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Jade is a director, photographer, and filmmaker working in social / branded content.

Jade brings their own artistic ideas, documentary perspective and a creative flair to each piece of commissioned work. A new talent in commercials, their first football film was shortlisted at the Shiny Awards and was featured in a Directors Showcase at the APA for their first Football Ad.

Open to working with production companies they are available for directing / self shooting / editing / photography.

Based in London. Available for Photography commissions and Directing worldwide.

For commissions, directing and self shooting/editiing requests please contact:

contact@jadedaniellesmith.com


For commercial / other please contact: 

Photography Agent : Companion Artists

rosie@companion.fyi https://companion.fyi/artists/jade-smith

Directing Commercial

clancie@pleiadeslondon.co.uk https://www.pleiadeslondon.co.uk/jadesmith

pilar@papaya-films.com
https://papaya-films.com/talent/jade-smith

Previous Clients:


Adidas, Adobe, Kappa, Nike London, Timberland, Lucozade, Puma, Xero, DrMartens, Lego, Universal Music, Flannels.

Solo Exhibitions:


In the Middle of Becoming Guest Editions, London, 2026

Pride of Britain Photobook Cafe, London, (2025)
featured on Dazed August shows to leave the house for

Group Exhibitions:


The Visionaries, All is Joy, London, 2025

Fujifilm House of Photography,
Group Show, London , (2024)

Then & Now, Winns Gallery, London (2022)

Portrait of Britain, Shortlisted, British Journal of Photography Exhibition, London (2019)

Contemporary Photography, Southampton Solent Group Show, The Print Space, London (2013)

Features:


Dazed Digital, Gay Times, Amateur Photographer, Fujifilm, The Modern House, Portrait of Britain, Fotofilmic, Numero, Notion, Man About Town, BoysbyGirls, Metal

Awards and Prizes:



FotoFilmic Photographic JRNL 22 (2024)

Fujifilm Life As We See It, Shortlist

Fujifilm House of Photography (2024)

Shiny Awards New Directors Talents, Shortlist, (2022)

APA Under-Represented Directors Showcase (2022)

Fujifilm IWD Top Talents to Follow (2020)

British Journal of Photography Portrait of Britain,Shortlist (2019)

Fujifilm Student Photographer of the Year, Curators Choice Award, Finalist (2013)

Southampton Solent Enterprise Photography Graduate Award(2013)

People of Print New Talent Graduate Picks, Finalist (2013)

Photograpy Personal Projects:



Photography Book - In the Middle of Becoming:

Designed by Studio Small, Guest Editions 2026

https://guesteditions.com/products/in-the-middle-of-becoming-jade-smith

Pride of Britain:
Ongoing documentary pride project photographing portraits at grassroots communities from within the LGBTQI+ pride and communities.


Body in Progress:
An ongoing photographic essay photographing the world of calistheics from within the award-winning charity the steel warriors helping decrease knife crime in London and encourage health and fitness among communties through strength training.


Everyone on Boards:
Photographing the award-winning charity to help increase confidence among young people and families through skateboarding, surfing, and snowboarding.


Grassroots Womens Football:
Documenting portraits within the game across womens and non binary grassroots football teams in London.



Jade currently self funds their social and documentary photography projects through their commercial work focusing on photographic essays that are important to them.

Education:


Ways into Playwriting: City Lit (2026)

Six Months Episodic TV Scriptwriting: Life in a Story (2024-2025)

Introduction to Scriptwriting: Life in a Story (2024)

BA Contemporary Photography:
Southampton Solent University (2013)

City and Guilds Photography Level 1 Evening Course: Tresham College (2008)