Gage Skidmore (born May 16, 1993) is an American photographer and

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contributor. He is known for photographing American public figures, most commonly politicians and Hollywood actors. His work has been used by publications including ''

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Early life

Skidmore was born in

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, on May 16, 1993. He attended high school there and later moved to

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, where he joined Glendale Community College in

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. As of October 2021, he continues to reside in Phoenix.

Career

Skidmore began taking photographs in March 2009 at the San Diego Comic Con.Michael Zhang (January 26, 2016)
"This 22-Year-Old is Shaking Up Political Photography with Creative Commons Images"
''Petapixel''. The following year, he photographed politicians at events organized by

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's campaign during the 2010 Senate election in Kentucky. He had supported Rand Paul's father

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during his 2008 bid for president. During Ron Paul's 2012 presidential bid, Skidmore took a year off school to photograph Paul and several other prominent

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. Skidmore is one of the most widely published political photographers in the United States. During the 2016 presidential election, his photographs were used by ''

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, as well as on the official website of presidential candidate

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."About Gage Skidmore photography"
gageskidmore.com. Skidmore has also photographed Hollywood celebrities at pop culture conventions, such as

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, and

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, with a large percentage of Hollywood actors'

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pages sporting a photograph taken by him at said conventions. It is estimated that his photographs have been reposted over 1 million times, and a Priceonomics study showed that he has posted nearly 40,000 photographs of presidential candidates and celebrities to

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since 2010, with his Flickr account being linked to over 30 million times. In addition to his Creative Commons work, Skidmore has been commissioned as a photographer by

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, '' Western Journalism'', the ''

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'' magazine.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Skidmore, Gage 1993 births Living people 21st-century American photographers Arizona State University alumni Photographers from Arizona Photographers from Indiana People from Peoria, Arizona People from Terre Haute, Indiana Wikimedia image contributors