Featured Artist Jenny Nordstrom

Photographer Jenny Nordstrom travels the world, capturing  vivid scenes and making memories. Visit her website to see more of her portfolio.

 

 

As a fine art travel photographer, the world is my inspiration. I am obsessed first and foremost with color, and this drives everything about my photography. It determines the places I visit, the time of day and side of the street where I shoot, and my editing process.

 

 

I’m a storyteller at heart, and I like to let each place reveal its soul to me as I wander its streets, float on its waters, and journey its lands.

 

 

My greatest joy as a traveling artist is that electric moment of discovery. I love to wander through new cities and stumble across something magical and unexpected. I may find an amazing tree, a beautiful doorway, or a gorgeous landscape.

 

 

I love the authenticity of small towns and off the beaten path locations, and I’m much more interested in neighborhoods than monuments.

 

 

I like to say that my computer is my paintbrush, and editing is about half of my process. (Yes, I enhance my colors!)  As a photographer, my work by necessity starts with reality, but it isn’t completely wedded to it.

 

 

I want my images to be amazing, but believable. As my work has matured, the end result is what is most important to me. My editing has become more involved. Some of my images would be more accurately described as digital collage.

 

 

I frequently print my artwork on large canvases, and many people mistake them for paintings. In fact, I often call myself a painterly photographer. I also print on metal or acrylic, as well as photo paper. But I always find myself returning to canvas, as I love the gentle glow that it gives my work.

 

 

My strongest pieces have a distinct presence. People often tell me that they feel like they can walk right into them. The storyteller in me loves this comment. It means I have succeeded in my goal to bring the world back home with me.

 

 

I have a public art studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia, outside of Washington, DC. I love visitors. Please come by if you are nearby, and experience my large and vibrant prints in person!

 

Jenny Nordstrom invites you to follow on Instagram and Facebook.

 

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