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Richard Bram

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Richard Bram (born 1952) is an American street photographer.{{cite web | url = http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2016/09/04/richard_bram_new_york_is_a_collection_of_street_photography_from_the_past.html | date = 4 September 2016 | accessdate = 11 October 2017 | first = David | last = Rosenberg | publisher = Slate | title = This New York Street Photographer Took 30,000 Images in a Decade}} He is based in London and was a member of the In-Public street photography collective.{{cite book | first = Nick | last = Turpin | title= 10 – 10 Years of In-Public | year= 2010 | publisher= Nick Turpin | location= London | isbn = 978-0-9563322-1-9}}

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.

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, George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, and the Museum of London.

Life and work

Bram was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA{{cite web | url = http://blog.leica-camera.com/2013/02/15/richard-bram-finding-the-significant-gesture/ | date = 15 February 2013 | accessdate = 11 October 2017 | first = Alex | last = Coghe | publisher = Leica Camera | work = Leica Camera Blog | title = Richard Bram: Finding The Significant Gesture}} in 1952. He attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, where he received a B.Sc. in political science. He worked in business and then later became a professional photographer.

Bram lived in Louisville, Kentucky, moving to London in 1997,{{cite web | url = https://birdinflight.com/inspiration/experience/richard-bram-if-you-doubt-the-photo-at-least-a-bit-it-does-not-work.html | date = 25 August 2015 | accessdate = 11 October 2017 | first = Julia | last = Chuzha | work = Bird In Flight | title = Richard Bram: If You Doubt the Photo at Least a Bit, It Does Not Work}} then New York City in 2008, and back to London around 2016–2017.

He became a member of the In-Public street photography collective in 2001.

Publications

=Books of work by Bram=

  • Street Photography. Mannheim, Germany: Galerie Kasten, 2006. Edited and with a foreword by Friedrich W. Kasten.
  • New York. New York City: Peanut, 2016. {{ISBN|978-0-9977219-8-0}}. Edited by David Carol and with a foreword by Stephen McLaren. Edition of 1000 copies.

=Zines of work by Bram=

  • The Red Cube. London: Bump, 2021. Edited by David Solomons. Edition of 200 copies.

=Books with contributions by Bram=

  • Publication #1. London: Nick Turpin, 2009. With essays by Hin Chua, David Gibson, Michael David Murphy and Turpin. Edition of 2000 copies.
  • 10 – 10 Years of In-Public. London: Nick Turpin, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-9563322-1-9}}. With an essay by Jonathan Glancey, "Outlandish Harmony"; a foreword by Turpin; and a chapter each by Bram and others.
  • 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. With a foreword by Jack Lohman and an introduction by Seaborne. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Museum.

