Jeff Curtes
Sydney, Australia | Portland, Oregon
+1 303 589 0842
+61 406 501 530
Bio//
Jeff Curtes (b. 1969) has been at the forefront of the snowboarding industry's imagery since his first published images back in 1992. In 1994, Curtes signed with Burton Snowboards and has been their Principal Photographer to date, an unprecedented 20 years behind the lens on the snow.
Jeff’s work with Burton, originating with action-centric images, were unique in that they came from within the core snowboarder’s lifestyle, as he was living and breathing snowboarding with his brother Joe Curtes as they traveled West from the Midwest to the Mountains of the West Coast. Burton allowed Curtes to travel the world in search of the epic conditions that every snowboarder dreams of and in return Curtes’ camera delivered an overwhelming collection of photographs to their light table. Images that not only made incredible advertising and catalog content, but defined a subculture and captured the early history of snowboarding like no one before.
Curtes' images have published both editorially and commercially worldwide; titles as Transworld Snowboarding, Snowboarder Magazine, Outside, COG, Raygun, Bike, and clients such as Burton Snowboards, K2, Salomon, Rapha, Nike, HP, SAP, etc..the list goes on and on.
Jeff has published two books, BLOWER: Snowboarding Inside Out by Booth-Clibborn Editions is THE definitely look at Snowboarding and the lifestyle that surrounds it, and most recently, 28 Day Winter by PowerHouse Books in Brooklyn, a unique three week project taking place in New Zealand a few years ago.
Curtes chooses Sydney, Australia (and Portland, Oregon) as his home base where he lives with his Australian wife, Photographer Jess Mooney, son Finlay Yorke, and 18 month old daughter Bowie. When not shooting or traveling, Jeff can be found riding his bike.
CV//
2012
Aurora Photos forms Tectonic Media Group (TMG) with elite photographers Jimmy Chin, Jeff Curtes, Corey Rich and Tyler Stableford
A Kid's Life, Sydney based children's lifestyle photography
1997-2012
Burton Snowboards Principal Photographer
2007-2010
Expands into cycling/lifestyle industries with Vanilla Bicycles, Nau Clothing and various editorials extending beyond snowboarding
Joins Travis Rice’s Asymbol Gallery of Jackson Hole, Wyoming
2007
Finalist, 20 to 9 slideshow, Pro Photographer Showdown, Whistler, B.C., Canada
28 Day Winter: A Snowboarding Narrative, published November 1, 2007 by PowerHouse Books, co produced and photographed
2002
Blower|Snowboarding Inside Out, published January 15, 2002 by Booth-Clibborn Editions, concepted, photographed and curated
1999
Winter Crystal Awards, Overall Winner, St. Anton, Austria
1995-1997
Advertising and Editorial contracted photographer for every major snowboarding manufacturer and periodical
1994
Burton Snowboards European Dealer Catalog Photoshoot, Saas Fee, Switzerland
1993
First published in Transworld Snowboarding Magazine, Snowboarder Magazine while residing in Vail, Colorado
1992
B.S. in Political Science/Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Client list//
Commercial//
Burton Snowboards
Mountain Dew
Nau
Patagonia
AG/Analog
Gravis Footwear
Rapha
Oakley
PotteryBarn
Vanilla Bicycles
SAP
HP
Pocket Wizard/LPA Design
K2
Ride Snowboards
Nike
Salomon Bonfire Snowboarding
Editorial//
Transworld Snowboarding Magazine
Frequency: The Snowboarder's Journal
7th Sky
ESPN The Magazine
Snowboarder
The Snowboard Mag
Men’s Journal
Monster Children
Outside
Bike
Embrocation Cycling Journal
Bicycling
Mix Magazine
Pleasure
Whitelines UK
Onboard European Snowboarding
Caters News Agency
National Geographic
Publications-Gallery//
Blower|Snowboarding Inside Out, published January 15, 2002 by Booth-Clibborn Editions, concepted, photographed and curated
28 Day Winter: A Snowboarding Narrative, published November 1, 2007 by PowerHouse Books, co produced and photographed
Current State Snowboarding, contributor, published 2012
Asymbol Gallery
Aurora Photo
Corbis
Trunk Archive