“If I were to give someone advice who is hesitant to photograph those they are closest to, wait for a good moment and don’t rush it.”
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Every year I try to look deeper and deeper into what the true Moroccan identity is.
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When the weather is rough it is all about community. It doesn’t matter if you get along with your neighbour or not you go and check beforehand if they need help and make sure everyone, including all animals and products are safe. This really bonds them together.
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The Bulldog Bash was an annual motorcycle rally which took place on Long Marston Airfield in Stratford upon Avon. It started with a small group of Hells Angels back in 87’
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All the people I've photographed are considering themselves Rastafarians, it's a philosophy that everyone refers to. It's mostly about being a free mind that isn't part of the « system ». It's about being an independent mind, especially in a traditional society where you grow up in a structure where often the group decides for you.
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These objects have travelled across continents through time and through generations, as artifacts of my family’s journey. It was important to include them because they bare little scratches, scars and creases. Like the body they have aged with time, full of stories and experiences.
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Through this process I learned the importance of emotional investment. I began to let my experiences with each family member and their connection with me bleed into the work. Like my mother’s strong presence. And my sympathy for my sister. It became some of my most honest work.
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For people trying to make space for their identities in a subculture or activity, the advice I would give is to start by finding others with the same goals as you. No person is an island.
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For as long as I can remember, I have not wanted to live in this world. It is not that I wished for my existence to cease, but rather I longed to be elsewhere. Middle-earth when I was a child, on a freight train when I was a teenager, and in my dreams and subconscious since I’ve entered adulthood. My work is inescapably linked to this condition. It is a shifting internal landscape; a depiction of elsewhere.
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“The camera and film are tools with their own weaknesses and this is why photography is interesting, I’m never looking for a perfect reproduction of what I am seeing.”
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“Being on these islands is a blessing. There have been a few days where I haven’t taken a single frame, but instead have just walked around the islands with the wardens exploring the landscape, and talking to them about their lives. Working in this way has made me re-evaluate how I approach my other commissions.”
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“everyone interprets things with a different visual language and has their own truth. With that in mind I’m conscious of communicating the person in the way they present themselves at that time.”
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“At the end of a day I am always acutely aware that I was a guest, entering their world, and always tried to remain respectful. I tried to show my willingness to learn about the culture and customs and focused on making a connection with the individuals I worked with.”
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“What got me really excited about photography, and still does, is how it changes the way in which you interact with the world around you - it forces me to look a little harder and to explore and nurture my curiosity.”
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“(feeling compelled to make photographs), I think it makes life bearable - to be able to find some kind of profound beauty in a woman sitting on a Midway bench on a humid July afternoon.”
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Culturally, we don’t generally talk about mental health. I have been told my whole life I shouldn’t talk about these things. Through the process of making this work and opening up about my family’s experience, I’ve learned that things may be different if we all did.
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“One day I find myself driving for three hours straight while another day I get invited into a stranger’s home to watch a trumpet recital. It’s all part of the journey of making a project.”
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“I didn't plan things prior to arriving there too much, all I knew was that I wanted to meet and talk to as many people as possible.”
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