CRAIC MAGAZINE - ISSUE FOUR - JESSICA REYNOLDS - HOUSE OF GUINNESS
THE LATEST ISSUE OF CRAIC MAGAZINE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE BRINGING TOGETHER EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, CREATIVE DIRECTION, AND AN HONEST NARRATIVE OF ARTISTIC GROWTH. CRAIC MAGAZINE IS AN INDEPENDENT, IMAGE LED PUBLICATION THAT CELEBRATES CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND IDENTITY ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN IRELAND WITH VISUAL AND EDITORIAL DEPTH. FOUNDED IN 2022 BY PHOTOGRAPHER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR JAMES ROBINSON
INTERVIEW @SARAHKENNELLLY CREATIVE DIRECTOR @JAMESYROBBO PRODUCER @JACKBINGS PHOTOGRAPHER @BILLIEJSTRINGER PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANT @BECCA.BURN STYLING @LAURYNJDOHERTY STYLING ASSISTANT @CAOIMHECOX HAIR @TRACEY_CAHOON_HAIR MAKE-UP @MOLLYILYNCH STUDIO @YOU.STUDIOLONDON IRELAND HAT @DOBBART 3D PRINTING @GREGORY.SHIPLEY 3D RENDER @JAYMEMITCH
THIS NEW ISSUE FEATURES IRISH ACTRESS JESSICA REYNOLDS AS ITS COVER STAR. RAISED IN BELFAST, REYNOLDS HAS BECOME A RISING PRESENCE ON SCREEN THROUGH HER WORK IN DERRY GIRLS, KNEECAP, HOUSE OF GUINNESS, AND OUTLANDER. HER JOURNEY FROM LOCAL BEGINNINGS TO INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS — IS ONE ROOTED IN CRAFT, RESILIENCE, AND IDENTITY.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY BILLIE JANE STRINGER, BORN IN BELFAST AND NOW BASED IN PARIS, STRINGER IS AN IRISH PHOTOGRAPHER WHOSE WORK SITS AT THE INTERSECTION OF PORTRAITURE, PERFORMANCE, AND FASHION INFORMED STORYTELLING. A GRADUATE OF CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS WITH AN MA IN FASHION COMMUNICATION: FASHION IMAGE, SHE COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH HER SUBJECTS TO SHAPE IMAGES THAT ARE BOTH EXPRESSIVE AND TECHNICALLY REFINED. HER PHOTOGRAPHY HAS FEATURED IN RESPECTED PUBLICATIONS AND INDEPENDENT PROJECTS.
IN CONVERSATION WITH INTERVIEWER SARAH KENNELLY, REYNOLDS REFLECTS ON HER BELFAST ROOTS, THE REALITIES OF BUILDING A CAREER IN ACTING, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF STAYING CONNECTED TO PLACE WHILE NAVIGATING NEW CREATIVE SPACES. THE INTERVIEW MIRRORS THE VISUAL APPROACH: GROUNDED, REFLECTIVE, AND QUIETLY ASSURED.
THE ISSUE REFLECTS A THOUGHTFUL PERSPECTIVE TO CONTEMPORARY PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY, WHERE NARRATIVE, IDENTITY, AND VISUAL LANGUAGE ARE DEVELOPED IN PARALLEL. IT STANDS AS A STRONG EXAMPLE OF HOW INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONS CONTINUE TO SHAPE MEANINGFUL CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS THROUGH CAREFULLY CONSIDERED IMAGERY AND STORYTELLING.