Silvana Trevale is a photographer whose work blends together documentary and fashion photography to produce work for media outlets and companies such as vouge, adidas and the British Journal of Photography. She is a multifaceted creative who is also an alumni of the University of Huddersfield.
On a recent visit to Huddersfield, Trevale gave a talk about her successful career since graduating and it was fascinating to hear her discuss shooting the likes of Greta Thunberg and Maya Jama, as well as hearing how passionate she is about documenting her roots in Venezuela.
Towards the end of the talk, Trevale spoke about how although her job is strenuous, unpredictable and challenging, the results are worth it. She reiterated that as an emerging photographer you should stay determined and passionate until you succeed and need to be willing to sacrifice almost everything especially if you want a career within the fashion industry.
During a Q&A session I was able to ask Trevale about how she transitioned from a documentary realm, to a the world of being commissioned by large media outlets. Personally I am conscious of how my artistic direction can appeal to clients, so this is why I made sure to ask a working professional who has been in my position.
Silvana explained that clients reached out to her after seeing the documentary aesthetic of her work. She reiterated that we should find our passion and a visual style and build on it- then a client may reach out to you on the basis of small aspects of your work.
Trevales talk was very insightful, it was an amazing opportunity to speak to a pervious graduate who has achieved her aspirations of working within the create fashion industry.