jzawoe

Jzawo English


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
About

Currently I am exploring all aspects of the still image, recording instances of reality on whatever format I can get my hands on.

To pay the bills, I take up any commercial / event work that I can handle without an assistant or expensive equipment - as I can afford neither. Likewise, I am young and still grinding the small jobs to eventually garner the confidence and recognition that is required to land the big gigs.

I find catharsis in self driven creative projects that have resulted in cohesive photographic products, namely in printmaking and book design. Being in complete control of the photographic process, from capture, through process, to print brings satisfaction that has no equal.

Areas of Expertise

Having practiced portraiture, groups & events, product & still life, documentary, editorial, landscape - I am adaptable in whichever way I choose to approach the making of a photograph.

My practice overlaps to the application of film photography, using both colour and black and white mediums across 35mm, 120mm and 4x5 large format.

I am an experienced printmaker, having been trained with Epson StylusPro inkjet printers. Currently I own and produce prints from a StylusPro 7900.

Professional Affiliations

Raffles College [Defunct]: 2016-2018
Associates Degree in Visual Communications - Photography
Employed as studio assistant 2017-2018;
Production assistance, fine art printing, curation, teaching assistant, darkroom custodian.

University of Technology Sydney: 2019-ongoing
Bachelors of Design - Photography

6x7 Photohaus 2019-ongoing
Joint member of non-profit community photographic studio & darkroom.
Shared studio space, exploring alternative processes and teaching public workshops.