Your personal work has mostly been around forgotten communities, the Lakota Sioux of Pine Ridge Reservation, the HIV positive prostitutes of Transmission, the residents of a run down hotel in State of Grace. What draws you to document these people?
Within our society there are people who are ultimately forgotten. We are so caught up in our daily lives, and the reported news only gives us fleeting glimpses of a world outside our own. A powerful photograph can make us stop and look, and ultimately move us to change a situation. These communities and their ongoing struggle of daily life are too easily overlooked. Their stories are important for us to hear and see.

Have you found that your projects have helped to bring more awareness to the plight of those you photograph? How was the Transmission project received in the UK and India? Did it raise awareness of these women?
I think overall my photographs have brought awareness, largely positive. Transmission was published on World Aids Day which helped to heighten the ongoing struggle of HIV in India. Transmission enabled the women involved to strengthen their case in fighting HIV and subsequently discover a sense of empowerment and self pride. Taking the women out of their environment and into a studio to be photographed helped to validate their stories.