LUKE GIFORD
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  HARI NEF & TOMMY DORFMAN FOR OUT  

Luke Gilford is a filmmaker and photographer from Santa Cruz, CA. 
Luke studied Art at UCLA and his photography and films have been exhibited around the world, including MoMA in New York and FOAM in Amsterdam.

 

CJ DURON FOR SEPHORA

 

ALAN CROCETTI

 

LILY-ROSE DEPP FOR V

 

HUNTER & CASIL FOR SEPHORA

 

LILY-ROSE DEPP & PAMELA ANDERSON FOR V

 

BOYCHILD & MARTINE GUTIERREZ FOR SEPHORA

 

Luke’s work provides a poetic and cinematic look into his surreal world, taking a storytelling approach across multiple mediums and creating stunning imagery with a unique narrative vision.

 

SOPHIE FOR V

 

BELLA HADID

 

ELOISA, 'PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE WHO INSPIRE ME IN NY', PUBLISHED IN PUNKT

 

CUBA TORNADO FOR W

 

ROXY, 'PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE WHO INSPIRE ME IN NY', PUBLISHED IN PUNKT

 

Luke’s photographs have been featured in The New York Times, Dazed & Confused,W,  V Magazine, and Vogue.

 

'INSIDE THE SURREAL SELF-INVENTED WORLD OF PAMELA ANDERSON', VICE.COM

 

'TWO SPIRIT NATIVE AMERICAN', OUT 

 

LIZZO

 

INDYA MOORE FOR MODERN WEEKLY STYLE

 

ALEKS WEK FOR V

 

TROYE SIVAN FOR V MAN

 

'QUEER COWBOY' ONGOING SERIES PUBLISHED IN DOCUMENT JOURNAL

 

His first film was directing David Lynch in a dreamlike short for Dom Perignon. 

 

DAVID LYNCH + DOM PERIGNON, FILM

 

Soon after, Luke wrote and directed The Future of Flesh, a short film featuring Prada's Fall/Winter collection, narrated by Jane Fonda.

'PRADA, THE FUTURE OF FLESH', FILM

 

The project received critical acclaim and led Luke to develop his work further; writing and directing his first narrative film, CONNECTED, starring Pamela Anderson, Dree Hemingway, and Jane Fonda.

 

'CONNECTED', FILM

   

His work explore society’s fixations with youth and our “existential obsession with rehabilitation, wellness and health,” he said.
His fascination with what he calls the “the polarities of California culture” is also evident in imagery.

 

DR. ROSALIE GILFORD FOR GQ STYLE GERMANY

 

TIERNEY IN LOS ANGELES

 

JULIETTE LEWIS FOR RIMOWA

 

KIM PETRAS FOR PLAYBOY

 

MICHELLE PFEIFFER FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES STYLE

 

He has collaborated with many brands including Maison Margiela, American Eagle, Maybelline, Adidas, Prada, Sephora, Valentino and Mercedes Benz.

 

AMBER VALLETTA FOR MERCEDES BENZ

 

AMERICAN EAGLE

 

He has also directed music videos for Troye Sivan and Blood Orange. BEST TO YOU for Blood Orange was screened at Sundance’s NEXT Festival.

 

TROYE SIVAN FOR V MAN

 

'BEST TO YOU', DIRECTED FOR BLOOD ORANGE

   

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