Jeremy Elkin
Jeremy Elkin (Canadian) is a photographer and filmmaker based in Tokyo, Japan. He is renowned for bringing a uniquely street-style ethos and story to every project, directing projects rooted in culture across the world with leading brands and artists from concept through release. Elkin’s distinct cultural approach is most notable in his feature-length documentary All the Streets Are Silent (2021), a film that chronicles New York subcultures through archival footage, interview and self-directed research. These artistic methods of filmic investigation were established in his early career with short skate videos such as “Lo-Def” (2008), “Elephant Direct” (2010) and “Poisonous Products” (2011). Jeremy’s work has been nominated for dozens of festival categories including Tribeca Film Festival, Hot Docs, American Film Festival, the American Society of Magazine Editors, Transworld Magazine Awards, the Society of Publication Designers, among others.
In 2013, Vanity Fair Magazine hired Elkin to found the digital video department under Graydon Carter, directing projects for online content while maintaining a documentary approach. In 2017, Jeremy founded Elkin Editions, as requests and collaborations expanded to include Porsche, Zara, Helmut Lang, Stone Island, Tiffany & Co., OJAS, Adidas, Reebok, New Balance, and others.
His recent work includes a documentary film for Converse that Jeremy conceived of in the Guggenheim, capturing the silhouette of pro skater Alexis Sablone skating the spiral ramp in the museum emptied of its art. The film and photographs were celebrated as the 2024 Award of Excellence at the Communication Arts awards. Jeremy also serves as a creative for Italian garment maker Stone Island, establishing a long-term working relationship to cultivate a new focus that relies on Jeremy’s detailed vision; a distinctly street-style approach that embraces Stone’s community through storytelling across filmic and photographic mediums, leading global campaigns, including two collaborations with New Balance.
His work has been exhibited in MoMa, MoCA, Brooklyn Museum, OCMA, and Saatchi Gallery.
