Artist Statement

My practice explores addiction, recovery, identity, and vulnerability through portraiture, documentary photography, and conceptual self portraiture.

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Drawing from my own lived experience of addiction, homelessness, and recovery, photography became more than a creative outlet for me. It became a way of reconnecting with both myself and the world around me.

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What began as a personal coping mechanism and a form of self therapy that helped me turn my life around, gradually developed into a socially engaged practice centred around real stories, emotional honesty, and challenging public perceptions surrounding addiction and mental health.

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I am interested in the space between how people are seen externally and what they may be experiencing internally. Much of my current work focuses on individuals whose stories are often overlooked, misunderstood, or reduced to stereotypes. Through collaborative portraiture and conversation, I aim to create images that feel honest and real rather than sensationalised. Trust, empathy, and participation are central to my process, influenced by my own experiences and understanding of the environments and emotions connected to recovery.

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Alongside documentary approaches, I also use conceptual and self portrait based work to explore psychological states that can be difficult to communicate through words alone.

Using light & shadow, abstraction, multiple exposure, movement, and fragmented imagery allow me to visually represent confusion, isolation, anxiety, and emotional conflict. These processes are not only aesthetic choices but reflections of internal experiences connected to addiction and mental health.

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With my work, i try to show one thing- no matter how bad things get, change is always possible. Im living proof.