Artist Biography – Jane Long

Photographer and digital artist Jane Long was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1970. Currently based in Brisbane, Australia, she combines photography and photomanipulation to create slightly surreal images that straddle the line between reality and fantasy.

Long has spent most of her career as a graphic designer, entering the industry over 20 years ago and establishing her own studio in 1996. Completely self-taught, she has worked with Photoshop since 1994, both commercially and for personal work.

She developed an interest in photography as an extension of her personal photomanipulation work, wanting more control over the stock images she was using, both from a creative and copyright point of view, and progressing to a love of photography in general.

Initially working with friends and family, she used an old instamatic or borrowed equipment for several years until her first DSLR purchase a little over two years ago. Since then she has delved wholeheartedly into photography, concentrating on conceptual portraiture. However digital art remains a passion and forms an integral part of her work.

Deciding to move into the fine art market in April 2014, her first series “Self-Preservation” has received several accolades including several images being listed as finalists for the Macquarie Photography Prize and “Cured” being announced as a semi-finalist for the Moran Photographic Prize.

Her next series “Dancing with Costică” shot her to international exposure with features on over 40 prominent photography and general interest websites including ABC News US, Daily Mail UK, Daily Mail Australia, SLR Lounge, PetaPixel, Bored Panda and BuzzFeed as well as a number of photography magazines and Romanian TV!

The series was exhibited at the Romanian Embassy in Canberra, Australia from March-June this year. It was also shown at the Romanian Photo Festival in May and opens at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale on the 22nd of August.

Jane Long Photography:

101 Park Rd Wooloowin Qld Australia 4030

ph: +617 3857 5737

info@janelong.com.au

www.janelong.com.au

www.facebook.com/janelongphotography

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