At Arm's Length
It is easier to look around us than within ourselves
At Arm’s Length is a collection of images made from within family life.
They come from a place of intimacy, but also from a certain distance created by the camera, by observation, by the act of paying attention.
Most of the time, I feel I am living from a distance, learning to stay close while allowing those I love the space to become themselves.
While photographing those closest to me, I began to wonder whether I was documenting them or trying to understand myself through them.
Perhaps both.
It is hard to recognise, but it is a small confession: it is easier to look around us than within ourselves.