Exhibitions

=Group exhibitions=

  • in-public @ 10, Photofusion, Brixton, London, May–July 2010;{{cite web | url = http://www.photofusion.org/exhibitions/in-public10/ | accessdate = 11 February 2015 | publisher = Photofusion | title = In-Public@10}} Les Ballades Photographiques de Seyssel, Seyssel, France, July 2011, where it also included the film In-Sight (2011).{{cite web | url = http://www.competencephoto.com/agenda/74-Seyssel-Balades-photographiques-de-Seyssel_ae131177.html | accessdate = 11 February 2015 | publisher = :fr:Compétence photo| title = 74 - Seyssel • Balades photographiques de Seyssel}}{{cite news | url = http://www.latribunerepublicaine.fr/Actualite/Sortir/article_1430433.shtml | date = 7 July 2011 | accessdate = 11 February 2015 | publisher = :fr:La Tribune républicaine de Bellegarde | title = Les balades photographiques de Seyssel, du 12 au 23 juillet}} Photographs by various In-Public members.
  • London Street Photography: 1860–2010, Museum of London, London, February–September 2011;{{cite web |url=http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Special/London-Street-Photography/Default.htm |title=Museum of London - London Street Photography |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322232736/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Special/London-Street-Photography/Default.htm |archivedate=22 March 2011 |df=dmy }} Museum of the City of New York, New York City, July–December 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.mcny.org/content/london-street-photography |publisher=Museum of the City of New York |title=The streets of London and New York come to life in this exhibition and companion installation. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110850/http://www.mcny.org/content/london-street-photography |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df=dmy }}
  • Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Format International Photography Festival, Derby, UK, March–April 2011. Photographs by various In-Public members, and the film In-Sight (2011), commissioned for the festival.{{cite news | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/format-festival-street-photography-steals-the-show-2231147.html | date = 3 March 2011 | accessdate = 11 October 2017 | first = Matilda | last = Battersby | newspaper = The Independent | title = Format Festival: Street photography steals the show}}{{cite web | url = http://archive11.formatfestival.com/news-and-press/format-programme-announcement | accessdate = 11 October 2017 | website= Format International Photography Festival| title = Format Programme Announcement | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150211122147/http://archive11.formatfestival.com/news-and-press/format-programme-announcement | archivedate = 11 February 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.formatfestival.com/artists/public-0 |title=In-Public Photographers Format Festival |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629055904/http://www.formatfestival.com/artists/public-0 |archivedate=June 29, 2012}}
  • iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography, Thailand Creative and Design Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, February–March 2013. In conjunction with the British Council.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcouncil.or.th/en/programmes/arts/past-projects/public-exhibition-street-photography |accessdate=10 February 2015 |publisher=British Council |title=iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213060930/http://www.britishcouncil.or.th/en/programmes/arts/past-projects/public-exhibition-street-photography |archivedate=February 13, 2015}}{{cite web | url = http://www.tcdc.or.th/exhibition/detail.php?ID=7996 | accessdate = 11 October 2017 | publisher = Thailand Creative and Design Centre | title = iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography}}{{cite news | url = http://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/25559_info_in-public-an-exhibition-of-street-photography.html | accessdate = 11 October 2017 | newspaper = Bangkok Post | title = In-Public: An Exhibition of Street Photography}} Photographs by various In-Public members.

=Exhibitions curated by Bram=

  • From Distant Streets: Contemporary International Street Photography, Galerie Hertz, Louisville, KY, October–November 2011. Part of Louisville Photo Biennial. Included work by 29 photographers, including 14 In-Public members.{{cite web|url = http://www.billyhertzgallery.com/LOUISVILLE-PHOTO-BIENNIAL-2011.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120718031323/http://www.billyhertzgallery.com/LOUISVILLE-PHOTO-BIENNIAL-2011.html | archive-date = 18 July 2012 | accessdate = 23 March 2016 | title = Louisville Photo Biennial | publisher = Billy Hertz Gallery}}

Film

  • In-Sight (2011). 38 minute documentary directed and edited by Nick Turpin, commissioned by Format for the Format International Photography Festival, Derby, 2011. Includes an interview with Bram and shows him at work.The film is available to watch [https://nickturpin.com/in-sight-film/ here] within Turpin's site.

Collections

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

  • Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France), Paris{{cite web|url = http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40468385c | accessdate = 11 October 2017 | publisher = Bibliothèque nationale de France | title = Notice de recueil}}
  • George Eastman Museum, Rochester, New York: 3 prints{{cite web|url = http://collections.eastman.org/people/136936/richard-bram/objects | accessdate = 11 October 2017 | publisher = George Eastman Museum | title = Works by Richard Bram}}
  • Museum of London, London: 1 print{{cite web | url = https://collections.museumoflondon.org.uk/online/object/783374.html | date = 27 November 2013 | accessdate = 10 October 2017 | publisher = Museum of London | title = Oxford Street}}

Notes

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|www.richardbramphoto.com}}
  • [http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/07/11/video-interview-with-richard-bram-nyc-based-street-photographer-from-in-public/ Bram interviewed by Eric Kim] (1 hour 30 mins video)

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Category:1952 births

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Category:American street photographers

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Category:21st-century American photographers