Throughout this shoot I recorded interviews with each subject, I asked each person multiple questions about how they felt they belong, what emotions they feel, what memories they have made here and why they feel they belong hear the most…. 

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What is you're chosen location?

"My chosen location is Ballaugh glen." 

What was you're first memory here? 

"Ballaugh Glen was probably the first memory I can remember, me and my brothers used to come to the lake almost everyday when we were little, I am the youngest of three brothers, that meant toughening up pretty quick in order to keep up with them, I spent endless days here over the summer holidays with them when I was young and then with my friends as I went to school." 

What does this location make you feel? 

"This place makes me feel Manx, there is a certain energy about this place, it feels like home to me, there is a deep rooted manx energy here, that only people from the Isle of Man can understand." 

What does 'belonging' mean to you? 

"To me Belonging means not feeling lost, because i have already found a home." 

Do you feel that you belong to this Island? 

Yes, I feel a strong belonging to this Island. It will always be such a big part of meI grew here, as a person, as a man, I have learnt everything I know today from this island, I feel endlessly grateful to have such an amazing setting for my upbringing. Manx blood runs through my veins and will always be home to me."

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