Fifty Shades of Grey – 2019
This project was one that started out as a university assignment but became rather personal to me. I was asked to choose a book and create a cover for it. After going through many different ideas and having tested a few I settled on Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James. I love the books, but part of why this project became so meaningful to me is because the female model is in fact me. For years I was not confident with my body, I would never have imagined doing anything like this let alone publishing it for the world to see.
It is only recently that I have started to feel more comfortable and accept my body the way it is. Among other issues I saw with my body I was born with a dislocated hip, as a baby I had an operation to correct this which has left a rather long scar, at times I never noticed it but whenever it was for some reason exposed I always felt timid. Having the confidence to pose for this one shoot has helped me to move past years of insecurities and inspired me.