Well practiced in capturing the nuances of everyday life, Emma Hardy’s images reflect an often unnoticed and unspoken narrative in and behind the scenes. Emma cites her fascination with people’s behaviour, the tensions and interactions as a driving energy in her work.

Finding inspiration in the chaos and unexpected beauty of life, the less visible moments in between, she challenges herself to bring her sense of authenticity to a constructed brief.

“I photograph with my heart engaged, and however manufactured an instance in photography, the test is to bring soul into commerce.”

Emma’s sold-out eponymous monograph, Permissions, is a tender document of motherhood and childhood, love and yearning, and leaving home. The images are gathered and distilled from her personal archive that span a period of 20-years.

Describing her aesthetic as raw but tender, Emma finds beauty within imperfection in the detail of everyday life. Through her lens, the most ordinary moments are steeped in romance and intrigue.