Zena Holloway

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Zena is a world-renowned photographer who captures images while working in water.
Zena's artistic projects often focus on environmental awareness, conservation and restoration. One project led to the production of a Korean television series.
Zena lives in London with her husband and their three children in a converted MOD torpedo testing centre.

Zena Holloway, born in Manama, Bahrain, in 1973, is a self-taught British photographer, best known for her distinctive portraits of people and animals in underwater environments. Currently based in London, UK, Zena spends her time exploring and experimenting with mediums of photography, dance, costume, and narrative. She produces spellbinding works with a strong focus on ecological and industrial change.

Early Career

Zena’s photographic career is both colourful and far-reaching, spanning the last thirty years. The creative has featured amongst a wide range of publications, including National Geographic, Dazed & Confused, Paris Match, How to Spend it, Harper's Bazaar, GQ, Vanity Fair, The Observer, 125, Stylist, Quintessentially Magazine, JFW, Twill, Vision, Neon, Schon, Cent magazine and The Sunday Times. And that’s just the beginning.

Zena Holloway’s Style

Zena was hooked on the magic of the ocean and underworld from a young age. Throughout her life, she has refined an ultra-niche profession, carving out her path and creating her own magical, underwater settings. Her images capture the deep and often complex subconscious connections we have to oceans, lakes and waterways, with ominous figures emerging from within alluring dreamlike scenes.

Current Projects

Zena continues to be commissioned for global advertising campaigns and, when not on commission, creates self-funded projects promoting environmental awareness and conservation. In the same vein, her recent exhibitions in Korea and Sweden have highlighted environmental concepts that focus on pollution and loss of biodiversity in rivers. Zena was Underwater Photographer of the Year (2020) in the UK. She also recently took home the award for Nudes at the Photoshoot Awards, Italy (2020).

Selected Works

Just Blue Ocean by Zena Holloway

Just Blue Ocean

Photography - 112x162 cm
Pink Cloud Seascape by Zena Holloway

Pink Cloud Seascape

Photography - 112x162 cm
RIVER FORMS by Zena Holloway

RIVER FORMS

Photography - 112x112 cm
THE GREAT STOUR by Zena Holloway

THE GREAT STOUR

Photography - 112x112 cm
Freefall by Zena Holloway

Freefall

Photography - 112x112 cm
Earthless by Zena Holloway

Earthless

Photography - 112x112 cm
STARRY NIGHT by Zena Holloway

STARRY NIGHT

Photography - 112x112 cm
FAERIE POOLS by Zena Holloway

FAERIE POOLS

Photography - 112x112 cm
DOWN IN THE HOLLOW by Zena Holloway

DOWN IN THE HOLLOW

Photography - 112x112 cm

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