Michelle Jephcott

Michelle first picked up a camera as a child in imitation of her dad who had a lovely old 35 mm Olympus. After playing with a series of 110 and 35 mm cameras, she moved into the digital age in 2001, getting an Olympus of her own.

She shoots with a combination of film and digital cameras, documenting the world around her as she sees it - or maybe as she wishes it to be seen. As a result, her work is a rather heterogeneous collection of photographs encompassing everything from family portraits to long exposure waterfall studies and sweeping landscapes to flower macros.

Canadian-born Michelle Jephcott grew up in Germany and now makes her home in East Tennessee where she has won several regional juried photography competitions including Best of Show at the Tennessee Valley Fair, the result of which is an invitation to join the jury panel for the 2008 competition. Her gritty Urban Explorations series is currently on exhibit at Galaxy Art in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Portfolio

Portraits

Photo Journalism

Projects

Landscapes

Stock Photography

Artist's Statement

My photography is eclectic by nature. In selecting my contributions for The Utatan, I've had to narrow the focus of my work out of necessity:

Photo Journalism. "A Dog's Life" is the moving tail tale of a stray dog taken in by the Humane Society and given a new leash lease on life when she's adopted into a loving family.

Portraiture. Six of my favorite non-traditional black and white portraits.

Stock Photography. A humble salt pot shows its best side in an array of lighting and background situations.

Landscape. I've limited myself to a one-week period spent on vacation in southern Ontario, Canada.

Favorite Photos (of mine)

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