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Photo by my dear friend Deb Taylor

I’ve been a professional photographer for the past 18 years. Having grown up in England, I moved to France in my early thirties and never looked back – though I still love visiting the UK. I’ve also been based in Provence for nearly 20 years now, where I live with my husband and our daughter. We have recently built our own home and studio in the village of Eygalières.

I’ve always loved travel, different cultures and meeting new people – not to mention art, design and flea markets. Anywhere and anything that has a deep sense of time and place. My photography plays a huge part in this, while also being my greatest passion.

I work with natural light. I used to work mainly with my old Hasselblad camera which taught me the process of taking time. The process was unhurried, which suited me perfectly. Even now into the digital world of photography, I use this process, seeking that precise shot, as opposed to firing off a thousand and leaving it to good fortune. Less is more. And through this process, I am able to get the depth and richness that I’m looking for, my photographs made atmospheric by differing textures and shadows. While much of my work is focused on interiors, I also shoot Lifestyle, Travel, Portraits and Still Life’s, drawn to faces and objects that tell a story.

My first book ‘The Foraged Home’ was published by Thames & Hudson, photographed by me and written by my brother Oliver Maclennan. Our second book ‘Living Wild’ came out in 2023.

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I am not sure where substack will take me at the moment but I hope it will be an extension of my Instagram and website. Musings of my life in Provence, my travels and photography tips.

For the moment I am not putting anything behind a paywall, however if you are enjoying what I am posting then please consider supporting my work.

So please do follow me on this journey and let’s see where it takes us

Joanna x

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