Greg Miller (photographer)

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Greg Miller (born 1967) is an American photographer based in Connecticut. [1] He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2008. [2] He is known for his use of a large format camera.

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Miller was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1967. He started his commercial photography career in 1988. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 1990 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in photography. His projects include photographs of county fairs, marching band camps, Ash Wednesday rites of New Yorkers in Midtown Manhattan [3] and school children waiting for the morning bus in Connecticut. [4] He is a teacher of photography in the International Center of Photography in New York City.

Miller lives in Connecticut with his wife and daughters.

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References

  1. Miller, Greg. "Greg Miller About" . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Greg Miller". www.gf.org. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  3. "PDN Photo of the Day". PDNonline.com. Emerald Expositions, LLC. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. Rosenberg, David. "The Quiet Vulnerability of Children at the Bus Stop". Slate.com. The Slate Group LLC. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. "Interview with Greg Miller". PetaPixel. 9 July 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2016.