Research Diary

A photography journal from an upbeat-pessimist — documenting beauty in overlooked places, tracing repetition, stillness, and slow collapse. Part research, part wandering, part attempt to make sense of the noise.

Tales from the Loop: V1

Tales from the Loop: V1

Tales from the Loop: Version One marks the first exhibition of my ongoing photographic project. Through collaboration with writer Sarah Neder and painter Rob Jones, I explored new ways to translate photography into narrative and sound—culminating in a multi-sensory installation at the Bloom Exhibition at Manchester Metropolitan University.

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Tales from the Loop: Repeating the Walk

Tales from the Loop: Repeating the Walk

Returning to the same route again and again, I began to see the value in repetition—not as limitation, but as revelation. Inspired by Georges Perec’s observational writing, this chapter explores how photographing the mundane transformed my creative process.

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