Featured Photographer + Interview: Jade Berry Photography
How amazing are these dreamy and pastel images from the talented Jade Berry Photography? Featuring pink-hued horses with flowers in their mane, plenty of flower crowns and fields of daisies, these pretty photographs feel right at home here on the Whim blog!
Jade is based in Cornwall and explains that her work focuses dreams, looking at nostalgia and freedom with her signature feminine style. As a dreamer with lots of stories to tell, Jade turns to photography as a medium in which to convey these tales.
"To me photography is my passion, capturing life and imagination is a way of expressing my thoughts about life. I like to use analogue cameras and film, I strive to captures life's important moments before they become lost forever. I observe natural light in all of my work, documenting the 'moment', real people, real places, real presence," she states.
You'll be happy to know that we have a lovely and inspiring interview with the photographer herself, so we hope you enjoy reading it below!
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Q: When did you first discover your love of photography?A: I was only 13 when I fell in love with photography. I used to dress up my friends in my wardrobe and we would have pretend fashion shoots, just for fun. From a young age I was interested in art and studied it in school, But a lot of my art work was from my photography. My Granddad gave me a film camera, and taught me a few basics, I then learnt myself how to get a correct exposure. I was very obsessive, and still am obsessive. When at college a few years later I would spend days in the dark room developing and printing from film. I realised my love for photography even from a young age was to capture the beauty of life.
Q: What inspires your creativity the most?A: This is always a hard question, because the answer changes. It could be a beautiful movie, discovering new places, meeting new fascinating people, a bus journey. I would say everyday life is my inspiration, my surroundings, friends and adventures.
Q: How would you describe your work in just three words?A: Dreamy, Feminine, Nostalgic
Q: What does an average day in the life of Jade involve?A: Sketchbook work, emails, picture making, planning or editing, laughing with friends, adventures, lots of yummy food, books, films and cuddles with Lewis.
Q: What do you hope to achieve with your photography career in the not-too-distant future; Do you have any exciting, upcoming plans that you would like to share with us?A: My biggest aim is to love what I’m doing. My dream is to be able to be a photographer / film maker working with brands, magazines and clients creating material for them to use. I have no set route, but would love to break into the industry and work by doing what I love to do which is telling stories.I have just finished designing a zine featuring all of my diary work called ‘for my friends’ which is basically like a love letter to them. Im hoping to push that forward. And I’ve just started a new body of work which has been brewing for a while, with lots of my ideas about life and this is all about ‘being a girl’.
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We want to thank Jade for providing us with such wonderful insight into her work and we encourage you to check out her photography on her website, showreel or Instagram (@jadeberryphotography). Enjoy!