“Ħallini Nsir il-Baħar” by Stef Galea is a self-published photobook that contemplates identity as fluid and ever-changing, a waveform that shapes, erodes and reshapes the self over time.

Stef Galea is a Maltese photographer working between London and Malta, whose work intersects fashion, fine art, and cultural narrative. Drawing on her Mediterranean roots, she explores themes of identity, femininity, and sense of place, producing imagery that is at once intimate and cinematic.

Interwoven with poetry by Maltese poet Elizabeth Grech, the work oscillates between the cinematic and the intimate, exploring themes of femininity, shame, religion, and heritage. It examines how the body carries culture, and how identity shifts like the sea between the two islands that the artist calls home.