Profile of a Black woman with dark skin, wearing a black headwrap, a large decorative earring, and a black spaghetti strap top, against a plain background.

This Shoot of model DEEL was shot 15 years apart.

The first portrait was a finalist in the National Portrait Gallery and hung in the Canberra Gallery.

These images represent the female spirit.. strong, fragile, soft, tough, powerful and gentle and so much more.

Thankyou Deel for trusting me with this project.

Profile of a woman wearing a black headscarf and large, intricate earrings.
Model wearing long black sequin dress with ornate silver headpiece and cape of long gold strands.
Close-up of two dark-skinned hands and wrists wearing gold jewelry with pearls and diamonds, with one hand gripping the other, set against a neutral background.
A Black woman with short hair, wearing a black dress with mesh accents and jewelry, posing with arms crossed against a beige background.
A dark-skinned hand holding a black rose against a neutral background.
A dark-skinned woman sitting on a stool, wrapped in a shiny dark fabric, holding a small black net, against a plain beige background.
Two women, one with dark skin and one with light skin, lying down together. The dark-skinned woman has her hand resting on the other woman’s cheek, and both are gazing towards the camera. They are styled elegantly with makeup and accessories, one wearing a beige swim cap and a black outfit, the other with makeup and a beige camisole. The background is a neutral brown.
Close-up of two women, one with dark skin and the other with light skin, both wearing head coverings and earrings, against a beige background.