to mention the logistical impossibility of getting the entire family into a neat little cluster, on a beautiful day, facing the camera with beautifully synchronised smiles and everyone's eyes open. Good luck with that.
I'm like you. I have a family, a ridiculous number of things to juggle, and a fairly intimate understanding of how quickly a perfectly ordinary Tuesday can go sideways. Sometimes life is bloody hard work. But somewhere amongst all of that is a life being lived, relationships being built and stories worth remembering.
And that's what I love photographing. Not an improved version of your life, or a carefully arranged version of your family. The actual one. Because I think there's something pretty extraordinary about the ordinary when you really stop and look at it.
MANIFESTO
We’re outrageously excited about what life has to offer. We don’t have time for shit expectations. We laugh loud, make a fuss about the people we love, and give big hugs. We’re living each day as it comes. We’re your obnoxious cheerleader and supportive friend. We don’t mind being a shoulder to cry on. We might cry on yours too. We’re not judging how others do life, and we don’t care what people think about how we do ours. We have all the time in the world for good conversation. We know that life is hard and we don’t try and hide it. We’re making a shift in the world the best way we know how with honest photos that tell stories of who we really are and how beautiful life really is.
