CORE
CORE is a photo-book co-directed by Celia Croft and Kate Kidney-Bishop, which they started in spring of 2021.
CORE was photographed by Celia Croft, styled by Kate Kidney-Bishop and published by CHERRYBOY publishing.
The project follows female muscle athletes who compete as bikini girls, figure and physique models and body builders. The series naturally developed after becoming intrigued by their intense dedication to the sculpting of their bodies. The women were originally found from all over the UK on social media groups, and then through recommendations from their friends and competitors. Kate was wanting to materialise this project since she researched the world of women excelling in gender norm-defined sports in her dissertation via figure skating. When she approached Celia with the idea, originally the proposal was just to do one shoot, however after that shoot they felt the project could not just stop there.
Articles about CORE:
CO-DIRECTION - Kate Kidney-Bishop & Celia Croft
PUBLISHING & BOOK DESIGN - CHERRYBOY Studio
PHOTOGRAPHY - Celia Croft
STORY & STYLING - Kate Kidney-Bishop
MAKEUP - Daisy Moore, Iga Wasylczuk & Kuno Mari
HAIR - Louis Souvestre & Moe Mukai
NAILS - Anh Hoang & Bebey Nails
SET - Rory Mullen
TALENT - Andrea Beers, Jemma Norman, Justine Bishop, Louise Plumb, Nadine Holroyd, Vaiva Sharman & Vicci Lee
ASSISTANTS - Megan Bowles & Rowena Guy de Quin