JIVAN WEST

Documenting the relationship between human expression and the natural world is central to my practice. Originally from Boulder, Colorado I moved to London, UK to pursue a degree in photography from the University of Westminster in 2021. Originally trained as a photojournalist, my work shifts fluidly between documentary explorations and self-directed fashion imagery.

In 2023, I creative directed, produced, and self-published the first volume of my magazine, Guns of The West. The print publication documents resilience amongst changing landscapes in art and fashion, using the motifs of the American West as a visual and thematic framework. In 2025, I released Guns of The West: Volume II, in a limited print run of 50 hand-bound magazines. The second edition documents seven stories, focusing on tactility, handmaking, and traditional practices, told through a range of photographic processes. Select works from the feature The London Cowboy were shown as a part of Photo Month London, in Mile End Pavilion, in October 2025 and featured in Source Magazine.

Since 2020, I have documented the destruction and regrowth following wildfires in my hometown of Boulder, Colorado. Inspired by the documentary vernacular of the American West, the series mourns the loss of landscapes that shaped my upbringing. In 2025, I released a limited zine titled, When The Wind Blows: Colorado Fires 2020-2025. Hand-bound and printed with risograph on recycled paper, the zine focuses on changes to the texture and shape of the landscape in Boulder, focusing on slow image making and observing long-term changes.

Beyond my long-term projects, I take on commissions and regularly produce and creative direct editorial shoots. My select clients include Timberland, Samsoe, Dazed & Confused Magazine, and Dilara Findikoglu.


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