Gulnara Samoilova (born 1964)[1] is a Russian-born American photographer, living in New York City.[2] Her work in New York City after the September 11 attacks won a World Press Photo award and is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[3][4] Samoilova is the founder of the website, social media platform and travelling exhibition Women Street Photographers, and edited a book of the same name.[5][6]
Gulnara Samoilova | |
|---|---|
| Гульнара Самойлова | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Ufa, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Life and work edit
Samoilovas was born and grew up in Ufa, Bashkortostan, then part of the Soviet Union.[7] After school she worked in a photo lab, then became a portrait photographer, and later a photojournalist for a local newspaper.[2] She gained a diploma in photography from Moscow Polytech College.[1]
In 1992 Samoilova moved to New York City and studied at the International Center of Photography.[1] She worked for the Associated Press[2] and photographed the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in New York City in 2001.[8][9]
In 2017 Samoilova launched the website, social media platform and travelling exhibition Women Street Photographers, to show street photography by women.[10][11][12] In 2021 a book of the same name was published, which she edited,[13][14][15][16] containing the work of 100 photographers.
Publications edit
- Women Street Photographers. Munich; London; New York: Prestel, 2021. Edited by Samoilova. ISBN 978-3-7913-8740-6. With a foreword by Ami Vitale and an essay by Melissa Breyer.[17][18]
Awards edit
- 2002: First Prize: People in the News, Singles category, World Press Photo, Amsterdam for a photograph in New York City after the September 11 attacks[3]
Collections edit
Samoilova's work is held in the following public collection:
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: 4 prints from New York City after the September 11 attacks (as of August 2021)[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "From Russia With Love: The Making of Women Street Photographers". www.blind-magazine.com. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ a b c "Aesthetica Magazine - Laying the Foundations". Aesthetica Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ a b "2002 Gulnara Samoilova PN1". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ a b Works | Gulnara Samoilova | People | The MFAH Collections
- ^ "An Ambitious Project and New Book Serve as a Vital Nexus for Women Street Photographers". Colossal (blog). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Chernick, Karen (21 March 2021). "100 Women Street Photographers Freeze the Exquisitely Mundane". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Whitfield, Zoe (16 March 2021). "The vital work of women street photographers". i-D. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Celebrating 80 Years of Associated Press' Wirephoto". Time. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "'Running didn't even occur to me': Gulnara Samoilova on photographing 9/11". The Guardian. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "New book features the work of female street photographers". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "This Joyful Coffee Table Book Includes Works By 100 Female Street Photographers Around The World". British Vogue. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "'Women Street Photographers' a celebration of freedom". 17 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "'Women Street Photographers' Captures the Beauty of Normalcy". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Women Street Photographers: A new anthology shines a light on women's remarkable contribution to a male-dominated art". www.1854.photography. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Review: 100 women use their cameras to capture public life". The Independent. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Female street photographers on their art: 'It's about being in the present'". The Guardian. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Book Review: Women Street Photographers by Gulnara Samoilova". Musée Magazine. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Dazed (4 March 2021). "This book reveals the rich, radical history of street photography by women". Dazed. Retrieved 2021-08-08.