I’m a photographer, writer and workshop leader living in Bath in south-west England. I have an HND in photography and a first-class degree in journalism, and spent many years in London working as a fashion editor and freelance journalist. At the beginning of 2005 my partner died very suddenly from a heart attack; soon after I left London to return to the south coast, and it was during my first year of grieving that I picked up a camera again while visiting friends in the United States. Surrounded by so many new sights, the camera focussed my attention on the present, taking me out of my grief and allowing me to connect with how I was feeling in the moment.

Upon returning home I plunged into the world of digital photography, learning new skills and taking photographs every day.  Lately I’ve been shooting solely with film cameras, but whether it’s analogue or digital, I find that photography is a form of meditation for me. As I moved through the stages of grief I unravelled layer after layer of my self, a painful yet ultimately healing process; it was therapy and my rekindled passion for photography that stitched me back together again, with a profoundly changed view of the world and my place in it.

On January 1st 2007 I started a photo blog and wanted to find a title that encapsulated what my photography was about and where I was in my life at that point. Unravelling (I use the British spelling) perfectly describes both my healing path and my picture-making processes. Unravelling… letting go… peeling back the layers to find the real beauty inside.

In 2008 I began teaching Unravelling workshops locally and am thrilled to now be leading the courses online. It is my hope that by sharing what I have learnt through my own healing journey of the last few years I can help others reconnect to their own selves, using photography as the key to unlock the door.