Richard Bram

Richard Bram (born 1952) is an American street photographer. He is based in London and was a member of the In-Public street photography collective.

Bram has published two books of candid public photographs: Street Photography (2006), a compact collection of black and white photographs taken around the world from 1988 to 2005; and New York (2016), "like a greatest-hits album" of work made between 2005 and 2015 whilst living in New York City.

His work has been shown in group exhibitions at the Museum of London, Museum of the City of New York, and Derby Museum and Art Gallery as part of Format International Photography Festival. It is held in the permanent collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, and the Museum of London.

Life and work

Bram was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in 1952. He attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, where he received a B.Sc. in political science. He worked in business and then later became a professional photographer.

Bram lived in Louisville, Kentucky, moving to London in 1997, then New York City in 2008, and back to London around 2016–2017.

He became a member of the In-Public street photography collective in 2001.

Publications

Books of work by Bram

Zines of work by Bram

Books with contributions by Bram

Exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Exhibitions curated by Bram

Film

Collections

Bram's work is held in the following permanent collections:

Notes

  1. ↑ The film is available to watch here Archived 2018-02-17 at the Wayback Machine within Turpin's site.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Works by Richard Bram". George Eastman Museum. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Rosenberg, David (4 September 2016). "This New York Street Photographer Took 30,000 Images in a Decade". Slate. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 Turpin, Nick (2010). 10 – 10 Years of In-Public. London: Nick Turpin. ISBN 978-0-9563322-1-9.
  4. 1 2 "Notice de recueil". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Oxford Street". Museum of London. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Coghe, Alex (15 February 2013). "Richard Bram: Finding The Significant Gesture". Leica Camera Blog. Leica Camera. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. ↑ Chuzha, Julia (25 August 2015). "Richard Bram: If You Doubt the Photo at Least a Bit, It Does Not Work". Bird In Flight. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "In-Public@10". Photofusion. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "74 - Seyssel • Balades photographiques de Seyssel". fr:Compétence photo. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Les balades photographiques de Seyssel, du 12 au 23 juillet". fr:La Tribune républicaine de Bellegarde. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Museum of London - London Street Photography". Archived from the original on 22 March 2011.
  12. ↑ "The streets of London and New York come to life in this exhibition and companion installation". Museum of the City of New York. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  13. ↑ Battersby, Matilda (3 March 2011). "Format Festival: Street photography steals the show". The Independent. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Format Programme Announcement". Format International Photography Festival. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "In-Public Photographers Format Festival". Archived from the original on June 29, 2012.
  16. ↑ "iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography". British Council. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography". Thailand Creative and Design Centre. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "In-Public: An Exhibition of Street Photography". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Louisville Photo Biennial". Billy Hertz Gallery. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2016.