Vanessa Winship

Vanessa Winship is a British photographer with a predisposition to exotic and far-away places. Winship has been working as an independent freelance photographer since 1992. She has been living and working in Turkey and the Balkans since 1999.

Old family photos and photos of Hong Kong, shown to her by her father have been the foundation and beginning for her work and passion. After taking a photography class at college her devotion was intensified. Her photographs of people and landscapes are portrayed with emotion and sensitivity.

With her photographs, Winship does not merely want document a moment in time, but more so, show the perspective of her protagonists. While working in the Balkans Winship explains she uses a "passive method", which means literally being invisible. This enables her to build a special situation, providing the necessary access to her models.

The series, which came about in Anatolia seems to be more direct. Her pictures are to be interpreted as more than just showing the girls lives.

The pictures were not only created for the viewer, but more so for the girls: Winship wanted to compose an individual moment in time for these girls; a scene in which they are the center of attention, at least once in their lives.. Despite her wanderlust, Winship is venturing back to her hometown to photograph portraits and landscapes, bringing a new dimension to her work. In this interview Winship describes her work and its subjects and shares with us an intimate insight to her experiences.