Bryan Formhals

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Bryan Formhals (born October 18, 1976) [1] is an American photographer and editor, based in New York City. He co-edited the book Photographers' Sketchbooks (2014). [2]

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Life and work

Formhals was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota. [1] [3] He earned a degree in communication and journalism at nearby Saint John's University, Collegeville in 1999. [1] He moved to Minneapolis and got a job working for a web company, transferring west to Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California in 2004. [1] [3] [4] In LA he took a class at The Second City doing improvisational comedy and wrote a screenplay. [1] In 2005, unhappy with his screenplay and experiencing writer's block, he began taking photographs while walking around Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles. [1] [5] [6] This resulted in the series Genesee Ave. [7] In 2009 he moved east to New York City, first to Greenpoint, Brooklyn and then in 2012 to Astoria, Queens. [3]

In 2010 Wired highlighted Formhals as one of its "Favorite Photobloggers" for his blog La Pura Vida. [8] He founded and was managing editor of LPV Magazine, [9] [10] curating documentary and fine-art photography [11] in print for 7 issues between 2011 and 2013 and on the web. [1] Time included Formhals' LPV Magazine Twitter feed in its "140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2013". [11] In 2015/2016 he was host and co-creator, with Tom Starkweather and Eddy Vallante, of The LPV Show, [12] a conversational podcast about photography books. LPV Show guests included Khalik Allah, Mathieu Asselin, Richard Bram, Noah Kalina, Susan Meiselas, Greg Miller, Elle Pérez, Gus Powell, Ken Schles and Rachel Sussman. [13] In 2014, Formhals and Stephen McLaren co-edited Photographers' Sketchbooks, described in The Independent as a "meticulously researched book [that] offers a fascinating insight into the work and methods of more than 50 photographers." [14]

Formhals is currently focused on "walking, pedestrian infrastructure, and urban greenery" in New York City through photography, a weekly newsletter, and a conversational podcast made with Starkweather called Way of the Walk. [3] [15]

He has earned a living as content strategist and managing the social media team at B&H Photo, [1] and as senior content marketing manager at Shutterstock [16] and Adorama. [17]

Publications edited by Formhals

Exhibitions

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  2. ↑ Teicher, Jordan G. (1 February 2015). "A Glimpse Into the Sketchbooks of Professional Photographers". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Leland, John (6 February 2016). "A Journey Through Queens With the Photographer Bryan Formhals". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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  5. ↑ "Interview with Bryan Formhals, editor of Street Photography Magazine la pura vida". Eric Kim. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
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  10. ↑ "10 Photographers You Should Ignore". Wired. 29 March 2012. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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