Miriam Reik Photogapher

Lauren & Leanne in Langley Park

I met Lauren & Leanne when they were 6 months old. I had been invited to partake in a community photographic project local to their home in the ex-coal mining area of the North-East, near Durham. One parent families was my subject and Karen their single mum  was introduced to me by her sister Marie. I had been spotted looking lost on her housing estate and she had boldly come up to me and asked if I was a social worker ( I obviously looked out of place) and who was I looking for? I explained that I was a photographer from London and that I was looking for subjects for my project. Little did  I know then that Marie's curiosity was to lead to an ongoing relationship with the family that lasted over 8 years.