Jenny Boot

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Jenny Boot originally trained as a painter before studying Fashion Photography.
Jenny has been nominated for awards at Cannes Lion and Photography Masters Cup.
Jenny’s photography focuses primarily on female portraiture.

Born in The Netherlands in 1969, Jenny Boot started her career as a painter before becoming a portrait photographer. Jenny’s photographs nod to the traditions of portrait paintings with their dark backdrops and sharp lighting. Primarily photographing women, Jenny is interested in revealing the complex power and sensuality within her subjects. Jenny sees light as one of the most important aspects of her work, with its ability to transform the tone and mood of any given image.

Jenny Boot’s Process

Jenny made the move to photography as she realised that it was a more accurate means of expressing her feelings. The visual language of photography has enabled Jenny to have a more controlled handle on communicating her artistic vision. Jenny uses her experience as a painter to create work that has the atmosphere and drama of a painting. Often hailed as a surrealist photographer, Jenny focuses on creating extreme intimacy with each shot, so much so that her and her subjects become one.

Collections

The theatrical nature of Jenny’s photographs makes for fascinating interpretations of female subjects. Some of Jenny’s most celebrated collections showcase entirely different styles and subjects, yet all have a performative tone to them. In one series, Jenny created portraits evocative of Dutch paintings. Infusing the classical with the modern, Jenny reinterpreted the traditional and transformed the domestic. The provocative and revitalising nature of Jenny’s approach has led to acclaimed exhibitions throughout Europe.

Selected Works

Thymos by Jenny Boot

Thymos

Photography - 120x90 cm
Descent by Jenny Boot

Descent

Photography - 120x96 cm
Rise by Jenny Boot

Rise

Photography - 120x90 cm
Flapper girl by Jenny Boot

Flapper girl

Photography - 120x90 cm
Ascent by Jenny Boot

Ascent

Photography - 120x96 cm
Origin by Jenny Boot

Origin

Photography - 120x90 cm
Caravaggio by Jenny Boot

Caravaggio

Photography - 120x90 cm
Fenna by Jenny Boot

Fenna

Photography - 120x90 cm
Excess by Jenny Boot

Excess

Photography - 120x90 cm
Art Deco by Jenny Boot

Art Deco

Photography - 80x60 cm

Booster Babe

Photography - 120x90 cm

Candy

Photography - 120x90 cm

Nikita

Photography - 120x90 cm

Rind

Photography - 120x90 cm

Face from the past

Photography - 120x90 cm

Mirte

Photography - 120x90 cm

Luca

Photography - 120x90 cm

Mokosie

Photography - 120x90 cm

Bunny

Photography - 80x60 cm

Mask

Photography - 80x60 cm

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