Jinki Cambronero is an Australian-Filipino photographer, who has called
New Zealand home for over twenty years.
Jinki’s photography practice is primarily documentary-based. She thrives when working intuitively, and looks for the real moments inbetween. She is drawn to energy, expression, spirit and connection. Fostering safe spaces, building relationships and open communication are vital to her practice.
In 2016 Jinki was a recipient of the Kingsize Scholarship for emerging photographers. In 2018 she traveled to New York City to attend a life-changing VII Agency photojournalism workshop.
Jinki has a background in graphic design and art direction, and spent the first decade of her creative career at award-winning agencies. Jinki holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, with majors in psychology, public relations and information management.
An animal lover since childhood (she once cried when her mother swatted a fly), Jinki’s personal work is focused on animal advocacy. In this work she strives to connect our love for animals, with the realities of their exploitation. She also just really enjoys being covered in dogs.
Professional memberships
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Advertising and Illustrative Photographers Association
Group exhibitions
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Work Show Grow — Despatch (The New Forest, UK, 2022)
Women’s Work — A Different Lens (Auckland, 2020)
AIPA x Greenpeace — Protect, Resist, Transform (Auckland, 2019)
Select clients
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Animals Aotearoa, Aotearoa Vegan and Plant-based Living Magazine, Atamira Dance Company, Auckland Arts & Culture, Auckland Arts Festival, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland Live, Auckland Stadiums, Auckland Theatre Company, Black Grace, Broadsheet, Les Mills, Metro Magazine, New Zealand International Comedy Festival, Rugby World Cup, Saatchi & Saatchi, SAFE for Animals, Silo Theatre, Sport New Zealand, Unitec Institute of Technology; various clients in the film industry; and design agencies Alt Group, Akin, Extended Whānau, Osborne Shiwan, and Richards Partners.
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Internationally, her work has been published in The New York Times and Frankie Magazine.
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Portrait by Rebecca Zephyr Thomas.