Performing, puppetry and making come naturally to my next door neighbour and The Mystery Park in Liverpool has wonderful light, and so does my Godox flash gun. These were the ingredients of a photoshoot I had of my mega-talented neighbour Gemma Bond (also known as performer Velma Von Bon Bon). I photographed her with one of her creations – a moon-face on a pole – and that instantly transported me back to my childhood reading of The Magic Faraway Tree. Maybe the stripy top and

Around 2010, I worked on a beautiful album by Liverpool artist Lizzie Nunnery. Lizzie was a long-time collaborator, and these shots...