Gemma Booth

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Gemma Booth (born 1974 [1] ) is an English fashion and portrait photographer.

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Born in Manchester, [2] Booth studied graphic design at Manchester University. After graduation, she was a design assistant at the art magazine i-D and then became picture editor of The Face , [3] [2] where she remained until 2000, when she left to focus on her own work. [2]

Booth has shot fashion spreads for Vogue UK , [2] Vogue Girl Japan , [4] Elle France , [5] [6] and Marie Claire . [7] Her advertising clients have included Carhartt, Chanel, and Aerie. [3] She has produced portraits of Natalie Press, [8] Mia Goth, [9] and Elsa Hosk. [10] Her portraiture was featured in a 2005 exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery, London, [11] and two of her portraits are in the Gallery's permanent collection. [1]

Booth has also created a series of video clips located on her personal website as a part of a project for the "Next 'Nailed It'" T.V campaign. Her website states that her muse is her children and that she takes a lot of inspiration from the idea of "free children". [12]

Booth has been lauded for her "dreamy and imaginative fashion stories." [13]

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  1. 1 2 "Search the Collection: Gemma Booth". National Portrait Gallery, London . Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Gemma Booth". IndustryArt.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 Leuffen, Michael (13 July 2010). "Gemma Booth: Street Heritage". Carhartt-WIP.com. Carhartt. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Find Your Fashion Icon". Vogue Girl Japan . No. 2. October 2011. p. Cover. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016. VOGUE girl 2011 No.2—Photo: Gemma Booth—© 2011 Condé Nast Publications Japan.
  5. ↑ "Laragh McCann by Gemma Booth for Elle France". Fashion Gone Rogue. 6 April 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ashley Smith Is an American Beauty for Gemma Booth's Elle France Shoot". Fashion Gone Rogue. 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Marie Claire USA: Flying Solo (October 2014)". Fashion Model Directory . Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Nathalie Press by Gemma Booth". National Portrait Gallery, London . Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Raphael, Sarah (6 November 2012). "i-Profile: Mia Goth". i-D . Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Elsa Hosk by Gemma Booth". Fashion Gone Rogue. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "25 Years of i-D". National Portrait Gallery, London . 2005. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Featured". Gemma Booth. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Gerulot, Nicole Hill (13 February 2009). "Friday Feature: Gemma Booth". NicolePhoto.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

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