Paul Graham
photographer
Paul Graham is a prominent British fine-art and documentary photographer known for his distinctive use of sequential color prints to explore everyday social realities and the nuances of perceptual ambiguity. Born in 1956 in Stafford, England, Graham initially trained in microbiology at the University of Bristol before transitioning to photography in the late 1970s. His work is characterized by a focus on transience, mortality, and the passage of time, often capturing people and objects in realistic, unposed settings. Graham has spent a significant portion of his career based in New York City. He has received numerous prestigious honors for his contribution to photographic culture, including the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize in 2009 and the Hasselblad Award in 2012. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and in the Italian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15]
- transience
- mortality
- passage of time
- everyday life
- documentary photography
Books
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A1 The Great North Road€103.00 -
Beyond Caring€205.00 -
End of an age€140.00 -
New Europe€330.00 -
Paul Graham€35.00 -
Paul Graham€48.00 -
Paul Graham: A Shimmer of Possibility€1,400.00 -
Troubled Land€200.00
Works by Paul Graham
- 2012 1981 & 2011 Survey monograph
- 2012 Europe: America Publication of works from 2004-2006
- 1999 End of an Age Series of color prints
Works about Paul Graham
- 1996 Paul Graham Contemporary Artists Series
Exhibitions
- 2001 Venice Biennale
- Solo Exhibition
Awards
- 2009 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
- 2012 Hasselblad Award
- 1988 W. Eugene Smith Grant
References
- Wikipedia: Paul Graham (photographer) link
- Paul Graham Archive - Works link
- Carlier | Gebauer Artist Profile link
- Artnet Artist Biography link
- Paul Graham Archive - Bio link
- 1972 Agency Artist Bio link
- Scottish Zoe Identity and Place link
- Louisiana Channel - Paul Graham link
- Instagram: Paul Graham - End of an Age link
- Hyman Collection Biography link
- Paul Greenfield Photography Pages link
- 1000 Words Photography Magazine link
- LensCulture Paul Graham Interview link
- Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation link
- Artfacts Profile link