Hi, I’m Kirby. Personal Project was born from a deep desire to truly know myself, to truly feel worthy of living out my own stories, that I could write myself. It is my own form of rebellion against the crushing, societally imposed narratives that are deeply, generationally ingrained in our bodies. We should all be celebrated for being authentically ourselves, authentically, uniquely human.

In each portrait session I invite people to step into their own power, unapologetically, to love and accept themselves in the truest expression of their form, whatever that may be. In essence, my role in this collaboration is to hold space, witness and celebrate you. The camera, the film, and the images are just vehicles for transformation from the old narrative to the new. The experience is just as much the art as the photographs.

My work is anchored by Queer, Trans, and feminine stories because we are the ones who have to fight to be seen and are seldom celebrated in our authentic expressions. We need safe spaces to be ourselves, we need visibility, we need to know we are not alone.The world continues to perpetuate harm to our bodies by silencing our stories and framing them around tragedy. Personal Project is a place for these stories to not just be told, but to be profoundly honoured and celebrated. 

Capturing the beauty of each individual as they are and celebrating the bravery of this act is healing. This project is an act of resistance. It’s rewriting our stories in our own voices, from our own hearts.