Valerie's biggest influences are things she loved as a child: outer space, gymnastics, skateboarding and the paintings of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
[1] She grew up in New York City, cut school to compete with her skateboard team, and eventually left for London, to take photographs.
Her commercial clients include Nike Inc., Doc Martens, Billabong, Puma, Reebok, Paul Smith, Virgin Atlantic, PF Flyers, Urban Outfitters, Goodyear, J. C. Penney, Sony PlayStation, PC World, New Look, Selfridges.
[1] Valerie has published six books, each documenting the life of a different girl – from a Polish high school student in Brooklyn to a young teen gymnast training in Oklahoma.
She also takes pictures in the landscapes she loves; the American Midwest, Russia, Kentish Town and Coney Island.