Experience
Beginning at an early age running a C41 dev-and-print line, since 1990 I have spent:
16 years with the Retna Picture Agency (1990 - 2006)
10 years as co-owner of the
Grahame Putland Gallery (1999 – present)
10 years managing fine art print sales for the
Michael Putland archive (1999 – present)
5 years representing the estate of
Yousuf Karsh for licensing (2004 – present)
3 years producing photo and video stories for
ZOOZOOM magazine (2006 – 2009)
2 years building websites to drive traffic for print sales (2007 – present)
1 year running
aCurator (2009 – present)
Associations
Member
ASPP, Member
APAG, Portfolio reviewer for
ASMP,
APA
Comments
"I have worked with Julie for a number of years and consider myself very fortunate to have her as a colleague. Everything she takes on - small or large, simple or complex - is done with an efficient mix of good judgement, humor, and competence. I am happy to recommend her without any qualifications, and would welcome any questions or further inquiries."
Jerry Fielder, Curator and Director,
Estate of Yousuf Karsh
“Julie is a force of nature. She transformed Retna into a major player in the photo industry while still retaining the personalized service that made the company famous. I would be happy to work with her on any new venture.”
Janette Beckman, Photographer
“Julie is the best. I've been working with her for more than 15 years and it's always been great.”
James Patrick Cooper, Photographer
“Julie Grahame: British, connected, direct, smart as all hell. Totally recommendable.”
Brenda Hutchings, Eternal Optimist - Creative Manager at Bch, LLC
“Julie is the coolest! Her energy always motivated me to do better.”
Aleksandra Flora, Account Executive, Retna