Julie Skelton
Full Member
Biography
Julie Skelton is a Surrey-based, full-time professional garden photographer. Her elegant, light-filled photographic work has been internationally published in a variety of media. She was listed by Horticulture Week (Oct 2020) as one of the UK's "most influential garden photographers", and was a finalist in International Garden Photographer of the Year 2023 (IGPOTY 16, 'Beautiful Gardens'). Her passion for garden photography is fuelled by a firm belief in the mental and physical benefits of spending time in green spaces.
Julie comes from a teaching and training background, as well as having spent a number of years in portrait and event photography. Recent commissions have included the Beth Chatto Gardens, Gaze Burvill, David Austin Roses, the National Garden Scheme, and a variety of private gardens, vineyards and woodland.
Additional Interests
In her spare time, Julie enjoys music, travel, sketching, and an ongoing search for the best tea & cake in the UK.
Favourite plants to grow in her own garden: peas, blueberries, rhubarb, dahlias and hostas.
Favourite season: probably controversially, late summer...
Talks
Based in: Guildford
Distance willing to travel: 25 miles
Virtual talks available: No
Fees: £75 / 30 minute talk
Talks:
* Offering photography advice to get the best out of your camera or smartphone, and to raise the standard of your garden images.
* How garden photography can benefit our mental and physical health.
* Some of my own favourite images, how I captured them, and why they work.
Address
Surrey
United Kingdom