By Warren Fox
There’s a timeless quality to the photos of Jacqueline Kent. An established Canadian photographer now working out of Dubai, Jacqueline manages to capture nuance in the little details, the subtle movements and the quirky expressions.
Before moving to Dubai in 2011, Jacqueline lived in Bahrain for six years where she worked as a corporate, freelance, commercial, and editorial photographer. She was born in London and moved for twenty years from “the east to the west coast of Canada.” And the breadth of her photographic work reflects that.
Jacqueline is drawn to photographing people. “I love what I do, I could not imagine being anything else, and it is people I love. Landscapes are pretty, but always more interesting when people are in the picture.”
When she initially started to pursue photography her intention was to “create beautiful portraits” even though she says she experienced the kind of uncertainty felt by those who move to a new place.
“The big question I ask myself every time we move, is what do I want to do? I would really like to continue on with my photography, but doing what? What will be my niche? Should I steer my career toward fashion, weddings, school portraits, real estate? There is such opportunity here in this grand city.”
Jacqueline doesn’t know what the future holds for her. She says, “I’ll always be addicted to photography. I will bring my camera with me everywhere I go. And from there I’ll see where my lens leads me.”
