Translucent Synthesis.
I wanted to share a series that Jacqui Turk and I worked on awhile back now. Our usual practice is to make pretty pictures with elements from the natural world or that have an organic feeling to them,...
View ArticleSame same, but different.
I like it when this happens. This image from Huntington Library gardens in California reminded me of this story of mine. Windowsill simplicity with eerie similarities to this post I did for The...
View ArticleDay in the life: Remy & me
It feels like Remy and I are always together. He literally follows me from room to room all day, which is so sweet because most of the time I’m just doing something like putting something away and...
View ArticleThe quiet of curiosity.
The other week my friend ceramicist Alana Wilson and I experimented by the seaside with 35mm film. It was a considered yet somewhat spontaneous, ‘exploration of texture, distortion and filmic...
View ArticleStill Lifes in dappled light.
I got together last month with photographer Annie Martin who was visiting from San Francisco. We explored one of my favourite subjects – Still Life – in beautiful dappled light, erring on the side of...
View ArticleNotes from a European Holiday.
You may have noticed a brief hiatus; this is some of what I’ve up to. Provence, 2018 South of France, 2018 Milos, 2018 Styling and Photography: Nicole Valentine Don The post Notes from a European...
View ArticleFrance on film.
For my recent European sojourn, I (fiiiiinally) dusted off my old film camera. Felt those thrilling waiting on film flutters, reminiscent of my university days when I got these developed. All photos:...
View ArticleDining table stories.
A collection of one my most recent favourite pastimes – dining table documentation. Styling & Photography: Nicole Valentine Don The post Dining table stories. appeared first on The...
View ArticleFlow show.
I’ve noticed a few dreamy shots like this one above lately. They reminded me of this one of mine from years ago. I always thought it had a really special eerie quality to it. Photo credits: 1) Dagmar...
View ArticleThe empty plate.
Just because. Photo credits: 1) Lauren Bamford 2) Wolfgang Tillmans 3) Irving Penn The post The empty plate. appeared first on The Transcontinental Affair.
View ArticleSEE salt.
These salt mines from above are mesmerising and the colours are so glorious! I always get little rush seeing things from different perspectives, especially the beauty of Mother Nature. How...
View ArticleFrosty fruit.
This past weekend I got together with my friend, photographer Denise Braki to have a play in the studio. We spent the majority of the day working on a more dramatic story inspired by the Dutch...
View ArticleInspired by: Dutch Masters
A few weeks ago now, my friend photographer Denise Braki and I had a day in the studio where we shot a series of images loosely based on the work of the Dutch Masters. We especially wanted the...
View ArticleSoft and still (life).
The other week after a day of shooting with Lauren Bamford, we quickly put together some still life images as the sun was going down. Just for fun. I love how soft and grainy they are… This last...
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