She's best known for her documentary and art photography as well as taking part in and organizing research programmes as well as organizing and leading lectures.
She's won several awards for her photography including 'Fuji Student Photographer of the Year', Cole has also been nominated 'New York' photo awards. As well as these achievements she's been published in several renowned magazines such as Digital Photo Pro and the British Journal of Photography.
She's spent a lot of her career doing freelance however she's also been commissioned to do several different things, these can be found on Jill's Website under the 'commissions' section. Her other achievements, list of work can be found under 'cv' on her website.
She's spent a lot of her career doing freelance however she's also been commissioned to do several different things, these can be found on Jill's Website under the 'commissions' section. Her other achievements, list of work can be found under 'cv' on her website.
The image/text above is on the website and explains her work in the 'Between There and Here' that she did in 2009. The text is with a selection of images from the series.
The work in itself is so relevant due to current affairs as well as things that we going on there. It's also relatable now and represents the concept of being vulnerable, being captured and fighting for freedom.
'Blackbird'
When I first saw this image I really liked it, the different dark shades in the background contrasting with the softness of the colours and texture of the bag. I still like the image but now I've read up on the project and I know the content of the bag I find it quite a haunting image, that it's so still, not trying to get out and that there's something there trapped.
I still like the image as a whole and the contrast the colours/textures. I also really like that this series have captured an idea and something that is so relevent to cultural events, it's still documenting something that's going on in the world but in an abstract and artist way. This combines both areas of photography she works in.
'Willow Tit'
As a photo, I love this. I love the colours and the movement in it, whereas the previous image is so still. This shows the bird is at least trying to fight, break away for freedom. This contrasts against the previous one as 'Blackbird' is so still, like it's been defeated and has given up.
This is a photo stitch of all the images on Cole's website for 'Between There and Here'. I like looking at all of them together, even though they're such similar images and the backgrounds the same, the colour and the movement make all the difference in the world when you realize the subject matter. Looking at survival, war, imprisonment and the concept of freedom.
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