TCF Ep. 547 - Matthew Jordan Smith

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Cameras, Art, Photoshop, Visual Arts, Career, Interviews, Photographers, Arts, Photography, Photo, Digital

4.8 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Matthew Jordan Smith is an American photographer based in Tokyo, Japan and working between Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. He has photographed some of the worlds most famous celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Queen Latifah, Angela Bassett, Tyra Banks and more. His advertising clients include Olay, Pantene, Revlon, Showtime and HBO. In his spare time Matthew focuses on personal projects, photo exhibits and book projects. To date, Smith has published three books, Sepia Dreams, Lost & Found, and Future American President. He has received numerous awards including the Vision Award and the George Eastman Power of Image award. He is a Nikon Ambassador and the host of the Master Your Lens photography podcast. Matthew is represented by LVA Represents in New York City. Websites Matthew Jordan Smith Orlett Pearson McCall Cathrielah B. Israel Sponsor Charcoal Book Club - Sign up today Chico Hot Springs Portfolio Review Education Resources: Momenta Photographic Workshops Creating a Personal Breakthrough Photo Workshop Candid Frame Resources Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .

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0:00.0	This episode of The Candid Frame is sponsored by Charcoal Book Club.
0:13.0	The Charcoal Book Club is the monthly subscription service for photobook enthusiasts.
0:19.0	Working with the most respected names in contemporary photography,
0:22.7	charcoal selects and delivers essential photo books to a worldwide community of collectors. Each month,
0:30.0	members receive a signed first edition monograph and an exclusive print to add to their collections.
0:36.8	Join the club by visiting chalcolblebuckclub.com and use the promo code
0:42.4	the Candid Frame at checkout and receive a 10% discount on your first membership payment.
0:52.0	It's always interesting for me to speak to a photographer who has enjoyed a lengthy and successful
0:57.0	career. They have faced innumerable challenges, including financial downturns, like the one we are
1:03.0	experiencing now, not just once, but multiple times over. Yet somehow, they have managed to
1:09.4	overcome such challenges and continue to produce the work they love.
1:14.2	What especially fascinates me is how a photographer has kept his work fresh for himself
1:20.2	so that it continues to be a passion rather than a chore.
1:24.9	Such moments call for reinvention that's tied not to trends, but something very personal.
1:32.1	When I recently saw fashion and glamour photographer Matthew Jordan Smith recent work fluid,
1:38.3	I recognized that he had done just that. I couldn't wait to talk to him about it,
1:43.3	and how this work reflected both a personal and
1:47.1	professional transformation.
1:49.6	This is IbarianX and welcome back to the Candid Frame.
1:59.0	I'm excited to talk to you after I saw your presentation the other day.
2:02.0	I had no idea that you were working on that new work.
2:04.7	I've been working on it for quite a while, but I've been scared to show it and start reading this book, the Seth Godin book.
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