Jasper Soloff
Jasper Soloff | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Sarah Lawrence College (BA), Central Saint Martins |
| Occupation | Photographer & director |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1] |
| Website | www |
Jasper Soloff is an American photographer and director. His work has appeared in Vogue, GQ, Paper Magazine, Dazed, i-D Magazine, Nylon Magazine, Out Magazine, Gay Times and Billboard. He has directed music videos for RCA Records, Capitol Records, Sony Music and Roc Nation.[2]
Education
[edit]Soloff was born in New York City and graduated from Laurel Springs School while also studying dance at Ballet Hispanico and the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet. He then attended Sarah Lawrence College where he began studying photography in his freshmen year. He studied black and white film photography, developing his darkroom skills under the direction of Michael Spano. He studied color photography under visiting professor Katie Murray. He also studied under Alex Schady at Central Saint Martins.[3]
Career
[edit]Soloff has photographed notable pop culture icons such as Billie Eilish, Dixie & Charli D'Amelio, Dove Cameron, DJ Khaled, Iggy Azalea, Russell Westbrook, Anderson Paak, Emma Chamberlain, Billy Porter (actor), Suni Lee, and Pete Davidson.[4]
He has directed numerous music videos including videos for "Alone" by Loren Gray, "Rascal (Superstar)" by Tinashe,[5] "stupid"[6] & "all my friends are fake" by Tate McRae,[7] "Special" & "HERE'S YOUR SONG" by Chloe Lilac, "Keep On Coming" & "Jump The Fence" by Gia Woods, "Life" by Katy Tiz, "Middle Of A Heartbreak" by Leland and "Liquor Store" by Anna Shoemaker. Soloff is the creative director for the Maybelline "Press Play" global ad campaign featuring Gigi Hadid.[8] Soloff's music videos with Tate McRae and Billy Porter have appeared in Times Square along with his Forever 21 ad campaign featuring Alexis Ren.
Awards
[edit]- 2018 VFILES Photographer of the Year[9]
- Billboard 20 Best Videos of 2020 (So Far): Staff Picks[10]
- Pitchfork 8 Best Music Videos of July 2020[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jasper Soloff - Men's Tennis". Sarah Lawrence College Athletics. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Photographer Jasper Soloff Reveals His Inspirations, Most Exciting Moments and His Random Love For Country Music". Mundane Magazine. 28 May 2021.
- ^ Nurick, Jen. "Jasper Soloff is the 24-year-old photographer capturing the cultural zeitgeist in all of its glory". Vogue Australia. Vogue. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Behind the Lens with Image Maker Jasper Soloff". BRICKS Magazine. 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Tinashe Shares Video for New Song "Rascal (Superstar)"". Pitchfork. 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Rising star Tate McRae releases the music video for her track "stupid."". Out Now Magazine. 11 July 2020.
- ^ "TATE MCRAE RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR "stupid"". Skope Mag.
- ^ Vega, Isabella (2 January 2022). "JASPER SOLOFF IS THE HYPER-COLORFUL AND EMOTIVE ARTIST TO KEEP ON YOUR RADAR". Galore Mag. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "JASPER SOLOFF". Dreambear.
- ^ "The 20 Best Videos of 2020 (So Far): Staff Picks". Billboard. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Torres, Eric (4 August 2020). "The 8 Best Music Videos of July 2020". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 January 2021.