Gage Skidmore
Gage Skidmore | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993 |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | Since 2009 |
| Known for | Political photography |
| Website | gageskidmore.com |
Gage Skidmore (born 1993) is an American photographer known for photographing American politicians and releasing the images under a Creative Commons licence.[1] Skidmore's work has been used by a wide variety of publications, including The Washington Post, The New Republic, The Atlantic, the Associated Press and NPR.[2][3]
According to National Journal, he has become one of the most widely published political photographers in the United States.[4]
Education
Skidmore attended high school in Indiana, later moving to Arizona to attend Glendale Community College.[2]
Career
Skidmore began taking photographs in March 2009, at the age of 16, when he bought a Canon Rebel XSi to shoot San Diego Comic Con.[5] The following year he photographed politicians at events organized by Rand Paul's campaign during the 2010 Senate election in Kentucky. Skidmore had supported Rand Paul's father, Ron Paul, during the 2008 presidential election. During Ron Paul's 2012 presidential bid, Skidmore took a year off school to photograph Paul and several prominent Republicans.[5][6]
During the 2016 presidential election, Skidmore's photographs were used by The Atlantic, The Washington Post, the Associated Press and NPR, as well as on the official website of presidential candidate Donald Trump.[2][7] He is a member of the White House press corps.[3]
When not photographing politicians, Skidmore attends pop-culture conventions, where he has photographed numerous Hollywood celebrities, including Angelina Jolie, Bruce Willis, Sandra Bullock, Tom Cruise and Samuel L. Jackson.[4][2] It is estimated that his photographs have been reposted one million times.[6] According to Priceonomics, he has posted nearly 40,000 photographs of presidential candidates and celebrities to Flickr since 2010, and his Flickr account has been linked to 30 million times.[2]
In addition to his Creative Commons work, Skidmore has been commissioned by National School Choice Week, Western Journalism, the Conservative Review, Reason magazine, and several others.[5]
References
- ^ Ellefson, Lindsay. "INTERVIEW: Here's the Photographer Whose Lens You've Seen the Election Through". Media-ite. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Zachary Crockett (January 22, 2016). "How a College Student Used Creative Commons to Dominate Political Photography". Priceonomics.
- ^ a b "About Gage Skidmore photography", gageskidmore.com.
- ^ a b Zach Montellaro (August 31, 2015). "The Most Prolific Political Photographer You've Never Heard Of". National Journal.
- ^ a b c Michael Zhang (January 26, 2016). "This 22-Year-Old is Shaking Up Political Photography with Creative Commons Images", Petapixel.
- ^ a b Dan Kennedy (September 11, 2012). "How a 19-year-old student became one of the hottest political photographers in the country". NiemanLab.
- ^ "Donald Trump website". donaldjtrump.com.
External links
