Many will already know Richard Davies as photographer and joint organiser of Totally Wired. He is currently working on a new exhibition, ‘Lancaster 2009’ photographing some of the misfits, loveable weirdos, performers and artists in the area. He asked if he could photograph me with Dot, the red guitar and Lily, the ex-High School issue cello, but he wasn’t specific about which category I came under. Still, the primped ego wouldn’t let me mull that for long.

When the photos are being taken, the atmosphere is relaxed, but charged. You’re sitting/standing/cocking your leg up, waiting for a Moment to arrive, but you have no idea when that moment will be, because you can’t see what the photographer sees. At the same time, you have to trust that the photographer will find a good side that shows the truth but without the Tefal-head, the lazy eye or the hundred and one other little defects that we worry about. Funnily enough, I reacted to this in ‘first-date mode’ – no make-up, but cleaned my teeth. Classy, I know.

Anyway, here are some of the results. (Click on thumbnails for full pic) Richard is a marvel. I’m not sure if he’s made his final decision about which one is going into the show, I think he favoured the colour-enhanced one with the guitar, which I love, but I think, if I had to choose I’d go for the one where I’m looking out – I like that connection.  Any thoughts?