Paul Graham (photographer)
Paul Graham (* 1956 in England ) is a British photographer . He is best known for his social documentary recordings.
life and work
Graham first studied microbiology at Bristol University and graduated in 1978. At that time, however, he was already intensively involved in photography . His first exhibition took place in 1979 at the Arnolfini Center . From 1998 he lived mainly in the United States , from 2002 permanently in New York .
His photographic work is in the tradition of the British social realism of Bill Brandt . Garry Winogrand , Lee Friedlander , Diane Arbus , Stephen Shore and William Eggleston are named as further influences . Banal everyday things are not left out.
A1 - The Great North Road was published in 1981 and was Graham's first publication. It showed photos that were taken along Britain's largest trunk road, the A1 . The secretly recorded report Beyond Caring from 1986 illustrates the dreary atmosphere of British employment offices. The 1987 series Troubled Land about Northern Ireland contrasts peaceful landscapes with the harsh reality of a simmering civil war .
Paul Graham's work is represented in numerous important collections and has been shown in Germany in the Folkwang Museum and the Deichtorhallen , among others .
Prizes and awards
- 2009 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
- 2012 Hasselblad Prize
Publications
- A1 — The Great North Road Gray Editions, 1983.
- Beyond Caring Gray Editions, 1985.
- Troubled Land Gray Editions, 1986.
- In Umbra Res National Museum of Photography, Bradford, 1991.
- New Europe Fotomuseum Winterthur, 1992.
- Empty Heaven Scalo, 1995.
- End of an Age Scalo, 1998.
- Paintings Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York, 2000.
- American Night SteidlMACK, 2003.
- a shimmer of possibility SteidlMACK, 2007. (12 volumes)
- Paul Graham SteidlMACK, 2009.
- a shimmer of possibility SteidlMACK, 2009 (paperback edition).
- Films MACK, 2011
Lexical entry
- Hans-Michael Koetzle: Photographers AZ . Taschen Germany, 2015 ISBN 978-3-8365-5433-6
Web links
- Curriculum vitae and works on the website of his gallery carlier | builder
- Paul Graham on kunstaspekte.de
- Paul Graham Archives
- Text for the exhibition in the Folkwang Museum
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graham, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |