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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. In 2020 she directed her first feature film, Emma.

Autumn de Wilde
Born	(1970-10-21) October 21, 1970 (age 52) Woodstock, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Photographer • director
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Aaron Sperske (divorced)
Children	1

Early life

De Wilde was born in Woodstock, New York.[1] She received no formal photography training, but learned it from her father[2] Jerry de Wilde, an art and commercial photographer most noted for his photos of Jimi Hendrix and other musicians at the Monterey Pop Festival, and other icons of the 1960s.[3]

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,[4] and a number of other musicians.^{[citation needed]} She has directed music videos for Beck, The Decemberists, Elliott Smith, Florence and the Machine,[5] Spoon, Ingrid Michaelson, The Raconteurs, Rilo Kiley and Death Cab for Cutie.[6] Her portrait subjects include Willie Nelson, Sean Watkins, Ryan Adams, Sonic Youth, Tegan and Sara, and Wolfmother.^{[citation needed]} Her live concert documentary work includes The Flaming Lips, Spoon, and the Arcade Fire.^{[citation needed]} Her photos have appeared on the cover of Spin magazine[7] and in the pages of Rolling Stone, Filter, Nylon, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Times.[8] She has also documented couture designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte.[9]

In 2007 Chronicle Books released a book, Elliott Smith, that includes de Wilde's photographs of musician Elliott Smith as well as handwritten lyrics, interviews with close friends and family, and a bonus CD of a live performance.

In 2010, de Wilde provided commentary on a series of reissues of 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. It included her one-of-a-kind Polaroid photograph from the Impossible Project/Decemberists series, and a 72-page hardcover book with over 250 of her Polaroid photos and illustrations by Carson Ellis.

De Wilde made her directorial feature film debut with the 2020 film Emma., adapted from Jane Austen's novel of the same name, starring Anya Taylor-Joy.[10] She previously directed segments of the HBO documentary Six by Sondheim.

In 2022, De Wilde photographed Florence Welch for Vogue UK ahead of the release of Florence and the Machine's album release Dance Fever.

She is managed by Anonymous Content.

Personal life

De Wilde was married to drummer Aaron Sperske. Footage from their wedding appeared in the music video for "By Your Side" by Beachwood Sparks.[11] Their daughter, Arrow de Wilde, is the lead singer for the Los Angeles-based band Starcrawler.[12]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Notes
2020	Emma.	Yes	No	Feature film directorial debut

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Project	Result	Ref.
2020	Boston Society of Film Critics	Best New Filmmaker	Emma.	Nominated	[13]
2020	Hollywood Critics Association	Best Female Filmmaker		Nominated
2020	Indiana Film Journalists Association	Breakout of the Year		Nominated

See also

• List of female film and television directors

References

Further reading

• de Wilde, Autumn (2007). Elliott Smith (1st ed.). San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0811857994.

External links

• Official website
• The Photography of Autumn de Wilde
• Autumn de Wilde at IMDb
• Autumn de Wilde's photos of Panic! at the Disco in Spin magazine
• Autumn DeWilde's Guest DJ Project on KCRW KCRW Guest DJ set

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[de] Autumn de Wilde

Autumn de Wilde (* 21. Oktober 1970 in Woodstock, New York, Vereinigte Staaten) ist eine US-amerikanische Fotografin und Regisseurin. Bekannt ist sie für ihre Arbeit mit Musikern im Bereich der Porträt- und der Werbefotografie sowie ihre filmische Arbeit, vor allem Musikvideos und Werbefilme, aber seit Emma auch fürs Kino. Sie arbeitet mit der US-amerikanischen Produktionsgesellschaft Anonymous Content zusammen.

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