EJ: The black and white landscape images are really striking as we’re used to seeing the West Coast in sun-drenched hues, was that a conscious decision?
JB: Yes, it was. The light and colour of California is so unique and I feel sometimes with a color photograph the viewer can get lost in the image. Black and white allows room for imagination and a feeling to resonate with the viewer.

EJ: You’ve previously shot series across places such as Japan and Mexico City, how does the environment you’re in alter your creative practice?
JB: My creative practice remains the same, really. I think what differs is things I find interesting in these different places, I still go around with a camera and capture whatever I find that moves me in some way.

EJ: As a native Californian, what impression of the West Coast are you hoping people take away from this body of work?
JB: I hope they have some of the same feelings I have when I look at this work. The feeling of being free, the lightness and beauty they spark in my soul and having no problems in the mind. I hope these images create an atmosphere you can experience.

California Soul runs at Ron Herman Japan until March 8th, check out Jerry’s work here.

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