Photography formed a big part of my family growing up.
My grandfather first started experimenting in the mid-late 60s, chronicling all manner of lived experiences entailing public life.
He later catalogued his experiences in Yemen as a newlywed.
Throughout the 70s and 80s he regularly photographed my uncles and aunts.
Most photos were taken in-situ, detailing early life as the family grew up, moving in and around London.
Around this time my mother began to take interest in my grandfather’s work.
She went on to develop an expertise in photography, exploring its uses by composing advertisements, design portfolios and catalogues as part of her degree.
By the 90s, my uncles and aunts were getting involved.
Photoshoots, urban photography and enterprise were their main focus.
By the early 2000s, most were abroad cataloguing their travels with digital cameras.
Birthdays, holidays, events and the day to day were mainly archived.
By the late 2000s I was borrowing their cameras to take my own photos.
In 2012 I bought my first camera.
I have been continuously taking photos since then.