This was taken early morning on the Peninsular many years ago. It’s one of many flower photos I took before I started studying at Rutherford as a satellite to MIT. There were many photo opportunities on the Peninsular. I took some of a baby hedgehog I found on my walks. Unfortunately my youngest son wasn’t…
Category: Photography and Visual Arts
While studying Photography and Visual Arts at Unitec, I discovered how images can hold memory, emotion, and story. These photographs come from that time — a period of learning, experimenting, and finding confidence in my creative eye. They’re part of the wider journey that shapes my writing and art today.
OCD Repition Video
This is a video I made at the end of year 2 at Unitec. I really enjoyed making video and repetition is an important part of creating art. That is something I learned in my time in MIT Satellite at Rutherford College when I was doing my Diploma in Visual Arts. People with obsessive compulsive…
Final Year OCD Video
Created in my final year at Unitec, this film uses noir style to explore the inner world of OCD. It’s rooted in my mum’s experience and stands as a personal tribute to her and the impact her journey had on me.
Pinhole Camera
While studying for my Diploma in Visual Arts at Rutherford College (MIT’s satellite campus), we were given a set of instructions — the asked not to share them as he held the copyright — and thus we made a pinhole camera. It took a day of careful construction, and this is the original camera I…
Finals Year 2 Unitec
During my final-year studies at Unitec, I developed a photographic practice centred on authenticity and in‑camera technique. My work from that period was not photoshopped; instead, it relied on composition, timing, and the visual language principles I explored throughout the programme. This approach allowed me to engage more deeply with the materiality of photography and…