Photography
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Morning-lit Lighthouse
The harbour is so very beautiful today. It’s beautiful every day, but, today, it is so calm, the skies so blue, the waves so subtle, the reflections so perfect – complete. Walking outside, I felt the warmth from the sun. It was almost like the rays of 2013 had finally strengthened enough for them to soak through the fabric of my clothes, the strands of my hair, the cells of my skin. The season is slipping into spring. And it feels like bliss.
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Why I Take Selfies
I started taking selfies last year. I wasn’t really sure why at the time. It started as a daily practice. A way of exploring self-image, something that I, like almost every other person I know, have a complicated relationship with. Using Pixlr, I began adding layers, textures, colours and frames. It gave me distance. I was no longer playing with a self-portrait. I was playing with line and form. I found that I could appreciate the finished creation in a way that I couldn’t always do when I looked at the image reflected back to me in the mirror. The selfies have proved to be a really insightful way for…
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Silent Selfie
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A Wet Weekend in Edinburgh
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Dreaming Selfie