When she photographs him

Méabh Henelly

This set of photographs considers the idea of a woman as the photographer and a man as the muse, turning the age-old trope of the male artist and his female muse on its head. Taking inspiration from photo books such as What She Wants: Women Artists Look at Men by Naomi Salaman (1994), I explored the inherent power balance that exists between the photographer and the photographed and how this relationship shapes the portrayal of masculinity in the process of image-making.

Salaman, N. (1994) What She Wants: Women Artists Look at Men. London: Verso Books.