I'm Nicky Ebbage (they/them), a queer photographer and fibre artist based in Bristol, UK, and I'm currently on a bit of a journey with my creative practice.

 

Eight years ago I started out as a wedding and portrait photographer, with a focus on local and marginalised communities, particularly the LGBTQ community. While I loved working with and for the community, I started to find less fulfilment in my profession over time; I increasingly felt like photography had stopped being a creative outlet, and that I had become a worker for hire. I realised I had stopped taking photographs for my own pleasure altogether.

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Earlier this year, I eventually decided to make a change: I stopped taking bookings, with the aim of refocusing my time and energy on my own creative projects.

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I also decided I wanted to incorporate other types of art into my work. At the same time that I fell out of love with photography, I relearned my passion for knitting, and then took up crochet. Fibre arts steadily became one of my main creative outlets, and these days I usually don't go anywhere without a half-finished sock or hat to keep me company!

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So now I'm relearning what it's like to take photographs for pleasure, designing my own crochet patterns, and taking on knitting projects I previously considered too ambitious. Ultimately I want to combine my creative pursuits and find a way to create mixed media work that draws from both photography and fibre arts.

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Everything is a work in progress right now, but please do have a look around my website to see what I've come up with so far! If you'd like to support my creative journey you can do so here on Patreon - you can join for free if you'd like to simply follow along, or become a paid subscriber and help me afford materials. Either way, your support would be hugely appreciated. <3 ​