About

Sam Hayes is a photographer and director working commercially for leading magazines, high-profile fashion and music clients including SUPREME New York, Pharrell Williams, Rolling Stone, J. Crew and many others.

Sam launched his career assisting filmmaker Harmony Korine, capturing intimate moments in Miami, both in the studio and on film sets. This unique convergence of film, photography and documentary storytelling shaped his distinctive perspective.

Alongside partners Monty Thomas , and Lara Coppola-Estefan, he co-leads the production collective SUBTROPIC working with clients like Puma, Nike, Steve Madden, Merrell, Walmart and others.

Currently, Sam is publicizing the release of a short documentary The Plug on the world of Fentanyl in Miami, as well as directing a true crime documentary Savage about the infamous American serial killer Wild Bill in Panama.

His first collection of photography “Agent Orange” was published in October 2024 with an accompanying exhibition Wynwood Projects in Miami, FL.