Gregory Halpern

Gregory Halpern (born 1977) ^[1] is an American photographer and teacher, living in Rochester, New York. He is a professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology and is a full member of Magnum Photos. Halpern has published a number of books of his own work; Zzyzx won PhotoBook of the Year at the 2016 Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards. ^[2] He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2014. ^[3]

Early life and education

Halpern grew up in Buffalo, New York. ^[4] He holds a BA in history and literature from Harvard University and an MFA from California College of the Arts. ^[5]

Life and work

Omaha Sketchbook (2009) is an artist's book portrait of the titular city. ^{[6] [7]} Harvard Works Because We Do (2003) is a book of photographs and text, presenting a portrait of Harvard University through the eyes of the school's service employees. ^{[8] [9]} A (2011) is a photographic ramble through the streets of the American Rust Belt. East of the Sun, West of the Moon (2014) is a collaboration with the photographer Ahndraya Parlato. ^[10] Zzyzx (2016), named after Zzyzx, California, contains photographs from Los Angeles. ^{[3] [11]} Let the Sun Beheaded Be (2020) was made over several months in the French archipelago of Guadeloupe. ^{[12] [13]} King, Queen, Knave (2024) was made over 20 years visiting Halpern's home city of Buffalo, New York (again in the Rust Belt). ^[14]

Halpern became a nominee member of Magnum Photos in 2018, ^[15] an associate member two years later, and a full member in 2023. ^[16] He has taught at California College of the Arts, Cornell University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harvard University and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. ^{[17] [18]} He is currently a professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology. ^[5]

Personal life

Halpern is married to Ahndraya Parlato, also a photographer. ^[19] They live in Rochester, New York with their two daughters. ^[20]

Publications

Publications by Halpern

• Harvard Works Because We Do. New York: Quantuck Lane/W.W. Norton, 2003. With an introduction by Studs Terkel
• Omaha Sketchbook. J&L, 2009. ^[4]
• A. J&L, 2011.
• Zzyzx. London: Mack, 2016. ^{[21] [22]}
• Confederate Moons. Oakland, CA: TBW, 2018. ISBN   978-1-942953-33-3. Annual Series 6, Book 3. Halpern, Guido Guidi, Jason Fulford, and Viviane Sassen each had one book in a set of four. Edition of 1000 copies.
• Let the Sun Beheaded Be. New York: Aperture, 2020. ISBN   978-1597114905. ^[23]
• King, Queen, Knave. London: Mack, 2024. ISBN   978-1-913620-74-5.

Publications with others

• The Photographer's Playbook: 307 Assignments and Ideas. New York: Aperture, 2014. ISBN   978-1-59711-247-5. Edited by Halpern and Jason Fulford.
• East of the Sun, West of the Moon. Études Books N°8. Paris: Études, 2014. By Ahndraya Parlato and Halpern. ISBN   978-2-36962-003-7. With a text by Nicholas Muellner. Edition of 300 copies. In English and French. ^[24]

Awards

• 2014: Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation ^[3]
• 2016: Zzyzx won PhotoBook of the Year, Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards, Paris. ^[2]

References

1. "Gregory Halpern". Huxley-Parlour Gallery. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
2. "Announcing the Winners of the 2016 PhotoBook Awards". Aperture Foundation. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
3. Ulin, David L. (September 13, 2016). "Southern California, End of the Line". The New Yorker . Retrieved October 11, 2016.
4. White, Ryan (September 19, 2019). "15 years of photographing the 'american heartland'". i-D. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
5. "Gregory Halpern". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
6. "Omaha Sketchbook by Gregory Halpern". Tank Magazine. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
7. "The big picture: crash and dash at the demolition derby". The Guardian. September 1, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
8. Jefferson, Margo (September 28, 2003). "ON WRITERS AND WRITING; Harvard's Working Poor". The New York Times.
9. "Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / A Harvard education".
10. "Gregory Halpern and Ahndraya Parlato's Gloriously Unmoored Photographs". Vice.com. November 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
11. "Gregory Halpern". 1000 Words. October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
12. "Gregory Halpern: Let the Sun Beheaded Be". SFMOMA. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
13. "Gregory Halpern's "Let the Sun Beheaded Be"". www.juxtapoz.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
14. "'People feel ignored': photographer Gregory Halpern on hardship and hope in the US rust belt". The Guardian. September 26, 2024. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
15. "Magnum Photos' international new wave of Nominees – British Journal of Photography". British Journal of Photography . Retrieved June 29, 2018.
16. "Gregory Halpern | Magnum Photos Magnum Photos". Magnum Photos. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
17. "Gregory Halpern". www.lightwork.org. July 29, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
18. http://www.gregoryhalpern.com/documents/CV-9-24-12.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
19. "At home with Gregory Halpern and his collection of photobooks | Magnum Photos Magnum Photos". Magnum Photos. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
20. "Gregory Halpern". www.gregoryhalpern.com. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
21. "Gregory Halpern's ZZYZX – California dreamin' in the 21st century". The Guardian. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
22. "The best photography books of 2016". The Guardian. December 19, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
23. "Magical beauty and deep pain in Gregory Halpern's homage to Guadeloupe". British Journal of Photography. August 27, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
24. "East of the Sun, West of the Moon". GUP Magazine. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Gregory Halpern On Documentary Ethics – Preoccupations, Subjectivity and Untruths (2013)