Jeanne Graves

Jeanne graves

Current job: Director of Photography, Fast Company

3 things you can’t live without: My beautiful niece, nature, Nicorette and my damn reading glasses (ok that's four).

What’s your superpower? Going warp speed at the 11th hour. 

What do you listen to while creating?
I must have absolute quiet to listen to my thoughts. I do like to burn a candle or Palo Santo.

Favorite TV show: My fave of all time is The Wire.

What (or who) inspires you? Nature, vibrant color (though I only wear black), the art of Mickalene Thomas and Marcus Brutus.

Advice for young creatives? Persist (in both practice and outreach). Show up each day and keep making. Your personal practice is just as important if not more important than your professional gigs, those will come. Also, be kind to everyone, remember that the intern may be the boss one day.

What’s on your bucket list for the next year? Taking my kid abroad for her first time.