Film photography to me is a way of being still. In 2015, I experienced burnout after a career as a journalist in corporate London. I gave it all up to study an art history Masters in Manchester and lead a more creative life; it was then I discovered the endless possibilities, quiet escape and magic in making photographs.

My main love is telling stories through photographs and learning about other people, groups and communities through this practice.

Black and White darkroom printing is a haven for me. It gives me a quiet, dark space to be with myself, experiment and bring a lot of myself to the image, going backwards and forwards from the enlarger to the trays, looking closely, splitting the image and adapting the light for the next try.

I’m not a commercial photographer and my work is not for profit - I rely on arts funding, artist residencies, commissions and self funding to keep making work.

Photo Credit: @linaimages