A chance encounter with a friend’s freckled son inspired British photographer Brock Elbank to create this stunning series of portraits celebrating the beauty of freckles.
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“What I find interesting about individual characters [I have photographed] is that many have struggled with their freckles since their infancy.”
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“[They’ve] either hated them, or grown to live with them or even like them in adulthood,” says Brock.
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From suffering bullies at school to teenage girls concealing the marks with makeup, many of Brock’s models admitted to struggling with their appearance.
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“This is what fascinates me when photographing people: what they’ve struggled with through life.”
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“This is what I tend to find beautiful and striking in a person.”
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We couldn’t agree more, Brock.
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Brock aims to create 150 portraits for the #Freckles project; he’s currently snapped 90 so far.
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Of the photography process, Brock says, “It’s simple. I don’t use UV lights or gimmicks, I have a post-production process that takes about four hours per portrait.”
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You can see more of the #Freckles portraits, as well as Brock’s other work, on his Instagram.