Laurence Philomène is a non-binary photographer who uses highly saturated imagery to tell the narrative of their relationship with their own body as a trans person undergoing hormone replacement therapy. Their work depicts vulnerable and cinematic scenes that honour the existence of trans bodies, including their own, and ‘studies identity as a space in constant flux’. They pose questions of why trans people must define an end point for their transition, rather than just accept it as a journey with no fixed end point.

Below are some photographs from their project titled ‘Huldufólk’ also known as ‘Hidden People’, this collection is based off of Icelandic folklore about spirits of the nature. In these photos, Philomène draws parallels between the Huldufólk and their own physical body, comparing the changes they are experiencing whilst going through a second puberty to the ever changing landscape of Iceland. I find these images hauntingly beautiful, they feel so grounded in reality and I feel like they normalise transgender bodies so effortlessly as they combine with landscapes to create a natural image.