Silver Stories

2021-2024

In this project I explored the emotional and spiritual journey of people who choose to let their hair naturally turn silver, embodying a true connection to their inner selves and the world around them. 
I looked at the hair as a symbol of personal growth, resilience, and authenticity. Through my lens, I seek to capture the subtle nuances of emotion and spirituality intertwined with every silver strand and connection to nature. Each image holds a story of courage and vulnerability in letting go of societal norms and embracing natural beauty.
Originally started as a documentary photo series in 2021, Silver Stories evolved into a visual exploration of the symbiotic relationship between natural beauty and nature.
Silver Stories invites the viewer to celebrate authenticity and self-discovery and to reflect on the significance of hair as a symbol of identity, growth, and connection to the world around us. It's a visual love letter to the beauty that lies within.
Project participant stories.
Project participant stories.
View of the exhibition at Inverness Edencourt 2.04-26.04.2026
View of the exhibition at Inverness Edencourt 2.04-26.04.2026
Exhibition opening event on 2.04.2024 at Edencourt, Inverness
Exhibition opening event on 2.04.2024 at Edencourt, Inverness
I love my grey hair. I started to go grey in my early twenties, and dyed it for two decades- I have been every colour imaginable. Now that I’ve embraced my natural colour, I feel more myself than I ever have done.
I love my grey hair. I started to go grey in my early twenties, and dyed it for two decades- I have been every colour imaginable. Now that I’ve embraced my natural colour, I feel more myself than I ever have done.
Emma on her electric bike. October, 2021
Emma on her electric bike. October, 2021
Emma in my studio, October 2021
Emma in my studio, October 2021
I started to have grey hair when I was in my teen's. Dyed it for a few years and then went through "pepper and salt" stage before becoming mostly white.
I started to have grey hair when I was in my teen's. Dyed it for a few years and then went through "pepper and salt" stage before becoming mostly white.
Cath, Botanic Garden, Inverness
Cath, Botanic Garden, Inverness
Cath
Cath
Helene
Helene
Helene, March 2022
Helene, March 2022
Helene with Rocky
Helene with Rocky
Polly
Polly
Going grey early is a family trait; my great grandmother, my grandfather, my mother, myself and now my son went grey in their early twenties. When he was a little boy, my son used to say now much he liked the silver threads running through my hair like’ treasure’; he now has plenty of ‘treasure’ of his own. I used to henna or dye my hair red but at around 45 years of age I decided to take the scissors to it, cutting it short and allowing the grey to grow through. Now I feel that my hair colour is a part of who I am.
Going grey early is a family trait; my great grandmother, my grandfather, my mother, myself and now my son went grey in their early twenties. When he was a little boy, my son used to say now much he liked the silver threads running through my hair like’ treasure’; he now has plenty of ‘treasure’ of his own. I used to henna or dye my hair red but at around 45 years of age I decided to take the scissors to it, cutting it short and allowing the grey to grow through. Now I feel that my hair colour is a part of who I am.
Polly and her artwork, Inverness Creative Academy, March 2022
Polly and her artwork, Inverness Creative Academy, March 2022
Deborah- Hair connects generations.
Deborah- Hair connects generations.
Deborah
Deborah
Deborah, with her artwork at Inverness Creative Academy, march 2022
Deborah, with her artwork at Inverness Creative Academy, march 2022
Jane, March 2022
Jane, March 2022
Jane
Jane
I was diagnosed with eye cancer when I was 49. It turned out not to be cancer but was put on Chemo to try and save my eye. There was too much damage so my eye was removed after three months. While on the chemo drugs my shiny black hair got very thin. My hair grew back grey and I chose to not dye it but to embrace it, I loved my shiny black hair but my new grey hair was proof that my illness was behind me. I'm proud of every grey hair on my head, my hair is me, I'm 60 now and looking forward to living more, doing more and earning more grey. There's a contentment that comes from embracing the grey, I look at women who dye their hair and wonder what they still want to achieve. Personally there is nothing for me to prove just more adventures to be had.
I was diagnosed with eye cancer when I was 49. It turned out not to be cancer but was put on Chemo to try and save my eye. There was too much damage so my eye was removed after three months. While on the chemo drugs my shiny black hair got very thin. My hair grew back grey and I chose to not dye it but to embrace it, I loved my shiny black hair but my new grey hair was proof that my illness was behind me. I'm proud of every grey hair on my head, my hair is me, I'm 60 now and looking forward to living more, doing more and earning more grey. There's a contentment that comes from embracing the grey, I look at women who dye their hair and wonder what they still want to achieve. Personally there is nothing for me to prove just more adventures to be had.

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