Geoff Winningham

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Geoffrey Lea Winningham (born March 4, 1943) is an American photographer, journalist, and filmmaker best known for his photographs and documentary films focusing on Texas and Mexican culture. Geoff's work was first recognized in the early 1970s when he published the book Friday Night in the Coliseum, [1] featuring his photographs of professional wrestling and recorded conversations with wrestlers and fans.  The book was followed in 1972 by a 16mm, black and white documentary film of the same title. 

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Over the course of his career he has received two Guggenheim Fellowships, [2] five grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, [3] and numerous commissions. He has lived in Houston, Texas, and taught photography in the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts at Rice University since 1969. [3] In addition, he directs the Pozos Art Project, Inc., a non-profit enterprise offering art and photography opportunities to children in Texas and in Mexico.

Early life and education

Geoff Winningham was born on March 4, 1943, in Jackson, Tennessee. At the age of 13, he became fascinated with cameras, immersed himself in photography, found a part-time job as a studio and darkroom assistant, built a darkroom in his family home, and made his first photo-book, a handmade volume of portraits of his friends. At the age of 14, he left home to continue his secondary education as a boarding student at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee.

In 1961 he moved to Houston, Texas, to study at Rice University, majoring in English literature.  While studying at Rice he renewed his interest in photography, encouraged by several English professors, most notably Professor Gerald O'Grady, his first and most important mentor. After earning his bachelor's degree from Rice, he entered the Master's program at the IIT Institute of Design in Chicago, Illinois, where he studied with Aaron Siskind, Arthur Siegel, and Wynn Bullock, completing his MS degree in 1968.

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  3. 1 2 3 4 "Geoffrey Winningham | VADA". Rice University Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts. February 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ Geoff., Winningham (September 2017). In the eyes of our children : Houston, an American city. Houston, Texas. ISBN   978-1532317316. OCLC   989873404.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ↑ "In the Eyes of Our Children: Houston, an American City". Houston Press. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ Geoff, Winningham (2014). Of the soil : photographs of vernacular architecture and stories of changing times in Arkansas. Fay Jones School of Architecture. (First ed.). Fayetteville. ISBN   978-1557286598. OCLC   866937403.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ↑ Jimmie., Killingsworth, M. (2011). Going back to Galveston : nature, funk, and fantasy in a favorite place. Winningham, Geoff. (1st ed.). College Station: Texas A & M University Press. ISBN   978-1603442947. OCLC   747411367.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ Geoff., Winningham (2010). Traveling the shore of the Spanish sea : the Gulf Coast of Texas and Mexico (1st ed.). College Station: Texas A & M University Press. ISBN   978-1603441612. OCLC   680622534.
  9. ↑ "Art From Our Workshops – The Pozos Art Project". Pozos Art Project. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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  11. ↑ Geoff., Winningham (2003). Along forgotten river : photographs of Buffalo Bayou and the Houston Ship Channel, 1997–2001 : with accounts of early travelers to Texas, 1767–1858. Austin: Texas State Historical Association. ISBN   0876111894. OCLC   51059366.
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