Richard Bram

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Richard Bram (born 1952) [1] is an American street photographer. [2] He is based in London and was a member of the In-Public street photography collective. [3]

Contents

Bram has published two books of candid public photographs: Street Photography (2006), a compact collection of black and white photographs taken around the world from 1988 to 2005; and New York (2016), "like a greatest-hits album" of work made between 2005 and 2015 whilst living in New York City. [2]

His work has been shown in group exhibitions at the Museum of London, Museum of the City of New York, and Derby Museum and Art Gallery as part of Format International Photography Festival. It is held in the permanent collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, [4] George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, and the Museum of London. [5]

Life and work

Bram was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [6] in 1952. [1] He attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, where he received a B.Sc. in political science. [6] He worked in business and then later became a professional photographer. [6]

Bram lived in Louisville, Kentucky, moving to London in 1997, [7] then New York City in 2008, and back to London around 2016–2017. [2]

He became a member of the In-Public street photography collective in 2001. [3] [6]

Publications

Books of work by Bram

Zines of work by Bram

Books with contributions by Bram

Exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Exhibitions curated by Bram

Film

Collections

Bram's work is held in the following permanent collections:

Notes

  1. The film is available to watch here within Turpin's site.

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