Where it all Started

My journey in photography started before I can remember. My mum and dad were obsessed with pictures and kept countless albums and videos documenting their lives, travels and my early years. Sadly, when I was just 2, my mum passed away from cancer so the pictures became my obsession to try and figure out who she was, her life living in the Philippines, then later meeting my dad and moving to the UK. It became apparent to me how important and priceless a picture can be. It tells a story. It documents a life. It connects us to people and to our past.

All throughout school I was a creative soul. I painted, I drew, I took pictures- you name it! I always knew I wanted a career in the arts but I wasn’t sure what. I got into Goldsmiths College, University of London and specialised in painting and animation but after finishing I realised a career as an artist wasn't for me. I looked on at jobs and found a job taking pictures of babies. Doing the job was hard. It paid badly, the studio was small and the targets were unrealistic. But I liked it, I stuck to it and eventually I went through the Princes Trust to learn how to set up my own business. I saved up for any own camera and started shooting my own stuff.

I freelanced at studios gaining experience in portraiture and lighting then eventually did my first wedding in 2012. Just like that everything clicked into place. I knew I had found my thing, my passion- what I wanted to do.