David Solomons (photographer)

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David Solomons (born 31 December 1965) is a British street photographer. He is known for his photographs in London, [1] [2] [3] where he has made a trilogy of self-published books: Underground (2009), Up West (2015) and Kippers and Curtains (2018). He was a member of the In-Public street photography collective.

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Up West was shown in a solo exhibition at Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff, in 2010 and his work is held in the collection of the Museum of London.

Life and work

Solomons studied documentary photography at the University of South Wales in Newport between 1993 and 1996. [4] [5] During this period he changed from primarily photographing in black and white to the colour work he is mostly known for. His first major piece of work, Underground, depicting people using the London Underground, was completed during his studies in Newport but not published for fifteen years.

He was a member of the In-Public street photography collective, having joined in 2008. [6]

Books

Books and zines by Solomons

Books with contributions by Solomons

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

Films

Collections

Solomons' work is held in the following public collection:

Notes

  1. ↑ The publisher's page about this is here.
  2. ↑ The publisher's page about this is here.
  3. ↑ The film is available to watch here within Turpin's site.

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References

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  3. 1 2 "England Rugby Team World Cup Victory Parade, Haymarket, London, 2003". Museum of London . Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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  8. ↑ Chivers, Hayley (4 November 2009). "Happenstance: Photographer David Solomons' retrospective opens in London". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2012. The London photographer David Solomons' first solo retrospective is now open at the Oxford House Gallery in East London
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