NZPhotographer Issue 29, March 2020

CAN YOU CHOOSE A FAVOURITE PIECE OF
WORK?
My favourite piece of work would be Songbird. This
piece for me was where I really started to challenge
myself with the storytelling element. It was also my first
foray into costume design.
I wanted to portray an image showing the impact we
as humans have on other beings, birds in this case.
Songbird is a story of a bird who is held in a cage
wanting to fly away, but unable to escape.
I use a lot of quotes in reference to my work and the
quote that follows summed it up well
“God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved
the birds and invented cages.” – Jacques Deval
YOU’VE BEEN FEATURED IN OTHER MAGAZINES
AND HAVE WON AWARDS – TELL US ABOUT HOW
YOU PROMOTE YOURSELF AND YOUR WORK.
Self-promotion is the hardest part about being an
artist especially for myself as I am quite an introverted
soul in a lot of ways and photography can be a very
solitary journey (as most art forms are). It has taken a
lot of time, a lot of learning, and a lot of patience with
many ups and downs to get this far and obviously my
work has evolved on the way.
SONGBIRD