Jeff Smith
about
Jeffrey Melick Smith was born in Longbranch NJ during the fall of 1974. Raised in Monmouth County and first introduced to photography by his grandmother at the age of 5, taking pictures remained only a creative outlet for the majority of his life. Photography as a source of income didnt begin to emerge until finishing his field studies in Nepal with the University of Wisconsin 2001. Majoring in anthropology, declaring a visual enthnography minor, and working with veteran photographers while spending a year living and traveling through the Himalayas; Jeff had begun to refine his natural talents. Returning to life on the jersey shore in August of 2001 and no longer bombarded by the colors, sounds, and smells of Asia Jeff finally settled down into a part time profession of shooting product for catalogs in a home studio and began documenting NJs growing surf scene in his spare time. No longer having time for long term documentary projects, Jeff has been publishing in editorial surf and travel magazines and showing his work in intimate local galleries for over 8 years. The themes chosen tend to bring awareness to cultural, social, or environmental causes. Such topics titled Tibetan Culture and the Cause for a Free Tibet, The Changing Urban Landscape or the Hermit Crab, and The Peril of Pollenating Insects have been presented as solo exhibitions. A well rounded professional back ground, an easy going personality, fine attention to detail, and integrity around deadlines have allowed him and his family qualityof life and plenty of time to enjoy it. Blessings!
Jeffrey Melick Smith was born in Longbranch NJ during the fall of 1974. Raised in Monmouth County and first introduced to photography by his grandmother at the age of 5, taking pictures remained only a creative outlet for the majority of his life. Photography as a source of income didnt begin to emerge until finishing his field studies in Nepal with the University of Wisconsin 2001. Majoring in anthropology, declaring a visual enthnography minor, and working with veteran photographers while spending a year living and traveling through the Himalayas; Jeff had begun to refine his natural talents. Returning to life on the jersey shore in August of 2001 and no longer bombarded by the colors, sounds, and smells of Asia Jeff finally settled down into a part time profession of shooting product for catalogs in a home studio and began documenting NJs growing surf scene in his spare time. No longer having time for long term documentary projects, Jeff has been publishing in editorial surf and travel magazines and showing his work in intimate local galleries for over 8 years. The themes chosen tend to bring awareness to cultural, social, or environmental causes. Such topics titled Tibetan Culture and the Cause for a Free Tibet, The Changing Urban Landscape or the Hermit Crab, and The Peril of Pollenating Insects have been presented as solo exhibitions. A well rounded professional back ground, an easy going personality, fine attention to detail, and integrity around deadlines have allowed him and his family qualityof life and plenty of time to enjoy it.
Blessings!
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Solo Exhibitions
October 2005 Yoga Nine Smithville, NJ
REFUGE-Tibetan Cultural Survival in Exile.
24 Framed and Matted Images with supporting text and Tibetan Meditation Carpets.
May 2004 Coffee Blue Belmar NJ
Tibetan Culture and the Cause for a Free Tibet!
24 Framed and Matted Images with supporting text, Tibetan Meditation Carpets and Tibetan Antiques.
March 2003The Richard Stockton College of NJ Pomona NJ
24 Framed and Matted Images with supporting text
May 2001The Spiny Babbler Katmandu Nepal
Searching for Refuge
15 Image Visual Documentary Presentation for Undergraduate Dissertation.
November 2000The Spiny Babbler Katmandu Nepal
Boudhanath A.M.
30 Image Documentary Presentation about morning life in a small Tibetan resettlement town in Katmandu Nepal.
Corporate Installations
March 2006Hampton Forge Silver Smiths
8 Piece Scrim Installation for Exhibition Booth
October 2005Hampton Forge Silver Smiths-
10 Piece Fine Art Installation/Main Headquarters NYC
Publishing
??? 2007Power Places of Katmandu: A Pilgrims Guide to the Sacred Valley, by Keith Dowman, Penguin Books, India.
August 2006Surfrider Foundations State of the Beaches Report San Clemente, CA.
March 2006 Garden State Surf Vol.2 #2 page 37 Marmora NJ.
January 2006Garden State Surf Vol. 2 #1 page 38 Marmora NJ.
Nov. 2005Garden State Surf Vol. 1 #3 page 36 Marmora NJ.
August 2005The Coaster, Bi-Monthly Publication.
May 2001Searching for Refuge Undergraduate Anthropology Dissertation and Supporting Visual Documentation, University of Wisconsin Library, Madison WI.
Themes of
Photography
contact
329 Euclid Ave
Loch Arbour, NJ 07711
201 312 4735
jeffsmithphoto_hotmail.com
Jeff Smith Photography
