VALERIE PHILLIPS

Let's here it for VALERIE!... "I just try to keep everything I do, whether it's client work or personal stuff, as close to one another as possible. That way people or companies I work for know that it's Valerie Phillips' work." Erasing the boundary between commercial work and fine art photography is one of the reasons she is so prolific at both. She has self published four books to date, and has had another recently published titled I CAN'T BELIEVE A GIRL IS PLAYING ME METALLICA. She also runs an art project disguised as a skateboard outfit called CHERRYVALE SKATEBOARD COMPANY with her sterling partner JASON GORMLEY

Part of what makes her work so appealing to fashion clients is that she's not overly concerned with fashion or the trappings of being an in demand photographer. "I'm only interested in the pictures. Lighting, stylists, hair, make up and all the rest are integral to a shoot but I try to let them do their thing so I can concentrate on capturing the image in front of me." This laser-sighting allows her to focus on seeing those authentic moments that define her surprising, supremely natural images.

Beyond photography, Valerie loves horses and the moon and outer space pursuits and making books. When she's shooting she's usually armed with a Leica Minilux point and click camera or a digital Hasselblad. She makes her bed in New York and London but can't wait for any time she can spend in Hong Kong or Kansas. She's our kind of strong woman... inspiring us with the passion she brings to her work, her sharp eye, and her determination to do it her way.