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Richard Bram

Richard Bram (born 1952)[1] is an American street photographer.[2] He is based in London and was a member of the In-Public street photography collective.[3]

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.[2]

His work is held in the permanent collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris,[4] George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, and the Museum of London.[5]

Life and work edit

Bram was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA[6] in 1952.[1] He attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, where he received a B.Sc. in political science.[6] He worked in business and then later became a professional photographer.[6]

Bram lived in Louisville, Kentucky, moving to London in 1997,[7] then New York City in 2008, and back to London around 2016–2017.[2]

He became a member of the In-Public street photography collective in 2001.[3][6]

Publications edit

Books of work by Bram edit

  • Street Photography. Mannheim, Germany: Galerie Kasten, 2006. Edited and with a foreword by Friedrich W. Kasten.
  • New York. New York City: Peanut, 2016. ISBN 978-0-9977219-8-0. Edited by David Carol and with a foreword by Stephen McLaren. Edition of 1000 copies.

Zines of work by Bram edit

  • The Red Cube. London: Bump, 2021. Edited by David Solomons. Edition of 200 copies.

Books with contributions by Bram edit

  • Publication #1. London: Nick Turpin, 2009. With essays by Hin Chua, David Gibson, Michael David Murphy and Turpin. Edition of 2000 copies.
  • 10 – 10 Years of In-Public. London: Nick Turpin, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9563322-1-9. With an essay by Jonathan Glancey, "Outlandish Harmony"; a foreword by Turpin; and a chapter each by Bram and others.
  • London Street Photography: 1860–2010. London: Museum of London; Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2011. ISBN 978-1907893032. Selected from the Museum of London collection by Mike Seaborne and Anna Sparham. With a foreword by Jack Lohman and an introduction by Seaborne. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Museum.

Exhibitions edit

Group exhibitions edit

  • in-public @ 10, Photofusion, Brixton, London, 28 May – 9 July 2010;[8] Les Ballades Photographiques de Seyssel, Seyssel, France, 12–23 July 2011, where it also included the film In-Sight (2011).[9][10] Photographs by various In-Public members.
  • London Street Photography: 1860-2010, Museum of London, London, 18 February – 4 September 2011;[11] Museum of the City of New York, New York City, 27 July – 2 December 2012.[12]
  • Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Format International Photography Festival, Derby, UK, 4 March – 3 April 2011. Photographs by various In-Public members, and the film In-Sight (2011), commissioned for the festival.[13][14][15]
  • iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography, Thailand Creative and Design Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, February–March 2013. In conjunction with the British Council.[16][17][18] Photographs by various In-Public members.

Exhibitions curated by Bram edit

  • From Distant Streets: Contemporary International Street Photography, Galerie Hertz, Louisville, KY, October–November 2011. Part of Louisville Photo Biennial. Included work by 29 photographers, including 14 In-Public members.[19]

Film edit

Collections edit

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

Notes edit

  1. ^ The film is available to watch here within Turpin's site.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Works by Richard Bram". George Eastman Museum. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Rosenberg, David (4 September 2016). "This New York Street Photographer Took 30,000 Images in a Decade". Slate. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b Turpin, Nick (2010). 10 – 10 Years of In-Public. London: Nick Turpin. ISBN 978-0-9563322-1-9.
  4. ^ a b "Notice de recueil". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Oxford Street". Museum of London. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d 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. 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. 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.

External links edit

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