PONY ANARCHY MAG - ISSUE NO.6

caitlin worthington young photographer, caitlin worthington chats to us about her passions and work.

Tell us a little about yourself? Caitlin Worthington, 22 years of age living in Perth, Western Australia.

I love coffee on cold, rainy days, long macchiato’s topped up are my favourite.. Mmm music, I love listening to Radiohead and the Pixies. Cooking is great to, I mainly like making my own pizza, I REALLY love pizza and chilli. Ooo and I love my little black cat, kitty. What do you love the most about photography? Hmm I never know how to answer this question in words that will truly describe why I do love it so much. I love, love, love light…. All the different aspects of it, the patterns, colours and textures it’s able to create. Being able to create another world is pretty neat to, I love that you can create your own little escape and allow people to see into it, the dreams that go on inside your head and how everyone’s little dream is different in its own way, it’s so interesting! Is there any message or ideas you’d like to convey through your work? If so, what? I guess so, I love passion it may sound corny or cliche or whatever, but when someone is driven by passion in what ever it may be that they love, from something as simple as collecting nuts and bolts to creating a beautiful dress.

I don’t know I just find it so inspiring and empowering… It’s really beautiful. So I guess you could say I like to convey that passion in my work, that I see in others and myself. Are there any particular things or people that have had an influence on your art practice? Definitely my childhood, I strive on many memories that I have from my childhood and try to devolve it into my work. Having so much imagination over the simplest of things, I always want to hold onto that somehow and through my art is how I have done so. Tell us a little about your thought/creative process when it comes to organising a shoot. Sometimes it can be a team effort, so ideas can come from other creatives and we can put our heads together, exchange inspirational images and go from there. I may sometimes just be lying in bed and an idea will just pop into my head, its frustrating because then I can’t sleep because I brainstorm off the original idea for a while… Then I’ll try find images similar to show others so we can shoot it. Best advice you’ve ever been given? That’s tough, I’ve been given many a good advice from many different people. All of which are of equal importance… I often remember this one- “Always shoot the way you want, don’t ever let someone tell you how or what to shoot, you are your own style and you work for you, if they don’t like it then tough” Haha, thats probably not the exact words but close enough. What are you working on at the moment? I’m mainly working on fashion projects now, which is great, it’s a good way to earn money whilst still being able to have that creative flexibility. I’m wanting to do more candid photography with children, my younger brothers and sisters have grown up now, but I would love to get back into that side of photography, it reminds me of when I first started… I’m a little nostalgic about it I guess, but I love that.

You can find more of Caitlins work at www.caitlinworthington.com