Jeff Bridges is one of Hollywood’s most successful actors and a six-time Academy Award® nominee. Over a career that spans five decades, his work has been recognized by the Academy Awards®, the Golden Globes, the Independent Spirit Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild. Truly passionate about photography, he makes behind-the-scenes pictures of the actors, crew and locations on his film sets. After completion of each motion picture, he edits the images into a book and gives copies to everyone involved.
The books, which have become valued by collectors, were never intended for public sale, but in the fall of 2006, powerHouse Books publishedPictures: Photographs by Jeff Bridges, a compilation of photos made on numerous film locations over the years, to much critical acclaim. Proceeds from the book benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund, a nonprofit organization that offers charitable care and support to film industry workers. His second monograph,Jeff Bridges: Portraits, will be published by Chronicle Books in 2014.
Jeff Bridges is the recipient of the 2013 ICP Infinity Award for Special Presentation.
Jeff Bridges is an Academy Award-winning actor. He is also an accomplished photographer. He’s been taking pictures on the set of his movies for more than 30 years, capturing intimate and surprising behind-the-scenes moments.