Judianne Thomson is a 30-year-old indigenous film photographer based in British Columbia. She is also a student, a mother, and an advocate of educating others about the Indigenous territories many of us have settled on. Her cinematic photographs of spirited, natural naked bodies set against dark and moody Pacific Northwest landscapes are enchanting.
Her images read like film stills pulled from a long forgotten reel. The grit and grain, environment and energy are transportive—at times feeling almost like a shared memory. The nudity is prominent yet subdued, intimate yet nonsexual, and the vibe is anything but manufactured.
It’s because of this that Judianne has established a dedicated and growing audience on Instagram, and a budding side career as a fashion and commercial photographer. But her art and enthusiasm for nature is only a part of her story.