Betsy Cameron
Betsy Cameron made her first poster in early 1987. This is a black and white photograph depicting two children sitting on a beach looking out to sea. This simple but evocative poster, aptly titled "Two Kids," soared to the top of Bruce McGaw Graphics' bestseller list.
Betsy's images are simple and consist mainly of children and landscapes. Her photographs gently draw viewers into a world of contemplation, nostalgia and remembrance, appealing to young and old alike.
Betsy began her career as a fashion model at the Ford Model Agency in New York City. She has appeared on the covers of leading women's and fashion magazines and collaborated with most of the best photographers in the world. After a successful decade, Betsy decided to transition from one side of the camera to the other. She shot some test photos of two young models, which caused a stir when they appeared in Life magazine.
In the following years, Betsy's picture appeared in many magazines around the world. Then, in 1980, Betsy accepted an assignment with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, where she spent three months in Cambodia photographing more than 300 refugee children separated from their families by war. The photos were posted and sent to camps on both sides of the Cambodian border in an effort to reunite the children with their relatives. The idea has reunited more than 200 children with their families.
Betsy continues a wide range of fashion and portrait work as well as commercial projects, including corporate clients Radio City Music Hall, Dunkin' Donuts, Bufferin and Juicy Juice. Cameron's first book, Little Angels, was published by Villard Books in 1993.
Her photos became synonymous with childhood innocence. Betsy later shifted her focus from the innocence of childhood to the gentle and complex nature of flowers, pioneering experimental methods to document flowers with a rare close-up intimacy.
Betsy's images are simple and consist mainly of children and landscapes. Her photographs gently draw viewers into a world of contemplation, nostalgia and remembrance, appealing to young and old alike.
Betsy began her career as a fashion model at the Ford Model Agency in New York City. She has appeared on the covers of leading women's and fashion magazines and collaborated with most of the best photographers in the world. After a successful decade, Betsy decided to transition from one side of the camera to the other. She shot some test photos of two young models, which caused a stir when they appeared in Life magazine.
In the following years, Betsy's picture appeared in many magazines around the world. Then, in 1980, Betsy accepted an assignment with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, where she spent three months in Cambodia photographing more than 300 refugee children separated from their families by war. The photos were posted and sent to camps on both sides of the Cambodian border in an effort to reunite the children with their relatives. The idea has reunited more than 200 children with their families.
Betsy continues a wide range of fashion and portrait work as well as commercial projects, including corporate clients Radio City Music Hall, Dunkin' Donuts, Bufferin and Juicy Juice. Cameron's first book, Little Angels, was published by Villard Books in 1993.
Her photos became synonymous with childhood innocence. Betsy later shifted her focus from the innocence of childhood to the gentle and complex nature of flowers, pioneering experimental methods to document flowers with a rare close-up intimacy.
