Author Talk With Award-Winning Photographer Jamie Beck
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"An American in Provence" is a exquisite collection of beautiful portrait, scenic and still-life photography from New York Times bestselling author and award-winning photographer Jamie Beck. Looking to slow down from her fast-paced life in New York City, Beck embarked on a one-year getaway to Provence. One year, turned into five in the French countryside as Beck documented her life as “An American in Provence.”
Equal parts art book, travel diary, memoir and cookbook, "An American in Provence" transports you to the south of France. Beck shares her tips and techniques for creating incredible photos and details her transformational journey as an artist and woman. Beck also includes farm-to-table recipes she's learned along the way, including Braised Beef Stew, Spring Chicken With Herbs de Provence, Fresh Tagliatelle Pasta With Spring Asparagus, and Lemon Meringue Tart. This stunning visual journey will surely delight anyone wishing to escape reality and immerse themselves in life in Provence.
About the Author: Jamie Beck took her first photograph at the age of 13 and soon after began earning her living as a professional photographer. By 28, she opened her own commercial photographic studio in lower Manhattan. Jamie has shot campaigns and editorials for some of the world’s most famous brands, including Chanel, Donna Karan, Nike, Oscar de la Renta, Google, Samsung and Microsoft. Her work has appeared in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, on Netflix and in digital ad displays for Disney. In 2016, she took what was to be a one-year sabbatical to create a personal body of work in the south of France, which changed the entire course of her life, as she took on a new career as an art photographer and delivered a French-born baby girl named Eloise. Jamie is the author of the New York Times bestselling "An American in Provence." She lives in Provence with her husband and daughter. Follow her on Instagram @JamieBeck.co.