![A photograph of a woman sitting on the steps of a caravan. She is wearing a long grey cardigan and has bare legs. Her hands are clasped in front of her.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_hero/public/2023-11/blake-gerry-copy.jpg?itok=CZKM9aGw&cache-buster=d330ed0832&coords_hash=7d8d2695fa)
Gerry Blake
Courtney, Living on a Bus, 2021
Photograph | Unframed: 90 x 67.5 cm; Framed: 92.5 x 70 cm
'I met Courtney Tyler in 2021 to photograph her for my project Home Place. She had been living off-grid in her converted bus for over a year. She said it gave her a sense of independence and freedom during a time of great personal change. In this portrait, Courtney sits on the steps of the bus as someone might sit on the stoop of a house. There, on a sunny August day, she is presented in a warm, even light.'
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