05. Reflect
To me, home is not just a place but a feeling, shaped by my years of longing for a place I can belong and put down roots. 
For this month’s Community Highlight, we spoke with Alison McCauley about what home means to her. It’s not a fixed place but something fluid—woven from movement, memory, and the spaces we pass through. Her book, Shimmers published in 2024, feels like an extension of that idea. Printed in a mix of duotone and silver printing, this book dares you to step into the dark heart of the French Riviera.

As she continued, ¨After a life spent moving from place to place, I’ve finally found my home in the Côte d’Azur … a region I’ve loved since I was eighteen. This area, with its shimmering surfaces and its shadowy, hidden depths, mirrors my own journey. The light of the Mediterranean and the darker sides of its reality reflect the duality of home itself … a place of comfort and tranquility, but also of complexities and contradictions. In my project and book Shimmers, I captured both sides of this region, blending my personal love for my new home with an honest portrayal of its multifaceted nature¨.