Animal magic: documenting the benefits animals have on our health

‘My sister Isla has autism and depression. She finds it much easier to interact with animals than with the family or people in general. That’s where I got the idea from, to focus on how other people interact with animals, and see how that impacts their mental health. Some don’t have people to talk to, or view themselves as a burden. I wanted to explore a different way to show people how to either help their own mental health, or try to understand someone else’s a bit better,’ explains 20-year-old Evie Scarborough the day after her project, The Pet Effect, triumphed over more than 100 entries in the first Sheffield Park Hill Student Photography Competition themed ‘Your Community’. Isla in her bedroom with cat, Scout After the first successful portrait of Isla in her bedroom with cat, Scout, Evie photographed her nan, Lynda, amongst the hens she chats to […]

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