Paul Russell (photographer)

Paul Russell (born 1966) is a British street photographer, based in Weymouth, Dorset. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} He was a member of the In-Public international street photography collective. ^[5] Russell's work has been published in his own publications, the book Eastleigh By-election 2013 and the zines On Weymouth Beach and Country Show, and in a few survey publications on street photography. His work is held in the collection of the Museum of London and he has had solo exhibitions in venues around the UK, and in group exhibitions in various locations worldwide.

Life and work

Russell was born in London in 1966. He is based in Weymouth, Dorset. ^[4] He became a member of the In-Public international street photography collective in 2010. ^[5]

Phil Coomes, writing for BBC News in 2011, described him as "street photographer Paul Russell whose eye for a humorous moment is as keen as any you will find." ^[4]

Publications

Publications by Russell

• Eastleigh By-election 2013: My Week in Politics. Weymouth: Self-published, 2013.
• On Weymouth Beach. London: Bump, 2020. Edited by David Solomons. Edition of 200 copies. A zine.
• Country Show. London: Bump, 2020. Edited by Solomons. Edition of 200 copies. A zine.
• Aquae Sulis. London: Bump, 2021. Edited by Solomons. Edition of 200 copies. A zine.
• Bournemouth. London: Bump, 2021. Edited by Solomons. Edition of 200 copies. A zine.

Publications with contributions by Russell

• 10 – 10 Years of In-Public. London: Nick Turpin Publishing, 2010. ISBN   978-0-9563322-1-9. Includes an essay by Jonathan Glancey, "Outlandish Harmony"; a foreword by Nick Turpin; and a chapter each by Russell and various other In-Public members.
• Street Photography Now . London: Thames & Hudson, 2010. ISBN   978-0-500-54393-1 (hardback). London: Thames & Hudson, 2011. ISBN   978-0-500-28907-5 (paperback). Edited by Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren.
• London Street Photography: 1860–2010. London: Museum of London; Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2011. ISBN   978-1907893032. Selected from the Museum of London collection by Mike Seaborne and Anna Sparham. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Museum.
• The Street Photographer's Manual. London: Thames & Hudson, 2014. By David Gibson. ISBN   978-0-500-29130-6.
• 100 Great Street Photographs. Munich, London, New York: Prestel, 2017. By David Gibson. ISBN   978-3791383132. Contains a commentary on and a photograph by Russell.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• Beside the Sea, Gallery 435, Slough, England, September–October 2006; ^{[6] [7]} then toured to South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, England, February–March 2007; ^[8] and Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim, Northern Ireland, September 2007. ^[9]
• London Tourist's Guide and Beside the Sea, Housmans Bookshop, King's Cross, London, July–September 2010. ^[10]
• Stand Up!, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield, England, October 2010. One of a series of Stand Up! exhibitions running alongside Grin Up North – The Sheffield Comedy Festival. ^[11]

Group exhibitions

• in-public @ 10, Photofusion, Brixton, London, May–July 2010. ^{[12] [n 1]} Travelled to Les Ballades Photographiques de Seyssel, Seyssel, France, July 2011; ^{[13] [14]} Photographs by various In-Public members.
• Street Photography Now, Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff, October–November 2010, ^[15] and toured to Contributed Studio for the Arts, Berlin, December 2010 – January 2011; ^[16] Museum of Printing, Historical Museum of Warsaw, Warsaw, November 2011 – January 2012; ^{[17] [18]} Poortersloge, part of Brugge Foto 13 festival, Bruge, Belgium, December 2013 – January 2014. ^{[19] [20] [21]} Photographs from the book Street Photography Now (2011).
• Right Here, Right Now – Exposures From The Public Realm, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Format International Photography Festival, Derby, UK, March–April 2011. Exhibition of photographs by various In-Public members and the film In-Sight (2011). ^{[22] [23] [24]}
• London Street Photography: 1860-2010, Museum of London, London, 18 February – 4 September 2011. Included work by various In-Public members and others. ^[25] Travelled to the Museum of the City of New York, 27 July – 2 December 2012. ^[26]
• Landscape and Industry, Lighthouse Arts Centre, Poole, UK, April–September 2011. Russel with Joe Stevens and local photography club the Happy Snappers.^{[ citation needed ]}
• International Photography Festival No.2, Tel Aviv, Israel, October 2012. In-Public group exhibition.^{[ citation needed ]}
• iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography, Thailand Creative and Design Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, February–March 2013. In conjunction with the British Council. ^{[27] [28] [29]} Photographs by various In-Public members.
• In Public, Snickarbacken 7, Stockholm, Sweden, May–June 2013. ^{[30] [31]} Photographs by various In-Public members.
• Miami Street Photography Festival, Miami, FL, December 2013. In-Public group exhibition along with other collectives STRATA and CALLE 35. ^[32]
• 2015: The Sharp Eye. In-Public in Mexico, Foto Mexico, Cine Tonalá, Mexico City, Mexico, October–November 2015. Slideshow of photographs by various In-Public members. Curated by Mark Powell, Carlos Álvarez Montero and Alfredo Esparza. ^[33]

