This series of photographs was the first I ever created. Taken a year before I embarked on my BA (hons) in Photography, I created it with a simple premise in mind, that, given the right circumstances, everyone was capable of a ‘monstrous’ or darker side of their own personality and that recognising this within ourselves is fundamental to allowing us to become the best possible versions of our characters. These portraits were created with help from fellow students at South Essex Collage, as well as students from a Special Effects Make-Up class, which helped me visualise these ‘monsters’ by drawing on creatures from popular myth, legends and story. The portraits seeks to embody a recognised fear that we hold within ourselves and towards others, both consciously and sub-consciously.