Jacky Chapman

My photography is rooted in graphic design, the result of graduate and postgraduate studies in Leicester and London UK in the 1980s. This design foundation has helped my career enormously and become my trademark style in photography. I think and create images as a designer – focusing on strong composition and often exploring shadows and abstractions as a way to further convey meaning. After completing my MA in 1987 I worked one day a week at the Times Educational Supplement (1987-89 London) helping out on the picture desk. Here I learnt the invaluable skills of commissioning photographers, carrying out photo searches, filing and categorizing images. I witnessed the importance of being organized and having great people skills. For me the most rewarding part was actually handling images from the great and good in my field. Five months into working at the TES, I was given my first commission. I worked for them on a regular basis until 2010, accumulating over 1,000 educational related jobs. Aside from the TES, I quickly established a healthy client list of Editorial, Corporate and PR clients.