ABOUT

Jade (they/them) is a queer visual artist creating multidisciplinary work in different fields working as a freelance director, photographer and filmmaker they develop work within uk subcultures, community, sports and LGBTQI issues.

Jade brings their own visual style, documentary perspective and a creative flare to each piece of commissioned work .

Contact@Jadedaniellesmith.com
Instagram/Jadesm1th

BA HONS CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY

Southampton Solent University 2013

Previous Clients:


Adidas, Adobe, Agent Provocateur, Kappa, Nike, Timberland, Lucozade, Puma, Xero,

Features:


Gay Times, Amateur Photographer, Fujifilm, The Modern House, Portrait of Britain, Fotofilmic, Numero, Notion, Man About Town, BoysbyGirls, Metal, Fucking Young, Rain, Client Magazine, Vanity Teen, Dazed Digital

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)

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

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

Enterpise Photography Graduate Award, Southampton Solent, Finalist (2013)

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

Directing




Jade is a freelance director in commercials with a focus on sports and community. A new talent in directing they won a shortlist with Shiny Awards and was featured at an APA showcase for their first football film 'Goals for Girls". Open to working with production companies they are also currently on the below freelance rosters for production support.

OBE STUDIO

CZAR BE

ANNEX FILMS

VISIONARIES

THURSDAYS CHILD

A background in photography, drawing from a young age, experience lighting sets and working as an editor freelance and in house, this has given Jade the confidence and a trained eye for directing. Alongside shooting they studied scriptwriting with Life in a Story.

Photography


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

Available for commissions they are currently unsigned working freelance.

Group Exhibitions:


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)

Photograpy Personal Projects:



Documentary Book
Project in progress


British Pride
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.


Days on the Dirt and Camp VC
Creating a short film for Camp VC and photographing portraits within the Womens Motorcross scene AT VC and Dirt Camp.

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