If there's fresh fashion talent coming out of this city at the moment then it's Shelley Jones. Shelley is a fashion videographer and photographer who has previously worked for the likes of fashion156, Jayne Pierson and has worked closely with fashion design graduate Julia Casper. Her photography was recently approved by Vogue Italia as photograph of the day. MUD are in love with Shelley's dreamy and dramatic aesthetic. Check out her work and read more about Shelley in her interview with MUD below.
MUD Interview
Name: Shelley Jones, Shelleybean, Shelleybelly, whatever.Age: 21
Where are you based?Cardiff and London.
How would you describe the style of your work?
Nostalgic, Melancholy and Whimsical.
How long have you been interested in filmmaking/photography?
I've been interested in Photography since I was 16, but it's only been the past year and a half that I've been taking photos of people properly, before that it was just landscape pictures on a little compact camera! I've been interested in film for around 2 years, but only really started doing that properly over the past year.
Who is your favourite photographer/filmmaker?My favourite photographers are people such as Oprisco and Aleksandra88 (deviantart) As for filmmakers, Jeunet&Caro, their cinematography/colour etc is always incredible, and Anthony Mandler, for the same reason.
What inspires you?
The 1930's, Old Circuses, Sitting by the river, Horror movies...
Who is your favourite person to work with?
It depends what thats in terms of, in terms of models, my favourite models to work with are people who are up for anything, my favourite model right now would have to be Danny Carr for braving the freezing cold beach/rocks at 5am!
What is your favourite city and why?
At the moment, Paris! I spent a week there last month and loved it!
What are your plans for this summer?
Moving to London! Trying to find a job/apartment, and I'm interning for a company called JN Motion, and will be doing lots more photoshoots, I'm sure.
What are your aspirations for the future?
To be able to continue doing photography/films, and to have an amazing warehouse apartment on a really high floor with a slide going from my window to the ground!
Visit Shelley's website HERE.
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