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Kirsty Mitchell's late mother Maureen was an English teacher who spent her life inspiring generations of children with imaginative stories and plays. Following Maureen's death from a brain tumour in 2008, Kirsty channelled her grief into her passion for photography.
She retreated behind the lens of her camera and created Wonderland, an ethereal fantasy world. The photographic series began as a small summer project but grew into an inspirational creative journey.
'Real life became a difficult place to deal with, and I found myself retreating further into an alternative existence through the portal of my camera,' said the artist.
See more images at The Daily Mail
Danaus: A close-up of a model before a sunlit backdrop, peering through a veil of paper butterflies |
The Faraway Tree: ethereal ships, magically lit, appear to sprout from this tree as if commanded by the queen |
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