FAYYYSHUN

So Ive been gallavanting these past few days following around the amazing, fabulous and fashionable Faraz to Fiji Fashion Week events. Im filming and editing daily updates for him under MaiLife and such and the other day it dawned on me - I literally wished for this.

this is how we do - featured left to right: Beauty and the Badass

Well, not to much all the other events but Im going to get to be in the pit on the nights of the shows. Whats a pit? Basically its where they put the photgraphers and camerapeople at the end of the runway. Last year I looked down at the pit thinking to myself "there are no women or girls down there".

To be fair, I usually see the female photographers in charge of backstage - as its probably more comfortable for the models as theyre changing half the time - but generally I work in a pretty male dominated industry. Editing, camerawork and general production - yeah, its changing and, yeah, Ive worked with tens of women who do the same but generally those who make it a career, getting behind the camera and making the footage into something, aren't common in these parts.

I may look super excited here, But the set up makes people stare a little

Usually, they're doubling up for the guy who couldn't make it because they need their show made or something and that kinda makes me a little sad. To be honest, one of my heroes (who probably doesn't know it) emerged from the woodwork and I got to spend a week getting chocolate thrown at me by him around all the other participants at a Melbourne training.

And sometimes we got these. They were wrapped initially but I dont know if I was 100% ok with eating white chocolate children :/

I love my work. I love that I get to do this work. I love that, yes while I have friends in these areas that have me work with them, I know that Im getting asked on board because I can do. Its honestly the most empowering thing about all of it.

Yes, I need to check my boobs and set them right before I strap my camera to my chest. I also wear my heeled boots to compensate for my height. Im lucky, Im happy and, damn it, Im working as hard as I can so I can keep doing this.