What's the craziest thing you've done while pursuing your craft?

Jumped around naked in front of the camera, in a padded cell in a derelict mental asylum.

What are your thoughts on freedom of expression?

I think there is something a bit problematic about considering one's artistic expression as somewhat pure and true, something that mustn't be censored by others, because we are all inadvertently influenced by what we see around us, that goes into the production of our own art. I do think, however, that it is important to try and be as true as you can when you do express yourself, to be genuine about your motivations and messages, to deliver them from the heart, and not from a yearning to be like other people or to fit in with convention.

What are your thoughts on Flickr?

Flickr has made my career and yet, at the same time, it has nothing to do with my career. It's the way that I (and everyone else) use what is essentially just a website, a shell, a place to showcase one's artistic substance. In that sense, the internet as a whole, as a global community, has levered my start in photography. Through exposure on the internet, I have been able to exhibit and sell my work, gain commissions, speak at events and develop relationships with companies, all which act as stepping stones to the next thing, and the next.

I am surprised at the following I have had, but I am even more surprised that the following has thus far proved to be more than mere hype and has translated into physical opportunities and a real livelihood.

View Miss Aniela's photograph Raiding the Shelf and read the story Entrancing! by Edmond Caldwell in the new issue of nthWORD. Visit her website for more by this artist. You can also view her work on flickr.