Stephanie Elizabeth Third
Born 13 June, 1989, Oxford, United Kingdom
Stephanie Elizabeth Third is a Berlin-based photographer whose work is rooted in queer and feminist dynamics, centring questions of self, identity and social performance in the subjects she chooses. Third works solely with analogue film, believing the spontaneous 'imperfections', uniqueness and perceived rawness of the physical medium better reflect the individuality of her subjects.
Third’s pictures are unfiltered and unedited, preferring instead to allow the organic and unexpected, leaving space for what’s waiting to come to the surface. Unknowingly influenced by their Neurodivergent symptoms, black and white imagery became a way for them to escape the sensory overstimulation of colour and connect more deeply with their subjects.
Third’s work questions the roles of heteronormativity and gender performance through a tender but dynamic grammar of respect and empathy. Their work has been funded by the British Arts Council and the European Union, with the latter supporting them to relocate to Berlin as a creative artist. Now based in the city, she is working on a long-term project photographing and hosting a support group for F.L.I.N.T.A* Neurodivergent folk and those questioning their identity to raise awareness about Neurodiversity and build a community through activism.
