A World Decoded

Some of my earliest memories are of stories. I remember sitting transfixed as my parents read to me, looking at the pictures and imagining the worlds beyond the page.

As I grew older, my love of stories stayed, but my relationship with reading became more complicated. I gravitated toward picture books, where I could experience a story visually rather than relying entirely on words. Eventually, I learned that I was dyslexic. Letters can become mixed up on the page for me, making reading frustrating, but it never changed how deeply I wanted to tell stories.

Photography became another language.

It gave me a way to take the stories, characters, emotions, and worlds that exist in my mind and communicate them without being limited by the written word. Every photograph I take is part of a story, a glimpse into a world I can see and, for a moment, invite someone else into.

This is how I tell stories. This is a world decoded.

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Have a story you want to create together?

Whether you have a fully formed idea or just the beginning of one, I’d love to hear about it.

Get in touch: tippyskye@gmail.com