My daughter did not cope well during the COVID19 lockdown. The loss of a comfortable routine, the challenge of homeschooling, trying to meet unknown expectations, working parents, online interactions and worries about family. She receded from the world as her anxiety heightened, folding in on herself like daily origami. She panicked. She railed. Her resilienceContinue reading “Social distancing – the lockdown blues”
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Moonan
Moonan is a paradoxical place. It is wild and untamed, predictable and homely. It is free of the distractions that distract us. It is ever-changing whilst never-changing. Moonan is a busy landscape, unhurried. We find our place here every year, year on year, our feet in the creek and our head in the clouds. WeContinue reading “Moonan”
Her
Documenting my daughter.
Pearson family
Client Gallery
Little women
In between their moments of play are glimpses of the little women they will become. A gesture, an inclination of the head, a chosen game; these things are not frivolous but meaningful, driving me to capture those authentic childhood moments. Perhaps I’m trying to arrest time; the eternal dilemma of a mother. A portfolio ofContinue reading “Little women”
Session: Cadell & Collier families
Recognition
Awards: Commended (People & Portrait) – Australian Photography ‘Photographer of the Year’ Awards, 2017. Winner – The Herald Hunter Photography Prize 2016 Exhibited: ‘Little’ exhibition June 2017, Acrux Art Gallery, Hamilton NSW ‘Diver(City)’ exhibition 2016, Newcastle Regional Museum, Newcastle NSW Featured: ABC @1233Newcastle fb timeline header image Nov 2017 – Feb 2018 The Herald –Continue reading “Recognition”
Session: Hitchcock family
A 2017 beach photo shoot with The Hitchcock family.
Coastal childhood
Memories of childhood coastal holidays, as reflected by my daughter’s experience of a life in a coastal town.