About me

Represented worldwide by Print & Contact. Kayla Varley is an American fashion and advertising photographer/director working between LA, London, and NYC. At the age of 13 she began taking photographs as a way of tapping into her emotions. Varley’s work is meant to reel you into a spontaneous, but intentional space, where each image is meant to bring to life the human emotion and capture a fleeting, magical environment. She thrives on the philosophy that time not spent being creative is time wasted.

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Projects

• Beautycounter 2023Shot in LA with Radar Productions.
• Ole Henriksen CampaignShot in LA with Navia Productions.
• LenskartLenskart Campaign 2022. Shot in NYC with Navia Productions.
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  Selena Gomez for Rare BeautyNew work shot in 2021 with Selena Gomez for her brand Rare Beauty.
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  Fly Twins for Flaunt MagazineFlaunt Magazine. Photography: Kayla Varley Makeup: Harriet Hadfield Hair: Bree Stanchfield Stylist: Soaree Cohen
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  CIARASinger/ Songwriter Ciara for Ipsy Cosmetics.

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Projects credited in

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  Playboy USAEditorial for Playboy USA - Scala dei Turchi - Sicily Photo: Kayla Varley Hair and makeup: Ilaria Giada Andrezzi Model: Melina Dimarco
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  Equal Lens: meet 100 women photographersAn equal shot for women photographers After looking through the books of over 70 leading commercial photography agents, we found that women accounted for less than 25% of those represented. This isn’t because of a lack of talent, or a lack of desire from agents, creative agencies or clients. It’s a structural problem that must be addressed with big collective actions, such as an industry-wide commitment to always include women photographers on the lists that clients and agencies select from.
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  Kelloggs Special K: “Powering You”Credits Chief Creative Officer: Chaka Sobhani Creative Director: Oliver Farrington and Neil Richardson Creatives: Andrew Long and James Miller Global Client Services Director: Chloe Belskaia Board Account Director: Lindsey George Senior Account Manager: Emma Greenaway Account Executive: Amy Martin Planning Director: Anna Coscia Agency Producer: Emma Bewley Agency Production Assistant: Alex Taylor Agency Project Manager: Gaynor Goldring Agency Art Buyer: Jo Hodge Director/Production Co: Live Acti

Work history

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Photographer/DirectorKayla Varley
Jan 2010Los Angeles, United StatesFreelance
Freelance Photographer and Director based in Los Angeles.

Skills

• Photography
• Advertising
• Creative Direction
• Photography Editing
• Photographic Direction
• Photo Retouching
• Photo Editing
• Photoshop
• Adobe Indesign
• Capture One
• Videography
• Digital Design
• Web Design
• Cinematography

Education

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PhotographyArtCenter College of Design
Jan 2010Los Angeles, United States

Awards

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Beauty Photography Award '21The Agents Club
Fresh Beauty Winner 2021.