IT'S CHRISTMAS!

As usual, this blog is well overdue. Been a mad mad mad year! Finally graduated, with FIRST CLASS HONORS! Oh yeah! And where has all that hard work got me? Being diagnosed with M.E. Bad times! But the 3 years of hard slog and £18K of debt would have felt so rubbish if I hadn’t got a first. I properly graduate in feb, so cheesy graduation photo to follow.

So yes, I am currently dealing with the joys of M.E. (or chronic fatigue), which has made my life very hard for the past 5 months, but I’m a trooper and I’m battling on!

My final major project that I started in Feb, called I’M SO HOT I CAN’T WEAR PANTS has been occupying my life ever since. It has basically involved me photographing (so far) 47 naked guys and still ongoing and variety of amazing designers! I had a small preview of one of the portraits at BOXXED in Digbeth in June. It has been fun fun to do and quite an…..eye opener! Lol. I potentially want to do an exhibition with all the portraits next year. The only requirements for you to be shot by me for this is for you to be male and legal (over 18), so send me an email if you’re interested.



I entered a competition to be exhibited in the first modern photography section of the Barber Institute (Birmingham), amongst paintings by Monet, Magritte, Botticelli, etc, by photographing the function of the building. I decided to do it from my point of view of what I felt the function of the building was, which were the people. So the security guards, the cleaners, the receptionist, the curators, the big bosses, etc. The exhibition shall be up for a year and then also come back in a big exhibition for four years. Amazing! Here’s a quick pic from the local newspaper, I think it’s pretty jokes. I love the fact I’m just holding a mobile phone!



Within the time of this and my last blog, I have been in two issues of Supersuper and with the next one coming out soon. I love it, because I get pretty much free reign on whatever I want to do! And each spread I do seems to be better than the last. One issue that came out aroundApril had my SUPER FANS series in it. Was basically entailed me dressed as different super fans/stalkers/celebrity fans, in the comfort of their bedrooms. I also shot a documentary alongside it.






For the September issue, I created a series inspired by LOVE IT magazine (pretty much the best magazine in the world). The kind of magazine with titles such as MY BABY LOOKS LIKE AN ALIEN, and MY GRANDAD IS MY UNCLE AND MY AUNT. It was sooo much fun to shoot, and I got to use some of my favourite people to shoot.



The lovelies Emily and Heather at Spindle mag asked if I wanted to be involved in their first issue, and so whilst I had been shooting so many naked men, I decided to shoot myself naked! Whayy. Only afterwards did I realize I was allergic to baby oil. I modelled pieces made by Christopher-john Sumner. Got a new story going in their next issue, so something to look forward to!




Glamour magazine did a feature on me, as one of the young things to watch! Was very exciting, they also sent me a flip camera to film myself with and featured on their website. Managed to sneak in some bits about my NAKED MEN, so always good! Got a free pair of converse too, bargain! http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/magazine/bespoke-special/birmingham/birmingham-video-blog



Just before I moved out of Brummy land, I did a shoot with the girl band POPPY AND THE JEZEBELS. The photos won’t be release for a while yet, for when EMI are ready to launch them next year, but here’s a sneak peak at the making of video. They are the loveliest girls!



AND THEN I MOVED TO LONDON!!! Whay! Finally! It has felt like a long time coming. Now the pressure is really on. Been mega busy since moving here, plus dealing with being ill, so been hard, really hard, but I’m positive things are moving in the right direction for me.

I had a casting for the UGLY MODELS agency, which I am now signed to, and have been going to various meetings with photography agencies, so all positive thingsss!

I shot with my amazing stylist friend Krishan Parmar a couple of months ago on a series entitled RUDE BOYS and finally got round to submitting it, and is now in Double Magazine. Here’s the link. I think it looks hotttttttt. check it out here: http://www.doublemagazine.co.uk/backissues/




I’m always being contacted by people for interviews and such, and one recent one has been for Don’t Panic online, and I really appreciated the fact that the questions came from someone who had obviously taken an interest in my work and what it was about, rather than the standard not even bothered to notice I’m from Bradford questions. Lol. Apparently Gaga should be jealous.

http://www.dontpaniconline.com/magazine/arts/alis-pelleschi

Recently had my portfolio re-printed, and I feel like I need to reprint it again. I’m working hard on creating two portfolios now, one portraiture and one fashion.



The lovely Sarah Vo contacted me and asked me if she could photograph me for Vice mag. She is such a lovely girl. Seriously! And she uses film and Polaroid so how could I refuse? It was freezing cold, snowy day, and I was up a ladder topless, as you do! Here’s a sneak pic:




I want to give a shout out to a designer who I think is one to watch and is actually amazing. RICHARD QUINN! I have shot his designs for a few different things and recently went to go model for him for his uni show, in which I was practically naked pushing a girl in a coffin whilst being a slut. Everyday happenings!



As you may have noticed, my website has finally been made over, still not quite finished. But made by the wonderful Matthew Brindle! Soon I will have even more stuff up here and blog in there and thingggs.

Right, going to attempt to blog atleast once a month! Gotta happen! xxxxxx