{
  "id": 2544565,
  "title": "My fashion photography explores the intimacy and femininity in being our authentic selves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/my-fashion-photography-explores-the-intimacy-and-femininity-in-being",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Amateur Photographer",
    "slug": "amateur-photographer",
    "url": "https://amateurphotographer.com/technique/interviews/my-fashion-photography-explores-the-intimacy-and-femininity-in-being-our-authentic-selves/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jasleen Kaur, a graduate from Birmingham City University, is a budding fashion photographer with aspirations of working on magazine covers and campaigns, collaborating with renowned designers. Her latest project delves into the themes of softness, vulnerability, comfort, and self-expression in fashion photography. Kaur's work strives to represent individuals as their authentic selves, eschewing the highly retouched and commercial aesthetics.\n\nIn an interview, Kaur discussed her journey into photography, revealing that she first picked up a camera during her A-levels. She found her calling in photography and later honed her skills at City of Wolverhampton College and Birmingham City University. Her recent work, showcased at Free Range, aims to find her unique style and voice as a photographer. Kaur's artistic approach centers around soft lighting, muted color palettes, and emotionally driven storytelling, often exploring themes of femininity, intimacy, and identity through fashion photography.\n\nDespite facing self-criticism and fear of the unknown, Kaur credits her biggest influences to Nick Knight and Anderson & Low for their insights into photography and crafting a visual language that balances editorial aesthetics with narrative depth. Her dream equipment includes Ricoh cameras, with Fujifilm being her preferred choice due to familiarity and reliability. Kaur's career highlight thus far was the successful exhibition of her work, followed by a collaboration for a transportation campaign on billboards throughout the Midlands. Looking ahead, Kaur aspires to secure more campaign opportunities and secure an internship in fashion photography, hoping to contribute to producing covers and campaigns.",
  "summary": "Fashion photographer Jasleen Kaur shares more about her latest work which explores themes of softness, vulnerability, comfort, and self-expression in fashion The post My fashion photography explores the intimacy and femininity in being our authentic selves appeared first on Amateur Photographer .",
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}