A successful photography session is like an open-ended conversation between the sitter - in this case Beth Kate - and the photographer. One party begins with an opening suggestion; a theme, a location, an attitude. On a good day, the conversation then takes on a life of its own.

This was a good day.

We were working in a repurposed clothing workshop used as a studio, an unpolished working space that set the tone for the shoot. In one corner stood an old gym horse which became our point of departure. Beth Kate is a dancer. She lifted herself onto the horse and let her imagination take over. She moved in a continuous flow, stretching and relaxing, formal poses and informal positions, pausing occasionally to reground herself.

The camera was hand-held, centred on the horse at first, then moving around the scene allowing Beth Kate to slip in and out of the frame.

The frame is a window, not a cage.