Friends on Film (2020)  is a portrait series documenting family & friends photographed on medium format film, after social distancing restrictions during Covid-19 were eased in the state of Victoria and people were permitted to visit friends in their homes whilst practicing safe distancing.

This series was inspired by isolation and the need for human connection and sharing of our own individual experiences of this strange time.

For me, unable to work and having a newfound amount of time on my hands, I was able to find purpose and joy in a bonding ritual by capturing these portraits.

I am attempting to embrace what was an enforced slowing down and use this approach in my practice. I do this by using film and allocating only two rolls per subject, a maximum of 20 photographs per sitting. Every shot is carefully considered, far removed from working in the digital realm where an inability to shoot endless images removes the risk but also the magic.

The analog camera lens for me is a portal into a different way of seeing, a re-evaluation of how I feel about photography, which is ultimately just a way to connect with other humans.