Photography

Caitlin Rust

Photo of building site

I am a Cambridge based multidisciplinary photographer. My practice spans across fashion, portraiture, still life and documentary photography, often drawing from personal experiences to form my work. My images are rooted in observation, creativity and finding meaning in the ordinary.

I am currently interested in how everyday objects and environments can carry emotional weight and narrative, forming inspiration for my final major project.


Where Walls Grow Warm is a photographic exploration of what defines a home. Drawing inspiration from a recent house move and a local housing development, this project explores the emotional and physical layers that shape our sense of belonging.

The series contrasts impersonal construction sites, with intimate lived-in spaces and still-life arrangements, highlighting the quiet transformation of empty spaces into homes filled with warmth, identity and life.

Photo of new houses with scaffolding on
Photo of house exterior at night, light illuminating room
Photo of house exterior at night, light illuminating rooms
Photo of white piece of material
Photo of jar with stirrer attached by rope, next to cork stopper