Autumn de Wilde (born October 21, 1970) is an American photographer and film director best known for her portraiture and commercial work photography of musicians, as well as her music video works. She released Emma, her first feature film as a director in 2020.
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Early life
De Wilde was born October 21, 1970, in Woodstock, New York. Her father, Jerry de Wilde, is an art and commercial photographer noted for his photos of Jimi Hendrix, the Monterey Pop Festival and other icons of the 1960s. Autumn de Wilde had no formal education in photography, but learned photography from her father.
Personal life
De Wilde was married to drummer Aaron Sperske. Their wedding footage was used in the music video of “By Your Side” produced by Beachwood Sparks. Their daughter Arrow de Wilde is the lead singer for the Los Angeles-based band Starcrawler.
Career
De Wilde has photographed CD covers for Miranda Cosgrove, Elliott Smith, She & Him, Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins, The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, Fiona Apple, Beck, Built to Spill, Wilco, Monsters of Folk, New Found Glory, and a number of other musicians.[citation needed] In addition, she has directed music videos for The Decemberists, Elliott Smith, Spoon, Ingrid Michaelson, The Raconteurs, Rilo Kiley and Death Cab for Cutie. Her portrait subjects include Willie Nelson, Sean Watkins, Ryan Adams, Sonic Youth, Tegan and Sara, and Wolfmother.[citation needed] De Wilde’s live concert documentary work includes The Flaming Lips, Spoon, and the Arcade Fire.[citation needed] De Wilde’s photos have appeared on the cover of Spin magazine and in the pages of Rolling Stone, Filter, Nylon, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Times. Autumn de Wilde also documents the couture designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte.
Chronicle Books published Elliott Smith in 2007. It included photographs de Wilde had taken with Elliott Smith. The book contains handwritten lyrics and interviews with close friends, as well as a bonus CD that includes a live performance.
In 2010, De Wilde offered commentary in a series of reissues for the back catalog of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, appearing in the accompanying documentaries entitled “Do You Love Me Like I Love You.”
In 2011, her work was extensively featured in the Limited Edition Deluxe Box version of The Decemberists album The King Is Dead. The box set contained a unique Polaroid photograph taken by Autumn in the Impossible Project/Decemberists series. It also included a 72-page hardcover book with over 250 unique Polaroid photos by Autumn and Carson Ellis illustrations.
De Wilde’s directorial debut was with the 2020 film Emmy.
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Last update 2021-08-06