Mary McCartney, daughter of a Beatle, follows her mother into photography
The daughter of Paul McCartney is on a mission to photograph inspirational women
Mary McCartney is the daughter of Beatles frontman Paul McCartney and is also a highly acclaimed photographer and cookbook author. She recently collaborated with jewellery brand De Beers to photograph inspirational women for its latest campaign.
“With my photography I’m looking to find moments in life that I can capture to allow the viewer to lose themselves in their own personal thoughts as they are looking at my image. My style is intimate, candid and collaborative. I want my work to showcase the truth – a moment when something is given up. This cannot be staged or faked, but only searched for.
My mum was a photographer, so I feel it was in my blood. She had a wonderful, gentle approach to her portrait work that I have been influenced by. My first camera was a Leica given to me by her when I was in my early 20s. I still use it today.