Opening the doors to a fresh new look at South Deep Cafe, Dorset

Last night I spent to evening at the relaunch of South Deep Cafe at Parkstone Bay Marina. I’m a regular visitor to the marina as this is where I work weekly so it was a pleasure to be invited to the opening and seeing the new look! Congrats Jimmy!

Days with my grandmother

My nan has always been ready for things. Never been one to sit and be idle. Up and active with her coat and shoes on early each morning, ready to start the day.

Ever since my mum can remember, Friday has always been a “clean bed day” in my nan’s house. She has always been a clean and tidy lady but throughout the stages of dementia this day gradually faded out. Having clean sheets on the bed, now only happens if it is done for her.

She always assists my mum with making it even though she is convinced it is not her home.

I took these photographs during lunch time… For my nan, lunch time is usually a time when she convinces herself that she's eaten and sometimes not realising when she's hungry. It’s now all about encouraging her to eat, so making her lunch is always satisfying.

She often takes pauses to question if everyone else has eaten even though its just her and I in the room.

Staring, wandering , biting her nails - you can start to see when confusion kicks in, usually followed by a sudden change of emotion.

I captured this moment just before she felt lost and didn’t understand where she was.

The majority of dinner times are confusing. Going back to the days when she fed for 7 children, thinking they are all coming home for their tea. There are also days when she waits for family members to bring her her dinner. Bringing her back to reality can be tough.

DNA - Finding the good and bad's for OCR Champion, Connor Hancock

Based at The Training Shed gym, sister company AM SPORT were testing out KitBrix ambassador and Yorkshire OCR champion, Connor Hancock to help him in improve in competition and overall fitness.

Photographing and documenting the details and ‘behind the scenes’ moments of Connor’s DNA test, I was able to create the content required to support the gym and DNA.

Social Media Content Photography with Marvin Brooks

Love Island contestant, model and Personal Trainer. Marvin lives in Dorset and I was recently connected through mutual friend, Rhi Duffin. Working with influencers is an important part of social media growth and should be thought about when putting together a social strategy. I worked with Marvin for a few of his influencer collaborations as part of his fitness services, offering him a bank of imagery to use for his social media content and social media partnership collaborations.