Phil Penman (born 1977)[1] is a British born street photographer living in New York City.[2]

Career

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Penman was born in Briantspuddle, Dorset, England. He received his formal training in photography from the Berkshire College of Art and design before working for local newspaper the Wokingham Times.[3][4]

In 2000 Penman moved to Los Angeles and then to New York City for celebrity news agency Splash News.[5] He photographed celebrities, alongside covering news stories across the world for the Guardian, the Independent, and the Daily Telegraph as well as having features published in Paris Match.

He covered the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center,[6] work from which is included in the National September 11 Memorial & Museum's permanent archive.[7][8] A woman whom Penman photographed that day hired him to photograph her wedding 17 years later.[9][10]

He was listed as one of ten "Best Street Photographers of 2019 According to the Phoblographer".[11]

Publications

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  • Street: Photographs. G, 2021.[12][13]
  • New York Street Diaries. Germany: teNeues, 2023. ISBN 978-3-96171-495-7. In English and German.

References

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  1. ^ "Press". Phil Penman. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  2. ^ "The eccentric characters of New York City, in pictures". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. ^ "Photographer Phil Penman". Loculars. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  4. ^ "Phil Penman : Street". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  5. ^ Chloe (2018-07-23). "Street Photographer Phil Penman Documented the Daily Life of NYC Paparazzi". Loenke magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  6. ^ "A photo that defined 9/11". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  7. ^ "Iconic Photo Brings Survivors Together Years After 9/11". National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  8. ^ "The picture that "sums it all up" - September 11th through the eyes of a Dorset photographer". BBC. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  9. ^ Barnes, Sara (25 September 2018). "Woman in Iconic 9/11 Photo Hires the Same Photographer for Her Wedding 17 Years Later". My Modern Met. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  10. ^ Darrah, Nicole (20 September 2018). "Woman in famous 9/11 picture employs same photographer for her wedding". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  11. ^ Ginn, Dan (2019-12-03). "The Best Street Photographers of 2019 According to the Phoblographer". The Phoblographer. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  12. ^ "The View From The Other Side: Phil Penman's New York City". Grazia. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  13. ^ "When Experience Leads to Insight - Review of "Street" by Phil Penman". Frames Magazine. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
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