When I was 14, my mum (a professional photographer) handed me her old DSLR to play with.

And that was it.

I took photos of my friends standing in the ocean wearing old wedding dresses from op shops, I photographed a bunch of drama kids jumping into the air and then photoshopped the crap outta them. I photographed every neighbourhood cat I could see. I haven’t really stopped since, but I have refined my style a bit. That being said, I still photograph a lot drama kids, every neighbourhood cat I see, and I’m not opposed to making people wander into the ocean for a photoshoot…

I’m interested in creating peculiar, unique, interesting portraits of people.

I love to get a brief that starts with “Okay this might sound weird but…”.

I enjoy working with a diverse range of clients including but not limited to neurodivergent, gender diverse and queer people, as I myself fit squishily into these categories.

While I photograph across many locations, I would like to pay my respects to the Bunerong and the Wawoorung clans of the Kulin nation, whose lands I have the privilege to work from as a home base. I would also like to pay my respect to elders past and present of the Kulin nation and extend my respect to other indigenous people.

— Rebekah Halls