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