text: A woman left heartbroken following the end of a relationship asked her friends to pose 'as she was feeling' for a therapeutic photography project. Laura Stevens' photo series 'Another November' captures the stages grief following the breakdown of a relationship. The British photographer, 38, who lives in Paris, found inspiration for the series after her own painful break up. Scroll down for video . 'Jessica' from the series Another November by Laura Stevens shows a woman sitting in a foetal position next to crumpled bed covers . 'Following the ending of a significant relationship in my life, an undoing began,' she writes in an 'artist statement' on her website. 'Whilst adjusting to being a single woman, I started to create a photographic narrative based on the experience of losing love; directing other women to portray the gradual emotional and circumstantial stages, along the well-trodden track of the broken-hearted.' The title of the series refers not only to the month in which she and her partner separated, but also the idea of looking forwards a bleak and lonely winter following a lost summer of love. The talented photographer directed other women to portray the emotional stages often experienced following a break-up from loneliness to loss of appetite and concerns over attractiveness. The photographer said the project helped her deal with her own emotions. She writes: 'By constructing images of the evolving chapters, I was allowed a vantage point from which to view the changes occurring in me, from feelings of pain, confusion and loneliness towards the reconstruction of my identity as an individual.' The photographer, 38, asked friends and women she met to pose based on the experience of losing love, like the one above called 'Amy' 'Lily' shows a nude woman in the bath, staring into the distance in a moment of melancholy . The series of staged performances by different women, who are friends of Laura's or people she was drawn to from the street, are enacted to show an intimate moment of adjustment. 'They are seen isolated, surrounded by textures, colour and empty spaces in a room of their home in Paris,' the artists explains. 'Another November is situated in a deliberately nostalgic present where memories are constructed and irrevocably discolour, looking back to a past not yet acquainted with loss. 'Yet, it is a reminder that time, the arranger of all things, moves only in one direction.' 'Katherine' demonstrates a woman sitting down for dinner alone, appearing to have lost her appetite, her dress mirroring the wilting flowers . Despite the bright coloured lights above the bed, a sombre  'Julie' appears to struggle to get up in the morning . 'Sofia' studies her reflection showing how the end of a relationship can often make women question their attractiveness . Although she was directing the women, Laura says they each came into the project with their own stories of loss and heartbreak they were able to process during shooting. She titled each image after the first name of the woman posing to help create greater intimacy. Some of Laura's photos - all of women - are both erotically charged and melancholy - like this once called 'Sibylla' Laura directed the women getting them to pose in dark and empty spaces as illustrated in this photo called Airelle . Her series of narrative portraits often represent and fictionalise personal situations. The domestic landscape serves as a backdrop, using cinematic drama and painterly aesthetics along themes of intimacy, relationships and loss. Alongside her dedication to long-term personal projects, she is a regular contributor to the press, for publications such as The Times Magazine, Le Monde, Forbes and The Washington Post. She has participated in group exhibitions at institutions including The National Portrait Gallery, The Centre for Fine Art Photography and many more. For more information visit Laura's website . Laura says that by constructing images of the evolving chapters, she was allowed a different perspective on the changes occurring in herself . The photos show feelings of pain, confusion and loneliness as in this pictures of 'Pauline' Laura says: 'It is a reminder that time, the arranger of all things, moves only in one direction' as model Carole has a solo morning coffee . The images are powerfully evocative like this one called 'Gabriela' suggesting how a break-up can represent a lost chance to become a mother . Many feature women lying on beds partially dressed and deep in thought like this one called 'Christiana' This photo, called 'Arianna', shows a woman who has cut her hair, something which often happens after a break-up . Laura said they each came into the project with their own stories of loss and heartbreak . She titled each image after the first name of the woman posing to help create greater intimacy; this one is called 'Kate' The women are seen isolated, surrounded by textures, colour and empty spaces in a room of their own homes in Paris . Laura wanted to create a feeling of nostalgia; looking back at the past and yearning for things to be as they once were . Her series of narrative portraits often represent and fictionalise personal situations . The portrait of 'Emma' shows how a break-up may involve moving out of what was once your home . To see the video in full visit LensCulture.
target: Laura Stevens, 38, who lives in Paris, suffered a painful relationship break-up .
  British photographer asked friends and women she met to pose for photos of 'how she was feeling'
  Therapeutic, personal project is called Another November (the month in which she and her partner separated)