Jeff Luker is an American photographer and director. A graduate of the Emerson College film program, his work is deeply influenced by cinematic language. He captures moments and stories in a way that feels honest and intimate yet universal. Blurring the lines between commercial, editorial, and fashion, he has shot award-winning photography and film projects including advertising campaigns for Levi’s, Nike, Apple, Google, Adidas, and Visa, as well as numerous fashion projects for clients such as Urban Outfitters and Canada Goose. His editorial work has appeared in publications including Vogue Italia, Elle, Glamour, Vice, and Dazed and Confused. He has published four volumes of his personal work and his photographs have been shown in galleries both domestically and abroad including Clic New York and The Photographer’s Gallery in London.
He continues to create commissioned imagery, commercials, and films while pursuing personal projects. He is based in Los Angeles, California.
About Fire Season – words by Jeff Luker:
In the autumn of 2020 after a year filled with so much loss and strife, Oregon had one of the most destructive wildfire seasons on record. In the city of Portland, smoke filled the air, the sun turned blood red and the sky was a pale orange. The air quality in the city stayed above hazardous levels for nearly a week. It truly felt utterly apocalyptic. During this time period, I would take short ventures out with my camera and a respirator mask. Everyone was sheltering inside and the empty outside world seemed eerily still and serene, with a hazy glow over all of it. For me documenting this experience, felt like a way I could contribute, these photographs serve as a record but also a warning of the very real climate catastrophe we are all now facing.
