My Hunting for Foxes journey started after the first round of photos had been taken and the buzz about town had started. Upon hearing the concept behind other peoples photos I almost instantly knew what/who I wanted to portray.
For as long as I can remember I have loved tattoos and have been fascinated with peoples stories behind their tattoos. Even my dolls from my childhood are covered in 'tattoos' from permanent markers, so it seemed only natural I would too have several. I come from a traditional family in the sense that I am the only one with tattoos and I am the only one who likes tattoos. Both my mother and father were disgusted that I chose to permanently mark my body.
I guess my idea came from, wanting people to see through the tattoos, to see that tattoos are no longer just an expression for bikies or bogans, but behind the tattoos can be an educated, sophisticated, pretty, intelligent and normal female.
I wanted to show that people need to look beyond the tattoos, to look into someone eyes and the stories that a persons face can tell rather than the stories of their body art. At the end of the day, I've always wanted more and more tattoos but am still all to wary of the stereotypes still placed on people with them.
The process of the whole coming together of my photo was slightly disastrous. I had chosen for my tattoo to be sprayed onto my arm, but when this fell well short of what I had hoped to achieve with my look, Rachel the project coordinator, took to my arm with make-up and removable tattoos to piece together the final product. Jo, worked her magic on my hair with curls and extensions and Carlo 'painted' away at my face to help achieve a flawless complexion.
The actual shoot itself took no longer than 15 minutes and as totally nervous as I was, all the laughter and crazy antics behind the scenes helped to settle my nerves. I was thrilled with the final shot and if given the opportunity to do it all over again, would not hesitate in the slightest.
Jenna McGregor
