With a unique eye for colour and playful compositions, New York-based photographer Jessica Pettway creates surreal and seductive arrangements that serve as a relaxing escape from everyday life. Tactile and hands-on, her process is 3D, constructed primarily in the real world, rather than post-production.
“I use humor to create fun and provocative images. I specialize in creating playful compositions and surreal environments that explore the boundaries of nature, and our desire for the artificial. My goal is to transport the viewer to a different reality.”
Pettway never lets humor undermine her innate sense of visual balance in her compositions. Conversely, she never allows the composition or craft of photo-making get in the way of fun or humor. In her photos, Pettway performs a balancing act that carefully blends a sophisticated fine-art sensibility with a comic voice.
