Fergus’s work comes from an emotional connection with people she photographs. Her natural curiosity and close approach combine to result in powerful portraits, as if the camera is no longer there. She develops an intimacy that allows a brief to develop freely, creating raw, aspirational images with minimal interference in the atmosphere of her shots. Rather than looking at details, she takes in the image as a whole. Her inspiration comes from beautiful and heartfelt thoughts and work. Recent work follows her new obsession with the dramatic and ethereal views of skydivers. Fergus is putting personal work together for exhibition, showcasing her portraits of couples and families.

Fergus Padel was born in 1973 in Bremen, Germany. She has worked and shown in Hamburg, Berlin and London, New York and Los Angeles since the 1990s and is currently based in New York.

Exhibitions include ‘Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize’ at the National Portrait Gallery, London (2009). Her work has been published in Made in Germany (2008) and Fashion Now (2009) and Kostas Murkudis (2009).

Fergus’s work has appeared in Achtung, Qvest, 125 Magazine, Centrefold, Dazed & Confused, AnOther Magazine, Placed, Port and Wonderland. She has collaborated with designers Kostas Murkudis, A.D. Deertz and Joop!. Clients include ASOS, Mustang Jeans, Campus/Marc O’Polo, Urban Outfitters, New Yorker, Verizon, Zurich, SkyTV, Eon, Ing Diba, Dr Hauschka and Microsoft.

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