I have always been amazed by how you can stand where history collides. The D-Day landing beaches were pivotal in the Second World War, and I wanted to document them in a way that echoed the passing of time. My survivor project was about meeting and listening to the survivors and their stories from such a vital point in history. I travelled to Auschwitz and spent a day documenting areas of the concentration camp; it was truly sobering. I went back to London and started to meet survivors. The people I met were incredible and truly inspiring. It was far less about photography and far more about meeting and listening to each person's story. 

Kitty Hart-Moxtens Hand:

This image is particularly poignant. I asked Kitty if I could photograph her hand, and with a slight awkwardness, she said yes; I thought I had offended her, so I took a few frames and moved on. I apologised to her, and she told me I hadn't offended her, but she did ask why I had taken a picture of her hand. I said that the idea of lifelines had come to mind as I had taken your portrait and you had survived. Kitty then went on to explain that on her first night in Auschwitz, an old lady read her palm and told her she would survive. Kitty said that she had not shared this with many people.