Nationality American Known for Political photography | Years active 2009–present Website gageskidmore.com | |
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Born May 16, 1993 (age 23) ( 1993-05-16 ) Indiana Residence Phoenix, Arizona, United States | ||
Gage Skidmore (born May 16, 1993) is an American photographer known for photographing American politicians and releasing the images under a Creative Commons licence. Skidmore's work has been used by numerous publications, including The Washington Post, The New Republic, The Atlantic, the Associated Press and NPR.
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Education
Skidmore attended high school in Indiana, later moving to Arizona to attend Glendale Community College.
Career
Skidmore began taking photographs in March 2009, at the age of 16, when he bought a Canon Rebel XSi to shoot San Diego Comic Con. The following year he photographed politicians at events organized by Rand Paul's campaign during the 2010 Senate election in Kentucky. Skidmore had supported Rand Paul's father, Ron Paul, during the 2008 presidential election. During Ron Paul's 2012 presidential bid, Skidmore took a year off school to photograph Paul and several prominent Republicans. In a 2015 article published in the National Journal, Skidmore is considered one of the most widely published political photographers in the United States.
During the 2016 presidential election, Skidmore's photographs were used by The Atlantic, The Washington Post, the Associated Press and NPR, as well as on the official website of presidential candidate Donald Trump.
When not photographing politicians, Skidmore attends pop-culture conventions, where he has photographed numerous Hollywood celebrities, including Angelina Jolie, Bruce Willis, Sandra Bullock, Tom Cruise and Samuel L. Jackson. It is estimated that his photographs have been reposted one million times. According to Priceonomics, he has posted nearly 40,000 photographs of presidential candidates and celebrities to Flickr since 2010, and his Flickr account has been linked to 30 million times.
In addition to his Creative Commons work, Skidmore has been commissioned as a photographer by publications such as National School Choice Week, Western Journalism, the Conservative Review, Reason magazine.