Eleven

This ongoing series captures 11-year-old girls in the summer before they begin secondary school - a quiet, in-between moment suspended between childhood and adolescence. It is a time of anticipation and uncertainty, where the familiar edges of childhood start to blur and the shape of what comes next is still forming. Photographed at home during the long days of summer, the girls exist in a transitional space - no longer children, not yet teenagers. The images reflect a delicate mix of curiosity, vulnerability, confidence, and hesitation. Subtle shifts in posture and gaze hint at emerging identities and the quiet complexity of this formative age. The series is a study of change, but also of presence - of who these girls are before they are shaped by the social structures and expectations of secondary school. Through a gentle, collaborative approach, the work aims to honour their individuality at a time when they are both holding on and letting go.