PORTRAITS
Deborah Jaffe photographs portraits of all kinds of people including fashion and interior designers, Tech CEO’s, politicians, architects, writers, creatives and more.




Fred Amisen


Band of Vices

Barbara Eherenreich
Writer Barbara Eherenreich at home in Arlington, Virginia

Glamour magazine

Jenni Kayne
Marie Claire magazine



Jenah Doucette for Bassam Fellows
Model Jenah Doucette photographed for Bassam Fellows 2019



BassamFellows Campaign
Model Jenah Doucette

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

Photographed for Glamour magazine


Lauren Bush Lauren

Brenda Patterson
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)

Catherine Deneuve photographed in Paris, France at Chanel fashion show 1985
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!

Chef Henry Lu
The Sentinel, Marfa Texas

Imitation of Christ Spring Summer 2022

Artist Kathryn Andrews

Todd Nickey
Nickey Kehoe

Indian man in pink turban, Mumbai
Mumbai, India

Portrait of staff at The Sentinel Marfa, Marfa Texas

Jack Kornfield
New York Times Magazine

Glamour magazine


Chef Henry Lu
The Sentinel, Marfa Texas

Nickey Kehoe

Dre Shapiro Kagawa House
Nick Job

Hugh Hendry

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

President Ford's Press Secretary Ron Nessen photographed for Bethesda magazine
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.

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Lisa & Benjamin Shield Lifestyle Shoot by Deborah Jaffe
Nick Job

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

Max Kabat
Owner, The Sentinel Marfa, Marfa Texas

Lauren Dozier, Ford Models
Model Lauren Dozier photographed in 2024 by DEBORAH JAFFE

Actor Nick Job
Los Angeles California

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Robin Tremper

November 14, 2020 The Sentinel Marfa Dinner Chef Evelyn Garcia

Nora Kirkpatrick photographed for Fashion
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.

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Lisa & Benjamin Shield Lifestyle Shoot by Deborah Jaffe


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Robin Tremper


Personal project, LA


Jerry & Gita Stahlecker Wedding Lake Como


Chef Evy
The Sentinel, Marfa, Texas Dinner Chef Evelyn Garcia

Nora Kirkpatrick
Nora Kirkpatrick photographed by Deborah Jaffe

Melissa Fitzgerald photographed for The Washington Post.
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.

Maisie Crow

Alejandro González Iñárritu
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.

November 14, 2020 The Sentinel Marfa Dinner Chef Evelyn Garcia


Personal work LA



Todd Nickey
Nickey Kehoe

Vijay Gupta
Street Symphony





Kerry Washington photographed for In Style 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.


Photographer
Tory Grace Test

Alejandro Gonzalex Inarritu

Rachel Bilson photographed for In Style magazine
Rachel Bilson photographed in Los Angeles for In Style magazine.

John Boehner



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Opera Singer Janinah Burnett
Photographed for The Washington Post

BassamFellows Craig Bassam Long Island beach

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

Scott Fellows
Bassam Fellows


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Lisa & Benjamin Shield Lifestyle Shoot by Deborah Jaffe


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Lisa & Benjamin Shield Lifestyle Shoot by Deborah Jaffe

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Vanessa Zippo



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

Bassam Fellows Scott Fellows beach

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Vanessa Zippo


Grant Hill & Tamia photographed for Glamour magazine
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.




























































































