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COLOUR STORIES

In 2019, PYRUS posited the idea of a collaboration with textile designer Lauren Day. Lauren had been creating beautiful colour palettes using embroidery thread wrapped around a small piece of card, as a response to a variety of photographs.

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HRBR Showcase

With all current restrictions and the desire to support local and independent makers and retailers, my friends at Custom Lane opted to curate an in-situ gift guide instead of the usual Christmas markets this year. They have asked me to document their physical gift guide, which is housed in a beautiful brass and ebonised oak shelf designed by GRAS, and create a series of still life images featuring the 25 participants. Now more than ever, creating effective imagery for online showcasing is increasingly important and I was delighted to help transform their physical showcase to a digital one.

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MICHAEL

On the first of January I noticed a car parked in my local park, on a small clearing between two patches of trees. Without my glasses and thinking it was someone who just got extremely merry on New Year’s Eve, I didn’t explore further. It wasn’t until about three months after that I noticed said car was still ‘parked’ there, and went to explore. As it turned out, it was a car that was stolen in November and then abandoned there, where it was set on fire. A token of human violence next to the early blooms of Spring.

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ARCANA SKIN

Late last year, Erin from Arcana Skin, formerly Aster and Bay, sent me an email enquiring about doing a still life shoot for their rebrand Spring launch. As someone who loves skincare, I was really excited about the possibility of working with her—my first skincare client! After a short back and forth, we met for a cup of tea to discuss the direction of the shoot. With existing clients, a lot of times the whole thing is organised via email but with prospective clients, I find it invaluable to meet in person when possible to establish working chemistry and build a strong rapport from the beginning. Text-based communication is great for organising logistics but not so much to hone down on more nuanced details and the aesthetic feel.

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