Retts Wood Photography

Collieston Evening

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:15:49 +0000

Beach Friends

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Hello

On the Thames

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:37:50 +0000

This summer I went swimming, this summer I might have drowned, but I held my breath, kicked my feet and I moved my arms around.

Faces

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Last month I shot an editorial on women with facial disfigurements, which turned out to be one of the most interesting jobs I’ve ever done. I was anxious about shooting the story, about how camera shy they might be, but they were all beautiful, confident, and relaxed. And with every one of them, I found that a few frames into the shoot I’d forgotten about the disfigurement.

Last year a car hit Emily and ran over her head. She had no face – all the bone structure was crushed. Now look at her

The surgeon is a genius, no? www.savingfaces.org – a truly impressive organization.

Finally Emma, who has body dysmorphia. She’s about five feet ten and stunning, but when she looks in the mirror she sees a monster. She didn’t want to have her face photographed.
Obviously Emma is suffering from a disorder, but her story made me think about how much we criticize ourselves physically, and how miserable it can make us.

I know its a cliche, but its true – beauty comes from within. In the end it really doesn’t matter what your face looks like.

Isle of Wight Wine Factory

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The wine tasting we went to turned out to be a boring school trip lecture but I liked the look of the machinery

Outside, Margot starts as she means to go on….

Weekend house guest

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A Good Look

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Designer Ian Batten doing a spot of jewellery modeling for me.

Duck.

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The amazing Duck Baker on the South Bank after his show there last week.

The kind of kids I hang with these days.

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Stills from a video for the lovely Lauren Pritchard

Love Love Love

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Nicky and Margot

Alex with the bingo spot accelerator, which apparently will destroy all your white blood cells but enhance your red ones. Quite impressive for what is clearly a piece of paper with some foil stuck on it

Eleanor with her bike which she can ride all by herself!