In this deeply personal and poetic episode of the AART Podcast, host Chris Stafford sits down with world-renowned photographer and creator, Jamie Beck, for an intimate journey into her artistic soul. Best known for her celebrated series An American in Provence, Jamie talks about leaving New York to rediscover a slower, more mindful way of living and creating. Together they explore the emotional texture behind her work—how nature, solitude, motherhood, and nostalgia shape her visual storytelling. Jamie opens up about creativity as devotion, the beauty in imperfection, the art of embracing stillness, and the quiet details that often go unseen. From her early commercial career to becoming a beloved voice in analog photography and modern-day artistry, Jamie shares the truth, vulnerability, and wonder within her process—and why she believes art is not just made, but felt. This heartfelt conversation invites listeners into Jamie’s most sacred creative spaces, inspiring anyone who seeks a deeper connection to their craft, their environment, and themselves.

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American photographer Jamie Beck is known for focusing on portraying life and her natural surroundings in the Provence. Jamie is the author of two books: ‘An American in Provence: Art, Life and Photography’ published in 2022 which became a New York Times Bestseller, and The Flowers of Provence published in 2024. In the last few years Jamie has created an online marketplace for her custom designs and also founded The Starling Club, an online social club for creative women.  Jamie was born in Arlington, TX, one of two children to James Beck, a law enforcement officer and Gina Pine, an accountant. She has an older brother and a step-father. Her early interest in photography began as a child wanting to memorialize images, which led to taking photos once her mother gave her her first camera. Jamie’s love of fashion led her to starting her career in fashion photography once she graduated from the New York Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in Fashion Photography. She then worked in New York as a fashion and commercial photographer for 13 years before moving to the South of France. Jamie’s raison d’être is to capture the beauty of nature most notably through her love of flowers and the lifestyles of the Provence. Jamie lives in Apt with her husband Kevin and daughter Eloise.
 
Jamie's website:
https://jamiebeck.co/
Jamie on Instagram: @jamiebeck.co
https://www.instagram.com/jamiebeck.co/
The Starling Club https://club.jamiebeck.co/
 
Jamie’s favorite female artists:
Maria Rose
Natasshia Neary
Ronni Nicole
Katie Whipple 

Host: Chris Stafford
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