Men’s Mental Health

At the beginning of my second year at University, my mental health deteriorated extremely. This spurred my interest in photography and mental health. Within this project, I gave 4 students and 2 male lecturers disposable cameras asking them to freely document things that affected their mental health. With suicide being the biggest killer to all males under 40 it’s still an extremely taboo subject. Within this project, I presented the disposables alongside a portrait I had shot on medium format in a space that  I felt represented them and their relationship towards me. This project honestly made me tackle a much harder subject matter with delicacy while bringing me closer to the understanding and similarities towards myself and others along the same competitive career path. We all have the same insecurities, worries and pressures so why don’t we talk about it.