Collections

Russell's work is held in the following permanent collection:

• Museum of London, London. ^[34]

Notes

1. The Photofusion website claims it showed the exhibition in 2012 but it actually did so in 2010.

References

1. Morris, Linda (11 September 2010). "Fear shrouds faces in the street". Sydney: The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 4 April 2016.
2. Coomes, Phil (1 March 2013). "Up close with the candidates in Eastleigh". BBC News . Retrieved 4 April 2016.
3. Attwood, Alan (2010). "Life on the Streets". The Big Issue (Australia) (27 December 2010–3 January 2011). The Big Issue Company: 24–27.
4. Coomes, Phil (21 September 2011). "When man meets beast at a country show". BBC News . Retrieved 4 April 2016.
5. Turpin, Nick (2010). 10 – 10 Years of In-Public. London: Nick Turpin Publishing. ISBN   978-0-9563322-1-9.
6. "Beside the Sea - Photography by Paul Russell". Gallery 435. Archived from the original on 12 October 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
7. "Events Guide - September 2006". BBC. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
8. 2009 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market - Listings. F+W. 2008. ISBN   9781582976549.
9. Frank, Priscilla (13 September 2007). "Clotworthy takes centre stage". Derry: Derry Journal . Retrieved 6 April 2016.
10. "Paul Russell Photography Exhibition @ Housmans". Housmans Bookshop. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
11. "Stand Up!: Exhibitions". Bank Street Arts . Retrieved 5 April 2016.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
12. "In-Public@10". Photofusion. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
13. "74 - Seyssel • Balades photographiques de Seyssel". fr:Compétence photo . Retrieved 4 April 2016.
14. "Les balades photographiques de Seyssel, du 12 au 23 juillet". fr:La Tribune républicaine de Bellegarde. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
15. "Street photography now at the Third Floor Gallery". In-Public. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
16. "Contributed Studio for the Arts". In-Public. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
17. "'Street photography now' – exhibition". City of Warsaw. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
18. "Street Photography Here And Now". Culture.pl . Retrieved 5 April 2016.
19. "Expo Street Photography Now: 15 December 2013 – 5 Januari 2014". 44 Gallery. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
20. "Het Fotohuis en 44 Gallery tonen 'Streetphotography now'". Fotohuis Academie Brugge. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
21. "Zaalfoto's Street Photography Now". Fotohuis Academie Brugge. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
22. "In-Public at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery". Format Festival. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
23. "Format Programme Announcement". Format Festival. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
24. Battersby, Matilda (3 March 2011). "Format Festival: Street photography steals the show". The Independent . Retrieved 4 April 2016.
25. "Museum of London - London Street Photography".
26. "The streets of London and New York come to life in this exhibition and companion installation". Museum of the City of New York. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
27. "iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography". British Council. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
28. "iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography". Thailand Creative and Design Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
29. "In-Public: An Exhibition of Street Photography". Bangkok Post . Retrieved 4 April 2016.
30. "Olympus sponsrar: CUP – Contemporary Urban Photography presents "In-Public – In Stockholm" - A Street Photography exhibition". Olympus Corporation. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
31. "In Public". Snickarbacken 7. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
32. "MSPF 2013 Schedule". Miami Street Photography Festival. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
33. "The Sharp Eye. iN-PUBLIC in Mexico: Group Show". Centro de la Imagen. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
34. "Pigment Print: The City". Museum of London . Retrieved 4 April 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Russell's profile at In-Public
• Paul Russell: What Was He Thinking at Blake Andrews's blog, B
• Paul Russell: Beside The Sea at David Alan Harvey's Burn Magazine