Domestic Rebellion
A tongue-in-cheek takedown of tradition
This shoot is my love letter to the chaos under the calm; a floral-drenched dig at the Stepford illusion. Domestic Rebellion throws pearls, petals, and politeness into a blender and hits the vintage switch. Shot in a faux-1950s kitchen that feels as staged as the era’s gender roles, we take the archetype of the perfect housewife and let her bite back - quite literally.
From pastel teapots to rotary phones, every detail nods to a time obsessed with order, control, and picture-perfect femininity. But this isn't nostalgia. It's disruption. Alice (my wife) - all tattoos, snarls, and subtext - iron in one hand, phone in the other, flips the narrative on its head. She’s not here to serve tea. She’s here to spill it.
This series is where kitsch meets attitude, where subversion wears a floral dress, and where the myth of domestic bliss is ironed out flat — with a Russell Hobbs iron.
The model is my wife, Alice Wilkins, who brought her own brilliant edge to every shot.
Shot on a Canon EOS 6D Mark II with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Shot on a Canon EOS 6D Mark II with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM