About Jordan
Jordan Shields is an Australian photographer and cinematographer originally from the South West of Western Australia. Over a career spanning more than 16 years, he has worked across Australia photographing people, places, events and stories for editorial, commercial and arts clients.
Jordan’s path into photography wasn’t entirely conventional. Before working professionally behind the camera, he was an IT Manager, developing a technical background that continues to influence the way he works today. Photography eventually took over, with an early role as unit stills photographer on a feature film helping turn a long-standing passion for still and moving images into a career.
Since then, Jordan’s work has appeared in newspapers and magazines in Australia and internationally, including The Australian, The West Australian, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, DRUM! Magazine USA, Triple J Magazine, The Wire, Drum Media and Xpress Magazine. His photographs have appeared on numerous covers, and he has worked as a member of the international press corps during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
His subjects have been just as varied. Jordan has photographed HRH Queen Elizabeth II, five Australian Prime Ministers, musicians including Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice, actors, artists, business leaders and countless people with considerably less intimidating job titles.
His work has taken him from media scrums and magazine assignments to helicopters and remote locations in the Australian Outback. Alongside photography, Jordan’s work has increasingly expanded into cinematography, motion and drone operation.
That combination of creative and technical experience makes Jordan equally comfortable working independently or as part of a larger production. His background in technology also means he’s often the person on set who understands not just how to make the image, but the cameras, computers and workflows behind it.
Jordan’s clients have included newspapers, magazines, corporations, government, arts organisations, PR agencies and musicians.
In 2011, Jordan was awarded the Kiss My Camera Grand Prize by the West Australian Music Industry for his music photography.
Whether he’s photographing a national campaign, documenting a live event, creating portraits or working with a production crew in the middle of nowhere, Jordan brings curiosity, adaptability and more than 16 years behind the camera to every assignment.