The Menopause Photography Project (MPP) started as a project to raise the visibility of people going through menopause and to change our perceptions of what menopause looks like. What is developing is much more powerful than I could have imagined - despite how incredibly disorientating menopause can be, I'm hearing over and again how powerful and positive it can be too, enabling us to change our lives in ways we never thought possible. 

I'm photographing a range of people from all parts of the UK and hearing their stories. The project aims to increase awareness and knowledge of the menopause, empowering us to explore and embrace this part of our lives rather than have it be something whispered about and feared. 

The MPP will document our experiences of menopause through portrait photography and conversation. These images and experiences will be woven together in a final exhibition in 2025, along with community artists and activists, raising awareness, hopefully sparking further exchange and showing that, despite the shitshow that menopause can be, it can actually be a messed up gift, shaping our future for the better.

The project so far is featured in this documentary from Arte: