Kept busy with her two children, North is
the primary model for her photography. “Self-
portraiture suits my lifestyle at the moment,”
she says. The majority of North’s shoots take
place while exploring the outdoors and camping
with her family, or at home in her studio while
her baby sleeps.
As the subject, North rarely exposes her
face in her photography: “The idea began as a
challenge to myself, trying to portray an emotion
with my body, movement and costume,” she
explains, although she later warmed to the
signature theme; “I realized that it allows the
viewer to connect with themselves, rather than
trying to connect with the subject.”
North graduated from The Photography
Institute in Australia with a focus on
professional photography in 2014, although she
has been shooting with film since 2000.
“I learned and honed my skills with film
photography,” says North, “There was never
a lot of room for error, especially if you didn’t
have the extra film. You really had to work with
your camera and know the settings intimately
to learn the science behind taking the photo.”
Due to her background in film, North
has carried her meticulous methods into the
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