Andrea Jones

Inspired by the natural world, Andrea became fascinated by naturally occurring art forms. She studied art and photography in the late 70's and early 80's in the South of England.   

                                                                
She started her commercial career by buying and selling cameras such as Leicas and Hasselblads, then found work in an advertising studio, assisting a leading interiors photographer, and at the end of that decade, working with Dr Jane Goodall in Africa on wildlife projects.  

All these experiences contributed to a diverse range of photographic skills she could not have predicted. A spell with fine art photographer Bruce Rae in London revived her love of darkroom skills from college days and sharpened her attention to the subtleties of light.

She photographed her first garden, in Dorset, professionally in the early nineties, had several successful exhibitions and thus began her award-winning career working in the subject she loves most, gardens.  

Her many varied assignments have since taken her all over the world. As well as working for a number of top international garden designers and landscape architects documenting their projects, she also regularly illustrates book publications, magazines and newspaper articles. 

Her enthusiasm for photographing trees began when commissioned to photograph for the book 'The Glory of the Tree', which though written by Dr Noel Kingsbury, took her on an international tree hunt researching the best specimens possible in locations such as Singapore, the West Coast of America and Spain. 

Her appreciation for tree care and maintenance was triggered by a further project ‘The Encyclopaedia of Essential Pruning Techniques’ when she worked with tree expert Tony Kirkham MBE, at the time Arboreal Curator at RBG, Kew. 

This was followed by a photography of the work of acclaimed 
garden designer, and fellow tree appreciator, Tom Stuart–Smith for his monograph ‘Drawn from the Land’. 

Andrea was soon after given the job of photographing the gardens here year-round for the book ‘At West Dean’ written by former Head Gardeners Jim Buckland and Saran Wain. She therefore has become well acquainted with the Gardens and Arboretum which are now under Tom Brown’s care and she can’t wait to share her love of trees and all their varying species and details with her students.

Andrea’s home is in South West Scotland. 
www.andreajones.co.uk