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| Jordan Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Children | Hudson Matter, Salish Matter | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 20.5 million [1] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 6 billion [1] | ||||||||||||
| Associated acts | Maddie Ziegler, Sofie Dossi, Jojo Siwa, Lilliana Ketchman, Nidal Wonder Elliana Walmsley, Salish Matter | ||||||||||||
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Jordan Matter is an American YouTuber and photographer. He produces content on the YouTube platform, primarily focusing on photography, dance, and vlogs.
He has been managed by Underscore Talent since 2021. [2]
Early life
Although Matter came from an artistic family, with a grandfather who worked as a photographer and a father who worked as a filmmaker, Matter did not develop an interest in photography until after college. [3]
Career
YouTube career
Matter started his YouTube channel, "Jordan Matter," in 2011. He had 1.4 million subscribers in November 2018, [3] which had increased to 13 million by October 2022. [4] As of 2023, his channel has over 17.5 million subscribers and has accumulated more than 6 billion views. [1] His online success has been attributed to his “10-Minute Photo Challenge” series, which he began filming during his photoshoots for his 2018 book, Born to Dance. [3] [5]
Jordan Matter has collaborated with several individuals and celebrities within the photography and dance world, including dancers like Maddie Ziegler and Jojo Siwa. [1] He has also collaborated with Nidal Wonder and The Hype House. [6]
Matter has received the Silver Play Button and Gold Play Button awards from YouTube for surpassing 100,000 and 1 million subscribers. [1]
Photography
Matter first gained attention while working on his dance photography series, "Dancers Among Us", in which he photographed professional dancers striking poses and performing in public locations. [7] He began shooting for the series in 2014, after meeting Jeffrey Smith of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. [8] Matter's photographs were published in 2012 in a book of the same name. [8]
In 2013, following the completion of his Dancers Among Us series, Matter began photographing athletes in public, in a series titled "Athletes Among Us". [9]
Two of Matter's photography books, Dancers Among Us (2012), and Born to Dance (2018), were New York Times' Bestsellers. [4]
An exhibit of his photos, entitled Dancers Among Us: Photographs by Jordan Matter, was exhibited at the Savina Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul in 2013 [8] and the Hudson River Museum in 2015. [10]
Books
Personal life
Matter lives in California with his wife, Lauren. They have two children, Salish Matter and Hudson Matter, who are often featured in his videos. [4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Jordan Matter YouTube Channel About Page". YouTube.
- ^ Chan, J. Clara (2021-10-04). "Underscore Talent Adds Photographer Jordan Matter, YouTuber Stephen Sharer and More to Digital Roster". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ a b c d "New Jordan Matter book shows how kid dancers can make any place their stage". khou.com. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ a b c Youshaei, Jon (October 26, 2022). "Defying Age: Meet The 56 Year-Old YouTuber With 13 Million Subscribers". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ a b Stewart, Jessica (2018-10-17). "Spontaneous Photoshoots Capture Exceptional Talent of Young Dancers". My Modern Met. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ Raphael, Shannon (2020-02-14). "Jordan Matter Is THE Dance Photographer for TikTok's Biggest Stars". Distractify. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ Murphy, Heather (2011-07-26). "Oh Snap!: When Dancers Become Superheroes". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ a b c d Woo-young, Lee (2013-07-29). "Jordan Matter, dancers combine the sublime with the mundane". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ Teicher, Jordan G. (2013-09-25). "The Astounding Among Us". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ Hodara, Susan (2015-11-20). "In Jordan Matter's Photos, Dancers Make All the World Their Stage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-08.