Jay Burton
As a child, I was quite satisfied sitting in the centre of a room and simply looking around for hours. Observing my surroundings was enough to entertain me, I suppose.
I always felt a bit like an outsider, content alone, looking at the world go by. It’s no real surprise that I discovered photography so early on in life. I clicked with the medium instantly and spent my teenage years learning the craft.
My photos may seem melancholic or gloomy, but I like to think that they simply show the truth. They harbour a certain gentleness within them that says that it’s okay to appreciate the rugged, the invisible. Many photographers are intimately connected to the subjects of their photos, inviting us into their lives. On the other hand, I realise that I don’t interact much with people in my photography. I observe humanity at play and my photos are often quiet and contemplative. I shy away from wide angle lenses, preferring to dive into the hidden corners of the world with a zoom lens, revealing the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Having co-founded the creative studio OneStop in 2019, I spend most of my days collaborating with an amazing network of creatives in Geneva on photography, film, graphic design, and animation projects. Most artistic projects I’m currently working on are in collaboration with my writer partner Coralie Peguet, such as the Driftlands project. My goal is to create a supportive space and the right conditions to allow this network the freedom to do what we all simply need to do: create.