About the photographer.
Valerie Phillips is a New York City-born fashion photographer, based in London.
Biography
Valerie’s biggest influences are things she loved as a child: outer space, gymnastics, skateboarding and the paintings of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. She grew up in New York City, cut school to compete with her skateboard team, and eventually left for London, to take photographs.
Photography
Her work has appeared on album artwork including PJ Harvey, Manic Street Preachers, Amy Winehouse, Amy Macdonald and Tracey Thorn. Her commercial clients include Nike Inc., Doc Martens, Billabong, Puma, Reebok, Paul Smith, Virgin Atlantic, PF Flyers, Urban Outfitters, Goodyear, J. C. Penney, Sony PlayStation, PC World, New Look, Selfridges.