To be totally honest, I never felt as a female photographer that there were any challenges. Not for me at least. I think it has worked in my favour. I know there are probably a lot of arses out there, but I've never met them, rather the opposite. I think sometimes it's easier to be trusted as a female photographer than as a male one. There are a lot of tough and strong women in this industry, I think.

I felt I wanted to publish my photographs in my own way and I got a bit impatient to wait around for an opportunity. To be published, I think you have to be in the right moment at the right place, and I didn’t have that patience. Also, I didn’t just want to publish my own work, so for the first issue, I contacted a few photographers, illustrators and writers I found intriguing and talented. There’s so much talent out there. I think you just have to follow your gut feeling, and I think we overall have the same thoughts and issues. We all relate to the same things, but it can be in different ways. Some of the themes for Period. so far have been Girl Crush, Space, Blue and Motherhood; I think these are things everyone can relate to. It’s up to the contributors to interpret the theme however they like, so you get different points of view, not just mine.

Yes, very intimate; sometimes scary. I try to listen to them. Make them feel involved and very special. They are. I think it’s very brave to let yourself be photographed. I admire people who do. I hate it.

I think it gave me time to play and an opportunity to meet similar kinds of people; it’s a creative community. It helped me play with the camera and play with different techniques, but I don’t think it prepared me for a career as a photographer. I learnt the most from assisting, I think that’s the best school. It was sometimes very hard but very enriching. I don’t think you have to assist, but I definitely learnt so much – not just about photography but the whole process. This was in the fashion industry, so maybe that’s different. I also got to see some amazing places like the Arctic.

I think it’s really mind-blowing when you meet people and connect over something – not saying every meeting is mind-blowing, but when it happens, it’s a cool feeling. I also think we can learn from each other. There are so many brilliant photographers, writers and artists out there, and I wish sometimes I could do what they do, and sometimes, I might get jealous, but I think it’s better to try and embrace it.

They started off as being personal, but then they become something much bigger when they are being interpreted by the contributors.

Something that excites me. Something I wish I could do.

No, not at all. Sometimes it can be too beautiful to inspire. I think I get inspired by grittiness. Also, travelling and new places inspire me.

Wow! A hard question. I didn’t know anything about fashion photography when I started assisting John, so I learnt everything from him and the people he worked with at the time, such as Katie Grand, Camille Bidault Waddington, Charlotte Stockdale, CLM, his agent at the time, Fabien Baron, etc. Experiences that form you as a person.

Most women, and I only know a tiny fraction of them. Women who despite who they are meant to be, or how society think of them, change their circumstances.

What makes me super happy is when someone younger than me buys the magazine and feels hopeful or inspired that there’s a place for them as well.