Julia was selected to judge this month’s Life Framer competition, A Human Touch. She recently sat down with them to answer some questions regarding her style, technique, and new projects.

Your blog has some fascinating insight, and it seems that your shoots are often quite grand affairs with a team of hair and make-up artists, prop stylists etc (and all the better for it). Now that you feel accustomed to having a team around you, do you still enjoy being alone with a camera?
I always carry a camera with me; the shoots themselves are only a minor part of the use of a camera. Not only do I use my camera for personal shoots, but also to find new ideas and to flesh out the bare bones of them once I decide to go ahead with one. I had a solo show in Tokyo a few weeks back and decided to stay on and take photos. I had a translator and an assistant with me. We had minimal lighting that we kept in a suitcase and just walked the streets. Once I found something interesting, we would set up the lights, and I would wait for someone interesting to walk by. This is an approach I used to take, and it felt very refreshing. No hair and make up, no styling, no casting, no brief. Just enjoying photography…

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We are happy to announce that Julia Fullerton Batten and Mark Zibert appear in the PDN Photo Annual this year.  Mark’s image for The Museum of Contemporary Art Canada was awarded in the Advertising Category and his ad spot for Nike’s Mercurial Vapor appeared in the Video Category.  Julia’s web edit received the honor of being included in the Website Category.

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An interview with Julia Fullerton-Batten was featured on the Communication Arts blog, Insights, today.  We have included an excerpt below but head over to their site to read the entire conversation.

What is the weirdest thing that happened on a shoot and how did you handle it? On an editorial shoot photographing boys in a communal shower, I wanted to add a touch of mistiness and used my smoke machine. I blasted the room with smoke, then let it settle. What I didn’t realise was that I had set off the smoke alarm in the building until I turned round and was confronted by five firemen, fully equipped and brandishing a fire-hose, ready to extinguish my smoke machine. On another occasion, I was photographing a very prominent personality in the Kings College Library, London. My assistant accidentally left a modelling bulb on with a diffuser and gel over the light. It started smoking, again setting off the fire-alarm. This time, panic ensued and the whole College was evacuated.

What has been inspiring you lately? I have been working on my most recent project for the past few months. This is to interview and photograph blind people. It has been the most insightful and awe-inspiring experience for me to meet and talk with people who were either born blind, or lost their sight later in life, but are all so positive in their approach to life.

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Julia was commissioned by the Sunday Telegraph Magazine to shoot a fashion series of children in retro domestic environments. The talent, Estela Andres, who graces the magazine’s cover, and her counterpart Charlie Dulieu, are only 6 years old. Julia worked closely with the stylists to craft images that visually reference two of her personal projects: Mothers & Daughters and Awkward.

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We are pleased to announce VAUGHAN HANNIGAN photographer, Julia Fullerton-Batten, has been chosen to be featured in American Photography 29, The Festival International de la Photographie de Mode and The PDN Photo Annual.

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On a recent trip to Tokyo, Japan for an upcoming opening of her “Mothers & Daughters” show at TokyoArtsGallery in Shibuya-ku, Julia spent all her free time shooting.  On a small burget, with a local producer and assistant, she walked around the metropolis for days, searching for images that struck her. The photos highlight an isolation that is often associated with notions of Tokyo and an emotional tension that is present in much of Julia’s work.

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This coming Thursday January 10th, VAUGHAN HANNIGAN photographer, Julia Fullerton-Batten was invited to speak at the National Geographic Photo Seminar in Washington DC.  Fellow speakers include Sebastiao Salgado, Sarah Greenough, David Alan Harvey, and many more.

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Julia Fullerton Batten’s first San Francisco solo show at Jenkins Johnson Gallery opened last week and runs until December 8th. “All of Fullerton-Batten’s series portray women; although quite static and emotionless, truly bring us closer to understanding the inner workings of the teenage mind.”

Jenkins Johnson Gallery
464 Sutter Street
San Francisco CA 94108

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The Association of Photographers held their annual award ceremony last week in London and Julia was honored with their award for “Best Commissioned Advertising Series.” Her double exposed images from the “Renaissance Photography Prize” were selected by the AOP judges as the best in category.  These works were also featured in her New York solo show at Jenkins Johnson Gallery earlier this year.

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The winners were just announced for the American Photography 28 competition and three VAUGHAN HANNIGAN photographers were Selected.  Martin Schoeller’s work for for TIME and GQ was featured with an image from Julia Fullerton-Batten’s “Mother Daughter” Series and two from Erik Almås’ editorial shots for Genlux Magazine.

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Above: Erik Almås

Above: Martin Schoeller, Below: Julia Fullerton-Batten