Before the first question is asked, the setting already tells a story. Kristy, the photographer behind Slow Moments on Film, lives far from the usual rhythms of galleries and deadlines, on a working farm she shares with her husband and daughters—a place where light is measured in seasons, weather, and the slow growth of things. It’s from this grounded, intimate life that her photographs emerge: attentive, patient, and deeply human.
To begin this conversation, we turn to The Proust Questionnaire, a series of deceptively simple questions designed to reveal character rather than résumé. As Kristy answers, we’re less interested in technique than in temperament—what delights her, what unsettles her, and how love, work, and daily life on the farm shape the way she sees the world. Through these reflections, a portrait takes form, not just of the artist behind Slow Moments on Film, but of a woman whose art is inseparable from the life she cultivates at home.
What is your current state of mind? Calm. Content.
How do you switch off? Gardening, cooking or watching something wholesome.
What is the trait you most admire in others? Confidence. A sure sense of self.
Which living person do you admire the most? Mothers, especially mine.
What is your greatest extravagance? Cameras. and Loco love chocolate.
What is the first thing you do when you wake in the morning? Say good morning to my daughter, who has probably just woken me up. And make a tea.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue? being 'smart' in a traditional sense.
Do you have any daily rituals? Having a toddler means our days are always different. But one thing that grounds me every morning is a tea before doing anything else.
What is the quality you most like in a person? Open mindedness and gentle.
When and where are you the happiest? In the garden or bush with my family and bobbie, our dog.
Which talent would you most like to have? To be able to play the piano.
What do you consider your greatest achievement? Birthing and mothering my babies.
Where would you most like to live? My husband and I think about this a lot actually! I think we have concluded that anywhere surrounded by trees, water and bush would be the dream. With a little cottage within a like minded community.
What do you most value in your friends? Warmth, patience and vulnerability.
What is your most marked characteristic? According to my husband it is - being thoughtful.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I feel like I wouldn't change anything but I'm excited to see myself grow into the person I have the potential to be. And shed the things that are holding me back. All in its own time.
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