Jill Corral

Ambient Street Photography & Photobooks

Jill Corral is a Zürich-based photographer who has exhibited work in Tokyo, New York, Zürich, Geneva, and Seattle. Originally from all corners of the United States, she has also lived in France and Japan and speaks English, French, and Spanish. She has been composing and taking artful photos of people and cities since childhood.

Her primary focus is atmospheric and surrealist street photography that captures the essence of places and the people in them. While best known for monochrome work, Jill also deploys color to bold effect for botanical, cookbook, and event photography. She has written articles for photography publications like PetaPixel, DIY Photography, and DigitalRev.

Jill's professional career as a designer and writer in the technology industry informs her lens on storytelling, composition, technical and artistic experimentation. This includes photobook curation and publishing under her own imprint, and helping people find their own artistic voices through creative workshops and photowalks.

She is fascinated by liminal "in-between" spaces in life and art, and inspired by cinematography, graphic arts, and ambient design. Influences include life-long multidisciplinary artists like Agnès Varda, Brian Eno, Patti Smith, Daidō Moriyama, and Yayoi Kusama.

A nomad in spirit, she values curiosity and creative freedom above all things. She recently spent a year living on three continents out of a small suitcase, with a Ricoh GRIII as her only camera.