Ladies blue slippers stands among potted plants and flowers on a garden path.
An elderly woman with white hair wearing a pink sweater, standing at a kitchen sink, washing dishes near a window. The kitchen has wooden walls, with stained glass designs of a flower on the upper window pane. There are various kitchen items on the c
Two blister packs of hormone control pills on a floral fabric surface.
Person painting a portrait of a man with curly hair and a serious expression on a canvas.
An elderly woman with gray, frizzy hair peeking through yellow curtains, wearing a floral blouse and a strand of large pearls.
Two women with hats standing in a tiled underpass, holding shopping bags and looking at the camera.
Close-up of an elderly woman wearing a large red hat with a black band. She has white hair, visible wrinkles, and a mole on her cheek. The background is blurred.
Room with framed postage stamps on the wall, a sofa with colorful cushions, and various paintings leaning against the sofa including themes of gender identity, love, and social issues. Ceiling decorated with ornate plasterwork and a hanging light fix
An elderly woman with gray hair enjoying a bath in a bathtub with smiling expression.
An elderly woman sitting on a garden bench talking on a mobile phone in a lush, overgrown garden with various plants and flowers.
An elderly woman sitting on a bench at a subway station, with a blurred red subway train passing by behind her. She is wearing a beige coat, a white hat, a red scarf, and has a bag on her lap.
An elderly woman with gray hair, wearing a black dress with a red and yellow floral pattern, stands with arms crossed in front of a white fabric backdrop in a room decorated with old black-and-white framed photos and artwork on the walls.
A wall decorated with framed artworks, including a large, central painting of a nude woman with short dark hair sitting and leaning against a structure, surrounded by floral wallpaper.
An elderly woman with curly gray hair and a pink sweater sitting at a table with a checkered tablecloth, looking to her left in a cozy room decorated with framed pictures on the wall.
Two people dressed in light clothing with sun hats, kissing and holding protest signs that read 'Proud to be Trans.' They are standing in the middle of a street during a parade, with a crowd of onlookers behind barriers on both sides of the street. T
An elderly woman with disheveled gray hair, wearing a pink pajama top, sitting in front of a white curtain, with a somber expression on her face.

My mate, Margaret and I met 10 years ago on the streets of Soho and have been friends ever since. I was instantly attracted to her charisma, political art and her unapologetic insistence on being herself. My innate fear of being different has always drawn me to those who are not. Margaret Pepper is just like many other 80-year-old-women. She tends her garden, speaks often of her grandchildren, and loves a proper, strong, cup of tea. Twenty years ago, Margaret had sex reassignment surgery. 

“This is actually an incorrect statement, as I never actually changed sex at all, but merely got rid of a birth defect, and reverted to what I should always have been, a woman.” She says. “It was a medical problem sorted out medically, there was no psychological adjustment, except the burden being lifted. At the age of five I had an overwhelming urge to experiment with female clothing, but in 1949 there was no such thing as trans and I had no point of reference to connect to. I got married, we had 5 children together, something that amazes me even to this day. My wife was hospitalised with dementia in 2002 at which time I came out as "trans" and began attending trans gatherings, discussion groups and parties etc. Eventually I had surgery in March 2004 and started to paint pictures… And never really stopped!!” 

These images portray Margaret through the lens of her quiet moments. The many ways in which Margaret Pepper is seen, perhaps or not seen.