Kayla Bernard

Kayla treats her photo shoots as opportunities for respite from her busy academic schedule. She prefers to connect with her models as individuals rather than photograph them as subjects and encourages their input when naming photographs or composing shots. Kayla enjoys relinquishing complete control over shoots, a preference that led her to work in cyanotype due to the fickle nature of the medium. Her experiments are never exact, as the light exposure and water oxidation required for the process are uncontrolled. Kayla uses cyanotype’s uncertainty to her advantage, matching the medium with her casual photography style, capturing herself and her peers in intimate moments of leisure.