Highbrow Magazine - ZZ Ward https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/zz-ward en Capturing the Music Scene of the Pacific Northwest https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/12474-capturing-music-scene-pacific-northwest <div class="field field-name-field-cat field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/music" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Music</a></div></div></div><span class="submitted-by">Submitted by tara on Wed, 08/18/2021 - 14:30</span><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1jsmith_kim_archer_at_the_spanish_ballroom.jpg?itok=z4dOub33"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1jsmith_kim_archer_at_the_spanish_ballroom.jpg?itok=z4dOub33" width="480" height="282" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>(Kim Archer)</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Jamie Smith is a Pacific Northwest-based photographer and documentary filmmaker. She has been working with local artists, nonprofits, and community organizers to help them share their stories and connect with their communities since 2017. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/2jsmith_orgone.jpg" style="height:423px; width:600px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p><strong>(Orgone)</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">As a music photographer, Smith has covered national touring artists, including the Polyrhythmics, Allen Stone, and ZZ Ward, as well as local favorites like Kim Archer and the Thunderpussies. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Smith enjoys a wide range of music, including jazz, blues, folk, rap, rock, and funk. She loves music too much to ever choose a favorite artist, but she is inspired by womxn who push the boundaries and claim space in a male-dominated industry. She listens to a lot of Sara Bareilles, Alicia Keys, and Brandi Carlile. And she also appreciates old jazz and blues from Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, and Ma Rainey. More recently, she tunes into breakthrough artists like Sammy Rae and the Friends, Katie Pruitt, and Dessa. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/3jsmith_orgone.jpg" style="height:401px; width:600px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p><strong>(Orgone)</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Smith is drawn to photography, as well as music, because she considers them to be powerful storytelling mediums. Since 2019, she has refocused her business to work more exclusively with womxn, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ artists and organizations. Smith is passionate about using her skills and experience to amplify the voices of these and other marginalized communities.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/4jsmith_thunderpussy.jpg" style="height:479px; width:600px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p><strong>(Thunderpussies)</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/5jsmith_zzward.jpg" style="height:564px; width:600px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p><strong>(ZZ Ward)</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong>All images copyright © Jamie Smith</strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong>Highbrow Magazine</strong></span></span></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/jamie-smith" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">jamie smith</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/allen-stone" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">allen stone</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/polyrythmics" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">polyrythmics</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/kim-archer" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">kim archer</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/zz-ward" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">ZZ Ward</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/music-photography" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">music photography</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/bands" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">bands</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/music" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Music</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/music-clubs" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">music clubs</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Jamie Smith</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pop field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Popular:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">not popular</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-photographer field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Photographer:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">All images courtesy of Jamie Smith</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-bot field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Bottom Slider:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Out Slider</div></div></div> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:30:04 +0000 tara 10574 at https://www.highbrowmagazine.com https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/12474-capturing-music-scene-pacific-northwest#comments