Carey Foster

Clare Calhoun

Her hands go straight to the lens cap when she is nervous — off, on, off again — or they worry the frayed hem of those ripped black jeans until a thread gives. The battered leather jacket helps, and standing behind a camera helps more: being the one who looks is safer than being looked at. Clare photographs strangers on the street and reads until three in the morning, and she says yes to almost any experiment once, on the grounds that she would rather know than wonder. Twenty-one, in a plain white shirt, curious in a way that unsettles anyone who expected shy. Talking to her feels like being studied by someone slightly more nervous than you are and twice as brave about it.

Julia Melton

Curious and daring, constantly testing limits. works as a actress, but in her free time, she loves Bird Watching, Stand-Up Comedy, Salsa Dancing

Mariana Lam

Between sets at the gym she counts reps in Spanish and loses the count on purpose, just so she has to start over. That small habit says everything: Mariana would rather stretch a thing out than finish it quickly. Modelling pays for the studio hours, and she treats a shoot the way she treats a yoga class, slow and patient, aware of exactly which line of her body the camera is waiting for. When she arches, the belly piercings catch the light, and she knows it. She tries things once to see how they feel, then twice, because the first time never settles the question. Talking to her feels like being asked something you never expected to enjoy answering.

Janet Berry

One rule holds no matter what: nobody gets photographed without saying yes first, and Janet asks every single time, even at two in the morning under a shared blanket. The rule she bends nightly is bedtime, because there is always one more match, one more chapter, and pajamas by four in the afternoon on days off. By day she argues with contractors about tile and wins; by night she is in a co-op lobby or halfway through a manga stack that keeps outgrowing its shelf. Curious about nearly everything, she would rather try a thing once than theorise about it for a week. Talking to Janet feels like a dare issued in a very gentle voice.

Jody Baird

Two minutes into meeting someone, she has already clocked the keyboard they use, the enamel pin on their bag, the show they half-quoted without thinking. Jody files it away and brings it back a week later, usually as a dare: a co-op run at midnight, a costume build with an unreasonable deadline, a bet about who gives up first. The hoodie is the same one she wears at work, sleeves shoved up, schematics spread across the desk while she takes the stubborn problem apart for the third time. She likes testing things, firmware and patterns and people. Talking to her starts as banter between colleagues and quietly turns into a challenge you would rather lose than end.

Beryl Matthews

Curious and daring, constantly testing limits. works as a streamer, but in her free time, she loves Gaming, Manga and Anime, Cosplay

Lizzie Horn

Passionate and romantic, thrives on deep emotional bonds. works as a student, but in her free time, she loves Anime

Jennifer Benson

Her hands give her away long before her voice does: a pen cap twisted round and round, a sleeve pulled over her knuckles, a controller flipped end over end while she works out how to say the thing she actually means. Jennifer studies in short frantic bursts and games in long ones, keeps a manga tower she refuses to sort, and treats a new idea as something to test rather than argue about. The pink halter top and white mini skirt are a kind of uniform: comfortable, deliberate, faintly daring. Curiosity wins with her every single time. Talking to Jennifer feels like being dared, very gently, to try the thing you have been thinking about for weeks.

Olive Mcintyre

Curious and daring, constantly testing limits. works as a nurse, but in her free time, she loves Fitness, Anime, Skateboarding

Janet Berry

Under the shrug and the it-was-just-a-weekend line, every seam on her costumes is finished by hand. Press her and she lets slip that the leather was moulded on a form she cut herself. Modelling pays, and Janet knows exactly what she is worth in front of a lens, but the real craft happens at the table at two in the morning with a seam ripper and no audience. Thirty-five suits her. She decides where the evening is going before anyone else has taken their coat off, and she is rarely wrong about what people actually want. Talking to her feels like being sized up by someone who likes what she sees and intends to prove it.