Jeff Smudde (pr. “SMOO-dee”; b. 1997, Metro Detroit, Michigan, he/him/his) is an artist currently based outside Providence, Rhode Island using various photographic processes and sound. He received his Master of Fine Art at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2023 as a Distinguished Art Fellow and his Bachelor of Art from Illinois State University in 2019. His poetic documentary-style work comes from a background in journalism, a Midwestern cultural upbringing, and an interest in the landscape of America with a focus on perceptions of place and spirituality.
Jeff is available for freelance photojournalism assignments, use email below to contact about any needs in New England and Eastern Upstate New York. Jeff had worked previously as the staff photographer for WGLT in Normal, IL and the Herald & Review in Decatur IL, view portfolio here.
Jeff has photographed musicians and live concerts since 2018. Presently open for shows in Massachusetts and Rhode Island for 2025, booking email below.
Jeff has written and produced electronic music in his project Cry Kestrel since 2013, listen to his music on Spotify and Apple Music
Email Jeff for any inquiries at jeffsmuddephoto@gmail.com
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Publications
ArtAscent Volume 55, “Abstraction,” ArtAscent, Featuring work from Barren, 2022
Everything is Narrative, Subjectively Objective, featuring work from Dune Edge Face West, 2022
Investigations in Infrastructure, Subjectively Objective, featuring work from Dune Edge Face West, 2022
New Seeds, Float Magazine, featuring work from Dune Edge Face West, 2021
Mini Monograph volume 98, selected images from Dune Edge Face West, Subjectively Objective, 2020 (Sold out)
Activator Magazine (now Nuke the Whales), selected photographs of Nectar (IL), 2018
Press
Canvas Rebel: Meet Jeff Smudde, May 2024
Apartment Art Gallery Comes to the East Side, March 2024
University Galleries presents 2024 Alumni Spectacular, January 2024
Lenscratch interview, September 2023
Art Beat: Graduate students present spectrum of work at UMD’s MFA thesis exhibition, The Herald News, April 2023
Photo Journal Monday, Musee Magazine, May 2021
Amateur artists win awards, The Pantagraph, March 2019