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Princess

A young girl rests on a couch that serves as her bed while waiting for her mother inside their home in Yerevan, Armenia, on September 14, 2026.


























Boys

Ongoing portrait series of young men across the UK. The body’s exhaustion is used as a method to establish honesty, as the body can no longer be controlled and responds naturally to its state of tiredness. Exhaustion removes the desire to pose, impress, or ‘be someone’, allowing the photographs to capture male intimacy and explore what it means to be masculine - or, more precisely, to be a boy.



















































Astronauts in Tin

Astronauts in Tin follows adults who take part in astronaut cosplay. For them, the costume is freedom: room to imagine, to define themselves, and to change. In the chrome suit, the fantasy of becoming an astronaut never fully separates from everyday life. The suit's mirrored surface reflects the wearer and the world around them, and it raises the question of where identity ends and reality begins, or whether the two were ever separate.






































Rio Jin

Rio Jin looks after her younger sister. Filmed around Christmas, this film asks what that responsibility really asks of her, and what her devotion can show the rest of us about care and love.


























Wiljo’s blue bows

A photograph in the corner of the house showed a little girl wearing two blue bows. I asked Wiljo about it. It was her, she told me, about 50 years ago. She described herself as beautiful. Knowing that I am a photographer, we decided to recreate the portrait.

























Juliet’s Coffee Cherries

Farmers in Malawi work within a demanding environment. Maize is the country's main staple, and many families rely on growing it. Planting maize season after season, however, can put pressure on the soil and on biodiversity. Farming differently means adapting long-established practices, and Juliet, 90, is choosing to do just that.