About
Life behind the lens
(The short version)
Former ballplayer. Full time storyteller.
Dame J. Goulart is a photographer, cinematographer and filmmaker based in St. Louis, Missouri, with roots in Brazil. He works under the name BYDAMEJ, short for “by Dame's eye.”
His pictures lean on hard light and deep shadow: musicians and artists in the dark, couples in late sun, cocktails cut by a single blade of light. The same eye runs through his films, from wedding days to brand promos for restaurants, bars and barbershops.
Between client work he keeps personal projects going, like The Session, a film series about the musicians around him, and street pictures from São Paulo to St. Louis.
Working together
Portraits, weddings, families, events, food and brand films.