Richard Bram (born 1952) is an American

street photographer Street photography (also sometimes called candid photography) is photography conducted for art or enquiry that features unmediated chance encounters and random incidents within public places. Although there is a difference between street and cand ...

. He is based in London and was a member of the In-Public street photography collective. 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 is held in the permanent collections of the

Bibliothèque nationale de France The Bibliothèque nationale de France (, 'National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository ...

in Paris,

George Eastman Museum The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as ''George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film'', the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in ...

in Rochester, New York, and the

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Life and work

Bram was born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

, USA in 1952. He attended

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

in Tempe, Arizona where he received a

B.Sc. A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

in political science. He worked in business then later became a professional photographer. Bram lived in Louisville, Kentucky, moving to London in 1997, 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. . Edited by

David Carol David Jeffrey Carol (born August 23, 1958) is the editor-in-chief of Peanut Press, which he co-founded with Ashly Stohl, and the author of a number of photography books. He is the former Director of Photography at Outfront Media and was a contri ...

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 Nick Turpin (born 1969) is a British street photographer and advertising and design photographer. He is based in London and near Lyon, France. Turpin established the first international collective of street photographers, In-Public, in 2000 and ...

, 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. . With an essay by

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, "Outlandish Harmony"; a foreword by Turpin; and a chapter each by Bram and others. *''London Street Photography: 1860–2010.'' London:

; Stockport:

Dewi Lewis Dewi Lewis (born 10 March 1951) is a Welsh publisher and curator of photography. Career In 1975, Lewis was the founding director of the Bury Metropolitan Arts Association which operates the Met. Lewis also founded and was the first director of ...

, 2011. . Selected from the Museum of London collection by Mike Seaborne and Anna Sparham. With a foreword by

Jack Lohman Jack Lohman (born 23 May 1958) CBE, born Jacek Lohman, is an internationally recognised leader in the development of museums and cultural policy. He has worked with governments in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North America on issues of cul ...

and an introduction by Seaborne. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Museum.

Exhibitions

Group exhibitions

*''in-public @ 10,'' Photofusion, Brixton, London, 28 May – 9 July 2010; Les Ballades Photographiques de Seyssel, Seyssel, France, 12–23 July 2011, where it also included the film ''In-Sight'' (2011). Photographs by various In-Public members. *''London Street Photography: 1860-2010,''

, London, 18 February – 4 September 2011;

Museum of the City of New York A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these i ...

, New York City, 27 July – 2 December 2012. *

Derby Museum and Art Gallery Derby Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Derby, England. It was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library, in a new building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass. The collect ...

Format International Photography Festival Format International Photography Festival (stylised as FORMAT) is a biennial photography festival held in Derby, UK. It takes place in March in various venues in Derby including Quad, University of Derby, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derwent Va ...

, Derby, UK, 4 March – 3 April 2011. Photographs by various In-Public members, and the film ''In-Sight'' (2011), commissioned for the festival. *''iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography,'' Thailand Creative and Design Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, February–March 2013. In conjunction with the

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. 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.

Film

*''In-Sight'' (2011). 38 minute documentary directed and edited by Nick Turpin, commissioned by Format for the

, Derby, 2011. Includes an interview with Bram and shows him at work.The film is available to watc
here
within Turpin's site.

Collections

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

(National Library of France), Paris *

, Rochester, New York: 3 prints *

, London: 1 print

Notes

References

External links

*
Bram's profile at In-PublicBram interviewed by Eric Kim
(1 hour 30 mins video) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bram, Richard 1952 births Living people Street photographers Photographers from Philadelphia 21st-century American photographers