I generally prefer photographing ‘things’ rather than people, I find they have a timeless beauty, that they are seen by many but seen differently each time. People can make themselves look different, they can consciously manipulate their appearance so everyone sees them in a certain way. That is unless they are laughing. I don’t mean a little laugh, I mean an uncontrollable belly laugh. These are my favourite type of photo, natural, honest and organic. It’s like you see them for the first time and the layers that people build up are stripped away, just for a second or two.

I always try to catch the essence of this, sometimes it works but more often than not it doesn’t (this normally results in a really horrible, badly timed photo). Unfortunately in most of the photos that, I feel, I have caught people at the perfect moment I am also in the photo (mainly doing the biggest belly laugh of everyone). It doesn’t have to be everyone in the photo, just one or two laughing uncontrollably, it just radiates joy!

I can honestly say I think my friends and family are at their most beautiful when they are laughing, it truly makes me happy to see.