Jo Crowther was born in York in 1963 and spent the early years of her life travelling throughout Great Britain, attending 14 schools in as many years. After Crowther was given her father’s camera at the age of 14, she began to record her daily life, processing and printing her own work.
Jo Crowther was born in York in 1963 and spent the early years of her life travelling throughout Great Britain, attending 14 schools in as many years. After Crowther was given her father’s camera at the age of 14, she began to record her daily life, processing and printing her own work.
Crowther started her photographic career in 1983 when she worked for Chris Bailey, the advertising photographer, as First Assistant. In 1996, she won the Landscape award of the Association of Photographers for her image ‘Pyramids’. Crowther draws inspiration from the paintings of Turner, Van Gogh and Vermeer. Her work is usually in a small format and she likes to “record the reality in a slightly abstract way”.
Crowther’s images can be found in private collections and are produced for many exhibitions and environmental projects. Crowther was also commissioned by the Royal Mail to produce an image for its “Millennium” series of postage stamps.