Paul Shambroom (born 1956) is an American

photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographers As in other ...

and graduate from the

Minneapolis College of Art and Design The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) is a private college specializing in the visual arts and located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. MCAD currently enrolls approximately 800 students. MCAD is one of just a few major art schools to offer ...

whose work explores power in its various forms. He is the recipient of a

Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the ar ...

and a grant from the

Creative Capital Creative Capital is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in New York City that supports artists across the United States through funding, counsel, gatherings, and career development services. Since its founding in 1999, Creative Capital has commi ...

Foundation. Shambroom was born and raised in

Teaneck, New Jersey Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) fr ...

. He served as student council president while attending

Teaneck High School , motto_translation = To enrich the mind and improve the character , fundingtype = Public , schooltype = high school , grades = 9– 12 , district = Teaneck Public Schools , enrollment = 1,239 (as of 2021–22) , faculty = ...

."Photographer: Focuses on the faces of small-town politicians"
'' The Record'', November 7, 2004. Accessed January 21, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Q. Do you think suburban New Jersey had any influence on your choice of subjects? Oh, definitely. I was involved politically as a kid. For a brief period I was president of the student council in Teaneck high school ..."

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* 1956 births Living people 20th-century American photographers Photographers from Minnesota Photographers from New Jersey People from Teaneck, New Jersey Teaneck High School alumni 21st-century American photographers {{US-photographer-stub