As a way to process the chaos and beauty of 2021, we asked the Clitbait community to share two photos of their past year, inspired by the prompts of ‘Movement’ and ‘Stillness’. Have a scroll through the beautiful photography submissions we received…
Fleur & Arbor: Connection in Disconnection
During the UK’s first lockdown in 2020, Jasmine Farram and Olivia Newstead collaborated in a photo shoot over Zoom, each created a DIY backdrop in their homes, and using flowers from their gardens created portraits of each other using only their laptop screens. The aim was to express themselves creatively, utilising the video platform allowing them to continue to collaborate albeit from afar.
Photography to soothe you during self-isolation
I have been trying to think of ways to ease this feeling a bit. My friend Sangavi sent me some really beautiful photos she has taken for us to have a flick through. These all make me feel soothed and allow me to take a second to step back and appreciate friends, nature and art. I hope they do the same for you.
Go make yourself a camomile tea, put on a song that makes you think of a moment when you have felt free, happy and fulfilled, and have a flick through…
Bella Neergaard on ‘Women of Colour in Copenhagen: A Celestial Bodies Photo series’
Moving to Copenhagen for my year abroad felt like I was detached from a lot of the activism I had participated in Edinburgh. In my second year, I was very comfortable in my activism space and moving away forced me to look outwards. I decided to do another instalment of Celestial Bodies…