Ep47 - Nicki Gwynn-Jones: Giving Ourselves The Freedom To Experiment With Our Photography

Join Kim Grant as she speaks with Orkney based photographer Nicki Gwynn-Jones. Nicki creates images from a place of flow and movement and shares how her love for wild swimming and dance helps her with creating her images. She also speaks about the joys of being free to create images in whatever way we wish and how she taps into the magic of the natural world. 

• Journey into photography 
• Sharing the beauty of the world through photography
• Her decision to move to Orkney 
• The joys of living in Orkney 
• Feeling into stillness in order to find images 
• Seeing myths and legends in the waves 
• The incredible light and magic in Orkney
• Her love for the light around the solstices 
• Photographing textures and patterns in nature 
• How she feels when photographing huge waves 
• Finding herself again
• Not being allowed to experiment as a child 
• Being pushed out of her comfort zone when she moved to Orkney 
• Putting flow and movement in her photos
• Seeing her bird photography like ballet 
• Her love for photographing arctic terns
• The importance of music in her life 
• Her love for creating etherial photos
• The freedom to express ourselves and create 
• Learning how to use her camera 
• The best advise she has ever received from a fellow photographer
• Learning to break the rules in photography
• Experimenting with her camera 
• Making the best out of what you have 
• Creating photos on her phone 
• Making photography accessible 
• Her love for open water swimming 
• Swimming relays in the English Channel

Connect with Nicki:
Website: https://nickigwynnjones.zenfolio.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickigwynnjones/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicki.gwynnjones/

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