I’m aiming to take at least 2-3 photoshoots exploring the themes of identity, masculinity and femininity, I’d also like to incorporate my ideas and inspiration from the photographers I have researched, Claude Cahun and Tsoku Maela, such as some of their dramatic but elegant poses but I would like to add my own style into them so that I’m not just directly copying the artists.

The theme I really want to focus on is identity, however I would also like to explore both femininity and masculinity. I’d like to do this by using poses, makeup and other items to try and challenge stereotypes and gender role. I would also like to include my own views and opinions of society and identity within my work to make it more personal and something I can relate to even more.

I might include a younger model such as my brother to represent modern society and this generation, I want to do this to convey a message that shows how more accepting this generation is when it comes to identity and stereotypes, however there is still some kind of discrimination among society against the ideas of identity. I also want to show how confusing and complicated identity can be for younger people as they start questioning who and what they actually are.