Based in
Los Angeles, CA
Gem@Gxhprivatestudio.com
+1 512-659-1605
Gem Hale (b. Texas 2000) is a Los Angeles-based photographer and director originally from Texas, known for blending documentary storytelling with a fine-art sensibility. He began shooting at an early age, inspired by his grandmother, and started documenting skateboarding, friends, and everyday moments. These early experiences shaped a style rooted in emotion, honesty, and lived experience. Hale’s work has been featured in The New York Times, GQ, The New Yorker and he has collaborated with brands like Adidas, Nike, Converse. His photography has been exhibited at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and other cultural spaces across the U.S. He continues to explore personal and collective narratives, producing editorial, commercial, and self-published work that resonates with emotional honesty and a strong sense of place.
Publications
American Blues, Self published 2020 (sold out)
Selects clients
Adidas, Nike, Jordan, Converse, Amazon, Bacardi, Wall Street Journal, GQ Magazine, New York Times, New York Magazine, Bloomberg, The New Yorker, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Atlantic Records, Capital Records, Empire Records, RCA Records Stompdown Records, Fader Magazine, Pure Beauty, Summerland Ceramics, Fenty Beauty, Heuy Lewis, Bill Pickett Rodeo, PBR Tour, Oklahoma City Cowboys
Select Press
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Paper City Magazine
New York Times “A skate migration”
New York Times “I Pledge Allegiance to … My Conscience”
Wall Street Journal “Instead of Selling Their 1960 Classic, They Road-Tripped Through Norway”
Wall Street Journal “We Should All Look as Stylish at 44 as This Corvette”
Wall Street Jounral “Searching for Martin Luther King Jr.’s Past in His Old Atlanta Neighborhood”
GQ “The dream”
Select Shows
HayDay
This Way Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Midas Touch