Gus Powell (1974) is an American

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. He was a member of the In-Public street photography collective. Powell has published two of his own photography books: ''The Company of Strangers'' (2003) and ''The Lonely Ones'' (2015), the latter with work spanning a decade. He has had a solo exhibition at Museum of the City of New York and his work is held in the permanent collections of the

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, and

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. In 2003

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considered Powell one of their 30 emerging photographers to watch, and in 2013 he won an award in the

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Life and work

Powell was born in

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in 1974. He became a member of the In-Public street photography collective in 2003. His photographs are regularly published in ''The New Yorker.''

Publications

Publications by Powell

*''The Company of Strangers.'' Atlanta and New York: J&L, 2003. *''The Lonely Ones.'' Atlanta and New York: J&L, 2015. *''Family Car Trouble.'' TBW, 2019. . Edition of 940 copies.

Publications with contributions by Powell

*'' Bystander: A History of Street Photography.'' Second edition. Boston: Bulfinch, 2001. By

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and

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. . Paperback. **Revised and expanded edition. London: Laurence King, 2017. . Hardback. *''Here is New York: A Democracy of Photographs.'' Scalo, 2002. . Includes seven photographs by Powell. *''A Field Guide To The North American Family.'' New York City: Mark Batty, 2007. By

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. . *''10 – 10 Years of In-Public''. London:

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, 2010. . Includes an essay by

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, "Outlandish Harmony"; a foreword by Nick Turpin; and a chapter each by Powell and others. *''Street Photography Now.'' London:

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, 2010. (hardback). London: Thames & Hudson, 2011. (paperback). Edited by Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren. *''The Street Photographer's Manual.'' London:

, 2014. . By David Gibson.

Awards

*2003: One of

's "PDN 30 2003," one of 30 emerging photographers to watch *2013: Feature Photography category,

, New York. One of a few winners, for photography in ''

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'' magazine

Solo exhibitions

*''Manhattan Noon,''

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, New York, December 2007 – April 2008. *''The Lonely Ones,'' Galerie Ghezelbash & Motte Masselink, Paris, France, November, 2015; Sasha Wolf Gallery, New York, January, 2016; Micamera, Milan, Italy, April, 2016. *''Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Project,'' Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, South Carolina, March 2018 - May 2018.

Collections

Powell's work is held in the following permanent collections: *

: 1 print *

From the collection: Gus Powell
.

, Accessed 23 May 2017

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 interviews with Powell and others, and shows him at work.The film is available to watc
here
within Turpin's site.

Notes

References

External links

*
Powell's profile at In-Public
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