My work focuses primarily on pregnancy, birth, newborn and infant portraiture with the addition of bereavement photography once lockdown rules have been lifted. Due to my own health reasons, I'm still avoiding contact with people outside of my family unless necessary.
It was after the death of my mother that I started to think more and more about my work, I questioned why we didn't have photographs as a family? both prior to her death and afterward. My mother always refused the opportunity of a photograph, she always had a reason..... Too busy, too tired, not dressed appropriately, the list goes on... I believe it was down to confidence. You see the reason I wanted photographs were for me, a memory of my mum. I wanted to remember every time we spent together.
As a result I have just three photos of me as an adult with my mum. I'd give anything to have more.
As a result, I have just three photos of me as an adult with my mum. I'd give anything to have more.
This left me questioning photography and what it means to different people. I was surprised looking back at how many people didn't even want to see their family members after death let alone photograph them! I started researching the history of Photography and how the attitudes towards death and photography have changed over the years.
My mum xx
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