Jordan Matter
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| Jordan Matter | |||||||||||||
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| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 26.8 million[1] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 9.3 billion [1] | ||||||||||||
| Associated acts | Maddie Ziegler, Sofie Dossi, JoJo Siwa, Lilliana Ketchman, Elliana Walmsley, Salish Matter, Anna McNulty, Nidal Wonder, etc | ||||||||||||
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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 currently has 26.1 million subscribers.
Early life
[edit]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.[2]
Career
[edit]YouTube career
[edit]Matter started his YouTube channel, "Jordan Matter," in 2011. He had 1.4 million subscribers in November 2018,[2] which had increased to 13 million by October 2022.[3] 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.[2][4]
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.[5]
Matter has received the Silver Play Button and Gold Play Button and the Diamond Creator Award awards from YouTube for surpassing 100,000, 1 million and 10 million subscribers.[1]
Photography
[edit]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.[6] He began shooting for the series in 2014, after meeting Jeffrey Smith of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.[7] Matter's photographs were published in 2012 in a book of the same name.[7]
In 2013, following the completion of his Dancers Among Us series, Matter began photographing athletes in public, in a series titled "Athletes Among Us".[8]
Two of Matter's photography books, Dancers Among Us (2012), and Born to Dance (2018), were New York Times' Bestsellers.[3]
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[7] and the Hudson River Museum in 2015.[9]
Books
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Matter lives in California with his wife, Lauren. They have two children, who are often featured in his videos.[3]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2023 | Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken | Principal (voice) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Jordan Matter YouTube Channel About Page". YouTube.
- ^ 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.