The photoshoot was with Hannah, who've I've photographed before. She runs a blog called The Mermaid Life, and got in touch because a local weigh-and-pay vintage market wanted her to write about them, so she needed some photos.
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It's been a little while since I did any portrait or fashion photography, so a few weeks ago I browsed Instagram looking for local models, bloggers, and other people who might be interested in setting up a photoshoot. I stumbled upon Hannah, the owner of The Mermaid Life Blog, and instantly wanted to collaborate.
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On Saturday the 21st of January, I headed to London to take photographs of the Women’s March on London. Around 100,000 people attended to protest against Trump’s inauguration, and fascism in general.
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As you will know (unless you’ve been living under a rock), it was recently the EU Referendum in the UK. The majority of the UK voted to leave, which is something that I strongly oppose. I voted remain, and I’m proud to say that so did the majority of my city – Norwich is the one single “remain” city in amongst a sea of “leave” cities
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For issue 7 of Parallel, I shot with Harnaam Kaur and Nik Hampshire for an editorial entitled "Let's Skirt the Issue". Harnaam Kaur, if you haven't heard of her, is Britain's "Bearded Dame". She suffers from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, which has led to excess hair growth - and resulting in one hell of a beard.
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When we decided on the theme for the next issue of Parallel, I instantly had an image in my head of what I wanted the cover to look like. Throughout university, I loved playing with colour in the studio, and making really bright portraits.
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On Monday, I headed to Norwich Fashion Jam to take some photographs. After a 24-hour challenge in which the participants were given access to clothing and scraps donated by Age UK and had to create new garments out of them, the event culminated in a show at Norwich Castle Museum amidst the exhibitions and stuffed animals.
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Today I met up with my good friend Charlotte Lipscombe, who has taken photographs of me and my boyfriend in the past (blog post here). She’s a member of the Parallel team and we’ve collaborated before, so when she agreed to model for me I was really excited!
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A couple of weeks ago, the opportunity came up to purchase a lens I had wanted for a really long time at a massive discount (thanks to my job): the Lomography 85mm f2.2 Petzval lens. The newly designed Petzval lens was released in 2013, funded by a Kickstarter campaign, and is based on an Austrian lens which originally came out in 1840.
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For Parallel's fifth issue, I wanted to interview a local riot grrrl punk feminist band, Peach Club. I met up with them on a chilly, icy day at a local park and got some photographs, before heading into a nearby diner to conduct the interview.
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Born and raised in Chicago, IL to immigrant parents, Marcia X explores themes relating to the experience of the Diaspora, history, feminism, politics and socioeconomic issues.
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