My inspiration and motivation for my process throughout the project and the photograph that I displayed came from Anna Gaskell’s photo ‘Untitled #29 (Override) 1997’. I love how Gaskell’s photographs are so tightly cropped and taken from angles that almost seem impossible; the combination of these two aspects really had an impact on me, making the subject of the photograph seem menacing and challenge the imagination.-Emily Wilkinson

"The photographer I chose as my initial inspiration was Arno Raphael Minkkinen. His main body of work has spanned over the past thirty years and is one durational enquiry into reconnecting the human form into a natural landscape. I developed my photographs in an attempt to try and connect my body to my primary urban landscape, Kilburn. I found my body became a bridge, a traverse that could only rupture or abstract my surroundings. I am left still challenging how I connect my life to a world that is at one time solely built to accommodate my body, yet stifles and suppresses it into unnatural lanes and channels." - James Cawson

“This photograph was originally inspired by Ana Mendieta's Imagen du Yagul because I was interested in her relationship with landscape. I wanted to explore the idea of trying to reconnect with an untreated, organic habitat as I feel people grow further away from the body and its natural ability. This image was taken using a long exposure looking over the orange glow of a polluted London at dusk.” - Laetitia Clarke

My photo was inspired by the works of Horst.P.Horst who is a world renowned fashion photographer who began working for vogue in the 1930s. I love the way he uses strong lighting in his work to bring out all the delicate and elegant parts female body .I purposeful chose to not show a face in my work as it takes away any immediate emotion and forces the audience to look closer into the image and hopefully place their own narrative on to the photo. – Phoebe Bozeat.

“My photo was inspired by Cindy Sherman. the fact you have to view it from a low angle looking up means that the woman in the picture is a representation of a fantasy or idol, surrounded by tributes and a shrine. Her strong stance is a reference to all the women in history who have left their mark, whilst the fact that is it airbrushed, represents female vanity and vulnerability. It is wholly in black and white, as a reference to retro photographic techniques, with the only colour being that of the olive skin.” - Francesca Natalie Balchin