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Siân Davey on Instagram: “#Martha #mediumformat”

I spent years witnessing how people manage with psychological conflict, how we all armour ourselves in defense from pain, whilst knowing underneath that we strive for freedom around intimacy, contact and love. Really knowing this means I have a strong sense of where to place myself in relationship to the person I am photographing.

“Why don’t you photograph me anymore?” A simple question sparks an ongoing project between a photographer and her stepdaughter that explores the tender, intimate moments of young womanhood.

Sian Davey’s series of photos of people from all cultures and backgrounds, reveals the importance of mealtimes to relationships

Finding Alice by Sian Davey | iGNANT.de "(...) On reflection I saw that Alice was feeling my rejection of her and that caused me further pain. I saw that the responsibility lay with me; I had to dig deep into my own prejudices and shine a light on them. The result was that as my fear dissolved I fell in love with my daughter. We all did.”

Sian Davey

Photographer Siân Davey started taking pictures of her daughter Alice as a way to understand her, now she turns the lens to her adolescent son Joseph

“Why don’t you photograph me anymore?” A simple question sparks an ongoing project between a photographer and her stepdaughter that explores the tender, intimate moments of young womanhood.