She studied at south wales uni – media history photography for A level

Claude Cahun inspired Shannon because of how rebellious she was with shaved hair wearing male clothes. she was also jewish who did things she thought was right

Duane Michals- simple but affective film stills, black and white and visually inspiring 

Casa Susanna- shot in the 60’s, transgender men and women fled here to be free. private images, lucky to have been found. 

Walter Pfeiffer- young gay man, he died shortly after they were shot. calm, poetic. Subject took control over what he wore n how he posed 

Adi Nes – Jewish Israeli photographer – masculinity, sexuality and Israeli (war) culture, staged model photos 1996 – masculinities catalogue 

Judith butler book Gender trouble – constructed ideas of gender roles relating to sexuality, deconstructs ideas in society  

June singer book Androgyny the opposite within – idea of gender fluidity, picking and choosing areas of structed gender roles and re defining 

Shrinking Violet- her A level project. based around her mum’s role and the role she has at home and at work. mocking the traditional role of women. 

ABORT MISSION- in Cardiff, anti-abortion protests. pro-choice protesters. standing outside an abortion clinic. focusing on religion. same road had gentlemen clubs- strip clubs, duality in her photographs. 

BY YOUR BEDSIDE- based on her mum who had been put into a coma because she couldn’t breathe for herself. trauma of the hospital every day. Christmas day taken into hospital and put on the ventilation system- then induced coma for a month due to bacterial pneumonia in the intensive care unit. Project a year later acted as a therapy for her. Lot of issues that she had and dealt with. “Susan’s sleep” film with layered audio, with interviews and childhood home footage. 

THE CAT AND MICE- riverside in Cardiff, the suffragettes. acts of violence, lighting up post boxes etc. cat and mice title because based on an act passed for suffragettes who went to prison and went on hunger strike (forced fed through their nose). archive data. books etc. work made contemporary. the peace hall where they had riots, not significant anymore, turned into a Tesco’s. photographed contemporary women activists. 

That’s not the way the river flows – questioning her own gender identity. Made a short film layered with reading of her own poem. ‘moving stills’ poem about questioning gender and why society follows a strict binary of male and female. Able to be silly in front of the camera, gendered clothing, uses film and screenshots stills afterwards to edit. 

Technical

The photographer has used dim natural lighting, although a reflection can be seen on the shoes so there may have bee a flash, or that could just be window light. This photographer has not captured her images as still photos, but uses screenshots from films to then pick out and edit after. This image seems to have upped the contrast and highlights in post editing, with a wide focus of the whole image.

Visual

The image is in a black and white filter with a lighter tone. There are many different textures that give a deep amount of detail to the image, with the crossed carpet material and tartan trousers contrasting to the plain white (but not perfect) background and the smooth shine on the shoes. The focus on the image is centered towards the trouser lengths, with the foreground being unimportant and plain to highlight this.

Contextual

This image holds historical context as it is highlighting a predominantly male aesthetic, a suit,

Conceptual