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Signs Of Life (Single)
DESCRIPTION
Fireworks exploding in the night sky. A simple flower in our garden. Mirroring of the natural and the manmade - the small things that bring joy to our existence. This is a diptych composed of two images both made in Vancouver, Canada.
AUTHOR
Rachel Nixon is a British-Canadian fine art photographer – and former journalist – based in Vancouver.
Having lived and worked across continents and cultures, Rachel explores issues such as heritage, grief, isolation and memory. She is intrigued by the visual poetry of everyday life and seeks out images speaking to beauty and broader messages in the seemingly mundane.
In 2019, Rachel graduated with honours from the VanArts professional photography program in Vancouver. Her work has been exhibited internationally and received accolades including four Julia Margaret Cameron Awards.
Before committing full-time to visual art, Rachel had a 20-year career as a journalist and executive in the UK, US and Canada for organizations including the BBC, CBC and Microsoft where she developed and ran digital news services.
She brings her editorial and photographic experience to her volunteer role as Editor of WE ARE Magazine, a publication of the Royal Photographic Society’s Women in Photography group.
Rachel holds a first-class degree from the University of Oxford in Modern Languages, and is fluent in French and German. Her international experience brings with it a unique perspective on questions of identity, place and belonging, and the connections we share despite our polarized times.
Having lived and worked across continents and cultures, Rachel explores issues such as heritage, grief, isolation and memory. She is intrigued by the visual poetry of everyday life and seeks out images speaking to beauty and broader messages in the seemingly mundane.
In 2019, Rachel graduated with honours from the VanArts professional photography program in Vancouver. Her work has been exhibited internationally and received accolades including four Julia Margaret Cameron Awards.
Before committing full-time to visual art, Rachel had a 20-year career as a journalist and executive in the UK, US and Canada for organizations including the BBC, CBC and Microsoft where she developed and ran digital news services.
She brings her editorial and photographic experience to her volunteer role as Editor of WE ARE Magazine, a publication of the Royal Photographic Society’s Women in Photography group.
Rachel holds a first-class degree from the University of Oxford in Modern Languages, and is fluent in French and German. Her international experience brings with it a unique perspective on questions of identity, place and belonging, and the connections we share despite our polarized times.
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