My trend pictures explores the intimacy and femininity in being our genuine selves

Birmingham City University graduate Jasleen Kaur is on a trend pictures path with desires of engaged on covers and marketing campaign work, and with designers like Robert Wun. She shares extra about her newest work which explores themes of softness, vulnerability, consolation, and self-expression in trend, aiming to signify individuals as their genuine selves.

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When and why did you begin taking images?

I first began taking pictures after I selected to do A-levels in Photography (at age 16-18). It was my first time holding a digicam and studying methods to use it, however I began purely due to my instincts, one thing drew me into pictures.

Which style do you are inclined to work largely in?

Most of my work is round trend and a mix of portraiture.

What attracts you in the direction of your favoured style?

Personally I get drawn to the visible storytelling you are able to do utilizing clothes, physique language and facial expressions. I get pleasure from telling tales and the truth that trend permits me to collaborate with different creatives who share the identical imaginative and prescient.

Tell us slightly bit extra about your photographic coaching?

I selected to do pictures on the City Of Wolverhampton school. I selected pictures as a result of one thing about pictures was calling my identify. Before that I had by no means touched or used a digicam. College taught me numerous fundamentals and experimentation and Birmingham City University
taught me methods to refine my work additional, its a win win.

Tell us extra about your latest work?

My undertaking that I selected to exhibit at Free Range was an opportunity to take a look at my work and discover my model, voice and discover myself as a photographer.

My apply explores trend pictures by comfortable lighting, muted color palettes, and emotionally pushed storytelling. Inspired by editorial pictures and filmmakers, I create atmospheric imagery that focuses on intimacy, femininity, and id. I’m focused on how trend pictures can talk feelings past clothes, by lighting, styling, and composition.

My work typically explores themes of softness, vulnerability, consolation, and self-expression, aiming to signify individuals in a extra genuine and respectful means. Rather than specializing in extremely industrial or closely retouched aesthetics, I create images that really feel cinematic, immersive, and emotionally sincere.

Representation and collaboration are central to my apply. By working with designers, fashions, and different creatives, I proceed to develop a visible language that balances editorial aesthetics with narrative and emotional depth. Ultimately, my work goals to provide trend imagery that’s each visually refined and emotionally partaking, inviting viewers to attach with the environment and feeling behind every picture.

What type of response has it had?

It had a extremely good response, I met nice artists and gave me a possibility to community extra. I acquired to work together with Jill Furmanovsky and he or she gave me nice recommendation and confidence.

What has been your largest photographic impediment so far?

My largest impediment is myself, I discover myself to be my largest critic in addition to discovering myself holding me again, due to the worry of the unknown and the “what ifs”.

Who are your largest influences?

My largest influences is Nick Knight the best way he talks about discovering voice and pictures is mesmerising in itself. I additionally discovered myself taking inspiration from Anderson and Low they provide nice recommendation and questions to consider whilt creating the work.

What tools do you utilize?

I take advantage of Fujifilm X-T5

What can be your dream tools to work with?

My dream tools to work with can be Ricoh cameras (they’re all nice) , and naturally Fujifilm as a result of I’ve been surrounded by it most of my life.

What has been the spotlight of your pictures profession thus far?

So far the spotlight of my profession has been placing up the exhibition and seeing a marketing campaign myself, Josh, Joshua and Nikhil did with the West Midlands transportation go stay on billboards everywhere in the midlands.

What are your hopes to your pictures profession sooner or later?

I do hope for extra marketing campaign alternatives however I do need to discover an internship in trend pictures and dealing on covers, marketing campaign work.

Do you could have a dream task?

I actually need to work with designer Robert Wun to {photograph} his assortment.

What piece of recommendation would you give to different aspiring photographers?

I’d say, don’t let anybody cease you from selecting this path, should you consider in your imaginative and prescient and keenness you may succeed.

Instagram: @j.azphotography

Success tales

At the 2026 AP Awards, Nick Teo was introduced as our Emerging Talent winner for this documentary-fashion work. Previous rising photographer award winners embrace Ethan Parker, Aliz Kovacs-Zoldi and Tariq Sadu. Si Jubb and Ethan Parker spoke at our Festival of Photography: Documentary occasion in 2025.

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