Jason Schmidt (photographer)
Jason Schmidt is a portrait, fashion, interior, and advertising photographer based in New York City.
Jason Schmidt graduated from Columbia University in 1991 with a degree in Art History.[1]
Professional Work
Jason Schmidt’s work has been published in Assouline, British Vogue, Russian Vogue, GQ, House & Garden, L’Uomo Vogue, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, V Magazine, Vanity Fair,[2] and Harper’s Bazaar.[3]
He has shot advertisements for Absolut, Microsoft, IBM.[2]
He has photographed Cameron Diaz, Chloë Sevigny, Chris Martin, Donatella Versace, Donna Karan, Drew Barrymore, Fischerspooner, Frances Conroy, Hedi Slimane, Hillary Clinton, Jessica Lange, Karl Lagerfeld, Kid Rock, Kofi Annan, Lil' Kim, Lucy Liu, Marc Jacobs, Paul Giamatti, Robert Evans, Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton, U2,[2] Laura Owens, Luc Tuymans, Thomas Demand, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Gema Alava, Doug Aitken, Bill Viola, Liz Larner, Sophie Calle, Paul McCarthy.
Books
Artists, Portraits of Contemporary Artists Shot Throughout the World Over the Last 5 Years, Steidl: March 2007, ISBN 3-86521-302-2.
Steidl's Description of Artists: "For the past six years Jason Schmidt has photographed international contemporary artists in their studios, galleries, biennales, and wherever the artist happens to be making work. More than a series of classic portraits, Schmidt’s insistence in photographing the artists at work or in their environments allow for an intimate glimpse into the creative processes behind the artworks themselves. Additionally, in texts which accompany the photographs, the artists speak in their own words, putting themselves in the context of a particular place and within the larger picture of a personal body of work. Artists documents the incredibly heterogeneous practices of contemporary artists today including painters (Ed Ruscha, Tracey Emin), photographers (Roe Ethridge, Andreas Gursky), video artists (Aida Ruilova, Doug Aitken), sculptors (Liz Larner, Marc Quinn), installation artists (Maurizio Cattelan, Gregor Schneider), and artists who defy the categorical imperative of medium (Matthew Barney, Sophie Calle, Paul McCarthy, Richard Prince)."