About

Sheridan Smith is a photographer, editor, scholar, and journalist. She is currently working as a photo editor with Reach Plc, and a narrative-driven nightlife photographer in New York City. Her work presents an inquiry into personhood through the visual form, with a recent journalistic focus on climate, psychedelic research, the fentanyl crisis, and responsible AI governance.​ Sheridan graduated from NYU with a self-designed degree in photojournalism, concentrating on ethics in the digital age. These themes carry into her work as she creates images in the liminal space between portrayal and reportage. In addition to freelancing, Sheridan writes a column in the NPPA's newsletter and regularly assists assignments for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and National Geographic.
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Recent editorial clients:
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San Francisco Chronicle, The Mirror, MAXIM, NPPA, Goodtimes Santa Cruz, Turning Point Magazine, Thayer Magazine, Irish Star, The Gallatin Review
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Recent commercial clients:
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Abercrombie, Rocco's Sports & Recreation, Harvard Club New York City, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center at the UN, Allina Liu at New York Fashion Week, Diageo, Mezcal Unión.​
Contact
Experience
Photo and reporting:
Photo editor: Reach Plc
Business and Politics Reporter: The Borgen Project
Contributing Photographer: San Francisco Chronicle
Staff Photographer: Washington Square News
Studio Photographer: Q Model Management
Contributing Writer: NPPA Newsletter
Awards, Certificates, and Licenses:
New York University Cum Laude Honors, 3.9 GPA
Rubin Award in Visual Art in The Gallatin Review, Volume 37
NYU Photojournalism Lab by Dr Lauren Walsh and Katie Orlinsky
Civil Unrest Certification - Headset's SMART training for journalists
Kentucky Mountain Workshop 2023
NYU Fulbright endorsement 2023​
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