How a 19-year-old student became one of the hottest political photographers in the country

[sailingaway]

How a 19-year-old student became one of the hottest political photographers in the country

Gage.

As it turns out, Skidmore is a 19-year-old student at Glendale Community College in Phoenix and a freelance graphic designer. A Ron Paul supporter, he began photographing politicians when he was living in Terre Haute, Indiana, attending events held by Rand Paul during his successful 2010 Senate run in Kentucky. Skidmore also showed up at stops on the presidential campaign trail in order to see Ron Paul and took photos of other prominent Republicans while he was there.

Skidmore doesn’t know how many times his photos have been used. Some version of a Gage Skidmore photo credit appears over 1 million times online, and looking up his name on Google Blogsearch yields about 40,000 results. That makes him the political equivalent of David Shankbone, the nom de photo of a Wall Street lawyer whose free celebrity photos have appeared in venues such as The New Yorker and Vanity Fair. Skidmore told me his Flickr account has been viewed nearly 1.2 million times.

More at link, including an interview with The Man himself: http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/09/ho...ttest-political-photographers-in-the-country/

 

[dannno]

 

[CableNewsJunkie]

That's so cool!

That's so cool!

Congratulations Gage, don't forget about us!

 

[S.Shorland]

He does have an outstanding natural eye for a good picture im(non professional)0.

 

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

Really proud of you Gage. The next taco is on me.

 

[low preference guy]

the comments, geez! what bitches!

 

[QuickZ06]

I cannot take good shots to save my life. Those pictures are amazing for a 19 year old who does it because he enjoys it.

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

Saw he title n thought Gage... Yeah he's good!

-t

 

[Sola_Fide]

Skidmore: I don’t agree politically with hardly anyone that I photograph. My only allegiance is to Congressman Ron Paul and a few other liberty-minded politicians, whom I admire greatly. I don’t mind that my photos are used by some not-so-nice publications. The only thing I really care about is whether or not I was attributed.

Gage remaining strong!

 

[low preference guy]

I cannot take good shots to save my life. Those pictures are amazing for a 19 year old who does it because he enjoys it.

doing it because the enjoys it is probably the reason they're good.

 

[amisspelledword]

nice! congrats on the recognition, Gage. your Rand Paul 2010 pics were consistently second to none.

 

[Kodaddy]

Idiotic comments are idiotic...

 

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

Please make sure you take a minute to support Gage in the comment section.

 

[CaseyJones]

Go Go Gagezilla!

 

[eleganz]

I hope gave is getting paid

 

[malkusm]

The comments are retarded. I posted this:

Yes, the free volunteer photographers are undercutting the real professional photographers! And the volunteer soup kitchen workers are undercutting the real professional chefs! And the volunteer emergency Red Cross workers are undercutting the real professional doctors! Everyone should be forced to pay for everything, by law!

 

[Gage]

I thought the comments were funny.

Thanks for posting the article.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Way to go, Gage!!

 

[low preference guy]

I thought the comments were funny.

Thanks for posting the article.

you gotta charge, leech!

 

[sailingaway]

The comments are retarded. I posted this:

LOL!