January - February 2023: I started this year quite differently to usual, in Scotland with my parents & dog, travelling through from Ballachulish to St Andrews, to Edinburgh. Normally I spend New Year with friends, but I switched things around this year and spent Christmas Day with friends instead, and New Year with family. I’d been to Scotland once before, as a child, to see the reindeer in the Cairngorms. I was equally as enamoured this time around with the crisp air, impressive mountains, deep forests and still waters.

Took these photos in the forest, early in the morning, throwing on my coat between shots and watching my breath form misty clouds in the cold air. The water crashing by, the moss springy underfoot. I’m feeling inspired by heroines and anti-heroes, the final girl trope, the portrayal of women and queerness in horror films, and descending into madness. Or, perhaps, just simply running away into the woods.