"Timeless Lines" was the first project I created after graduating with my diploma in photography. In my small lounge room, I set up my camera with the intention of capturing how I see and experience my own body. In one hand, I held my phone as a remote shutter whilst the other hand was in some strange position chasing the line of shadow. What began as playful experimentation grew into something more. It started with the image of my hip, which led me to discover other ways my body could form lines, particularly ones that could mirror each other when placed side by side. I’ve always been drawn to shape and tone, a love that began with grey lead pencil drawings as a child. I can enhance beautiful textures and shapes with black and white photography, as I did in my drawings. To see "Timeless Lines" recognised with an award - the first competition I’ve ever entered - is incredibly exciting. What started as a fun, deeply personal exploration of beauty, body, and self-love has grown into something I’ve now shared with the world.

Following my curiosity to explore human emotion, sitting with and understanding our perceptions of the world as they change, how it shapes our reality and how we are connected. I’m drawn to the idea of the self in fragments rather than a whole, leaving space for mystery and interpretation for each of us to fill in the gaps and make it whole. That teaches you a lot about yourself and where you are.

I’m so glad you asked this. This was exactly what I set out to achieve – exploring how I see my body through my own eyes rather than through someone else's eyes. For me, it was about steering away from the male gaze and embracing a sensuality that feels authentic and inherently natural to myself. Instead of asking, would other people like this? Or am I sexual enough? I asked myself, what do I love about my body? How do I feel about it? That shift allowed me to celebrate parts of the body that are rarely highlighted like arms, subtle contours, lines that are often overlooked. I found beauty in their shapes rather than in how sexualised they could appear. In the past, I often saw myself through the lens of the male gaze. This work became a way of breaking from that and moving toward a perspective grounded in my own experience – one that invites others to see themselves in a similar way.

I’m deeply intrigued by the psychological complexity of human connection, how societal influences shape our identities and the ways we relate to one another. My dream subject is to explore how these influences affect emotional experiences, using intimate, conceptual portraits that invite viewers to reflect on how we navigate vulnerability and personal connection. I’d love to create conceptual portraits that illustrate these societal norms followed by tension, fragility and rawness to invite viewers to question not just the way they see others, but also in how they perceive themselves. Ultimately, I want my work to spark deeper reflection on how we navigate vulnerability, connection, and often invisible forces that shape our emotional lives.

Right now, I’m working on a new series that explores the playful interaction between our senses and the natural world. It evokes the desire to connect with nature in almost childlike ways, blurring the lines between what we can see and touch. Through these images, I aim to capture the tactile and immersive quality of nature, inviting viewers to rediscover the world around them through a more playful, sensory lens.