Autumn de Wilde

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
Woodstock, New York, U.S.
OccupationPhotographer • director
Years active1990–present
SpouseAaron Sperske (divorced)
Children1

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. 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. Her live concert documentary work includes The Flaming Lips, Spoon, and the Arcade Fire. 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 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.
2020Boston Society of Film CriticsBest New FilmmakerEmma.Nominated[13]
2020Hollywood Critics AssociationBest Female FilmmakerNominated
2020Indiana Film Journalists AssociationBreakout of the YearNominated

See also

References
  1. "Photo District News". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
  2. "PDN's 30". Photo District News. 27 (3): 56–57. March 2007.
  3. "Jerry de Wilde Photography". Archived from the original on 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
  4. Montgomery, James (14 June 2006). "New Found Glory Find A Home For New Release — September". MTV. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  5. Florence + the Machine. "Florence + the Machine - Free". YouTube. florencemachine. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. "Videos | Death Cab for Cutie". Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  7. Spin.com Archived March 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. The New York Times, "Odes to Sex, Samba Soul and a French Novel", May 27, 2009
  9. Wall Street Journal, "Rodarte’s Soul Sisters", March 5, 2009
  10. Bradshaw, Peter (14 February 2020). "Emma review – sweetness, spite and bared bottoms | Peter Bradshaw's film of the week". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  11. Aquariumdrunkard.com
  12. Los Angeles Times
  13. "Autumn de Wilde". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

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