- Autumn de Wilde
Autumn de Wilde (born 1970) is an American
photographer best known for herportraiture and commercial work photography of musicians.Biography
Early life
De Wilde was born in
Woodstock, New York . [ [http://www.pdngallery.com/gallery/pdns30/2007/11_thirty.htm Photo District News] ] Her father, Jerry de Wilde, was an art and commercial photographer noted for his photos ofJimi Hendrix , theMonterey Pop Festival and other icons of the 1960s. [ [http://www.dewildephotography.com/ Jerry de Wilde Photography] ] Autumn de Wilde had no formal education in photography, but learned photography from her father. [Citation | title = PDN's 30 | journal = Photo District News | volume = 27 | issue = 3 | pages = 56-57 | date = March | year = 2007]Career
De Wilde has photographed CD covers for
Elliott Smith , Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins,The Raconteurs ,The White Stripes ,Fiona Apple ,Beck ,Built to Spill , and a number of other musicians. In addition, she has directed music videos forElliott Smith , Spoon,Ingrid Michaelson ,The Raconteurs andDeath Cab for Cutie . Her portrait subjects includeWillie Nelson ,Sean Watkins ,Ryan Adams ,Sonic Youth ,Tegan and Sara , andWolfmother . De Wilde's live concert documentary work includes the Flaming Lips,Spoon , and theArcade Fire . De Wilde's photos have appeared on the cover of Spin magazine [ [http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/covers/2006/09/060919_panic/ Spin.com] ] and in the pages ofRolling Stone ,Nylon (magazine) ,Los Angeles Times ,Entertainment Weekly , andThe New York Times . [ [http://www.autumndewilde.com/contact.htm autumndewilde.com] ] Autumn de Wilde also documents the the couture designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy of the house of Rodarte. [www.rodarte.net]In 2007 De Wilde released a book that featured photographs she had taken of late musician Elliott Smith. The book included handwritten lyrics, interviews with close friends and family, and a bonus CD of a live performance.
Autumn de Wilde mentored photographer
Lauren Dukoff . [ [http://naturalismo.wordpress.com/category/lauren-dukoff/ Interview with Lauren Dukoff] ]References
Bibliography
* "Elliott Smith", Chronicle Books ISBN: 978-0811857994
External links
* [http://www.autumndewilde.com/main.htm Autumn de Wilde's website]
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* [http://www.spin.com/panic/photos.html Autumn de Wilde's photos ofPanic! at the Disco in Spin magazine]
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