Featured Artist Jenny Nordstrom

Photographer Jenny Nordstrom presents visually compelling images of doorways from around the world. See more artistic portals by visiting her website.

 

 

As a photographer, my art is one of discovery.

 

 

I am constantly on the hunt for the beautiful, the unusual, the colorful—and I have a particular affinity for images of doors.

 

 

I am deeply moved by color and texture, which means that sometimes a scene that might be viewed as traditionally “ugly” is just as interesting and compelling to me as one that is more typically beautiful.

 

 

My largest body of work focuses on doors.

 

 

To me, they represent a huge variety of not only aesthetic choices, but also a reflection of humanity in its many forms. They are the faces that we present to the world, but also symbolic portals to new places and opportunities.

 

 

I first started capturing these images in 1998 on my honeymoon in Tuscany, Italy. We walked past the most heart-stopping door in a beautiful sienna red color, and suddenly I was entranced.

 

 

I took a picture, and for the rest of the trip, found myself looking for interesting doors wherever we went.

 

 

Thus began a fascination that has lasted over two decades, and an evolving appreciation for not only doors themselves, but the facades that surround them.

 

 

Because of my joy in discovery, I also consider travel to be integral to my expression as an artist. Every new country I visit offers a unique personality, and I feel it is my calling to find ways to convey that uniqueness to others.

 

 

Whether it is landscapes, architectural elements, or intimate details that many people miss, it is my joy to capture each place that I visit.

 

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