PORTRAITS

Fred Armisen shot in Washington, D.C. for his release of his album Blue Jean Committee

Band of Vices

Actor Simon Rex photographed for Glamour magazine

New York Times Magazine

BTS of Tara Subkoff’s Imitation of Christ fashion show 2021

Modernism Week 2025 Howard Hughs Palm Springs Event

Imitation of Christ Spring Summer 2022

Writer Barbara Eherenreich at home in Arlington, Virginia for United Airlines magazine

Glamour magazine

2019 I had a chance to spend some time with director, producer and head of Cannes Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. It was a wonderful night celebrating the ceramic tradition in Oaxaca Mexico.

Catherine Deneuve photographed in Paris, France at Chanel fashion show 1985 with her dear friend Yves Saint Laurent, not pictured.

This was just an incredible stroke of luck! My brother, David Jaffe, who at the time was a TV cameraman for ABC NEWS gave me his press pass to the Chanel fashion show. He didn’t want to go. He also gave me his Nikon F3, one of his many cameras that he wasn’t currently using. (thank you David) When I was let into the tent since I had a press pass and a professional camera I was shown to the runway where all the other photographers were. Well, I wasn’t ready for that. From what I remember at this writing, June 25th, 2020, there were less than 1% women in the group. They were all very pushy. Every photographer was seated on his camera case, which in those days were made out of metal, like a Haliburtan suit case. I didn’t have a case. Which meant that I was too low if I sat on the floor to be able to see over the raised runway. When I knelt, I was too tall. I found out that the hard way, the fashion editors sitting in chairs behind me kept wacking me on the head with their handbags! Not fun! But, when I turned around to say “je désolée” I saw Catherine Deneuve and Yves Saint Laurent being seated and snapped this shot of her!

Model Jenah Doucette photographed for Bassam Fellows 2019

Model Jenah Doucette

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA AUGUST 05, 2016 Victory Hall Opera rehearsal of Someone Younger (Der Rosenkavalier) on August 5, 2016. Pictured: Octavian played by Brenda Patterson (Photo by Deborah Jaffe for The Washington Post)

The Sentinel, Marfa Texas

Nickey Kehoe

Mumbai, India

Portrait of staff at The Sentinel Marfa, Marfa Texas

Glamour magazine

The Sentinel, Marfa Texas

Nickey Kehoe

Dre Shapiro Kagawa House

Julie Simon of Julie Simon Cakes owner photographed on the grass of her rental home 2018

Journalist and Press Secretary, Ron Nessen, was the first government official to host Saturday Night Live. He started out his career covering the Vietnam War for NBC News. Photographed in his home in Bethesda, MD. 

Lisa & Benjamin Shield Lifestyle Shoot by Deborah Jaffe

April 13, 2019 Los Angeles, CA. Artist Kathryn Andrews in and around her studio. Photographed by Deborah Jaffe

Owner, The Sentinel Marfa, Marfa Texas

Model Lauren Dozier photographed in 2024 by DEBORAH JAFFE

Los Angeles California

Robin Tremper

November 14, 2020 The Sentinel Marfa Dinner Chef Evelyn Garcia

I went to the Los Feliz home of Nora Kirkpatrick, actor and founding member and accordion player for the band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

Lisa & Benjamin Shield Lifestyle Shoot by Deborah Jaffe

Robin Tremper

Marfa, Texas 2021 Documentary filmmaker, Maisie Crow in Marfa at the Sentinel

Jerry & Gita Stahlecker Wedding Lake Como

Nora Kirkpatrick photographed by Deborah Jaffe

The Sentinel, Marfa, Texas Dinner Chef Evelyn Garcia

April 4, 2016. Alexandria, Virginia. Melissa Fitzgerald is an American actress and the Senior Director of the nonprofit organization Justice For Vets. She is best known for portraying Carol Fitzpatrick on The West Wing.

I spent the day with Melissa Fitzgerald. We started out in her apartment in Alexandria, Virginia. We picked out a few outfits for her to be photographed for a story on her in The Washington Post. On this shoot, since it was for a newspaper, I worked without a team. There was no photo assistant, digital tech, hair, makeup or stylist. She had a tons of clothes to pick from and since she is also an actor she knew what would work. W then we headed a short distance away to her office at Justice For Vets where she advocates for veterans rights. I shadowed her while she had meetings and worked in her office. We ended the day at the White House and shot a quick portrait.

November 14, 2020 The Sentinel Marfa Dinner Chef Evelyn Garcia

Todd Nickey interior designer with Nickey Kehoe shot at his home in Pasadena

Street Symphony

I shot Laila Ali, daughter of Mohamed Ali for Glamour magazine in Los Angeles prior to her fight to recreate her father’s famous fight with Joe Frazier.

Marie Claire magazine

I was lucky photographed Kerry Washington a few times. She was so kind and gave me as much time as I needed even though she had just gotten off the red eye from New York city and she hadn't had her her hair or makeup done. What you see here is Kerry Washington with no retouching in her natural state.

Tory Grace Test

Rachel Bilson photographed in Los Angeles for In Style magazine.

John Boehner shot at the Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Portrait of man © Deborah Jaffe © Deborah Jaffe Getty Images

Photographed for The Washington Post

I shot Jen Meyer at her father’s home in Malibu for IN STYLE magazine.

Bassam Fellows

Lisa & Benjamin Shield Lifestyle Shoot by Deborah Jaffe

Lisa & Benjamin Shield Lifestyle Shoot by Deborah Jaffe

Dancer shot at the Imitation of Christ fashion show 2021, designer Tara Subkoff

Vanessa Zippo

Vanessa Zippo

I photographed Radha in LA in a studio for Los Angeles Magazine . She starred in High Art released in 1998 directed by Lisa Cholodenko.

Recently she stars in Last Days of The Space Age

I photographed basketball player Grant Hill and his wife singer songwriter Tamia in Orlando Florida for Glamour magazine. At the time they were having a little argument about something. It was pretty funny and a little uncomfortable to me to see them argue, then pose, then argue, then pose. You might be able to see it in his eyes. I think she covered the tension up well. They were both pros and lovely people. Grant grew up near me in Maryland.

The late Boxer, Joe Frazier photographed in his boxing studio in Philadelphia, PA. I went to Joe Frasier's gym to photograph his daughter Jackie Fraser for a story for Glamour magazine about Jackie Frasier against Leyla Ali in Las Vegas.

I drove from New York city with my photo assistant. We got there a little early so I decided to knock on the door and see if anyone was there. It was cold outside and I didn't see any place to hang out there while we waited for the call time. To my surprise a sleepy Joe Frazier opened the door and let us in. He was sleepy, and I assumed he had spent the night at his gym. Jackie arrived and I photographed her. I asked Joe if I could photograph him, he was quiet and shy, but I got him to pose for a few shots. He changed out of his sweats into this clean white tee shirt and brown cordauroy jacket. I could tell he was in pain. He moved slow. I felt bad for him because I could tell he was suffering.