Phil Penman
Phil Penman (1977) is a British born Street photographer residing in New York City, USA.
Career
Penman was born in Dorset, England. He received his formal training in photography from the Berkshire College of Art and design before working for local newspaper the Wokingham Times.[1][2]
In 2000 Penman moved to Los Angeles and then onto New York for celebrity news agency Splash News.[3] Penman photographed celebrities such as Bill Gates, Jennifer Lopez and Christopher Reeve, alongside covering news stories across the world for publications such as The Guardian, The Independent, Daily Telegraph as well as having features published in Paris Match.[4]
His coverage of the September 11th World Trade Center terrorist attacks is included in the 9/11 Museum’s permanent archive.[5][6]
He was one of the “52 Most influential Street Photographers” alongside, Henri Cartier- Bresson and Sebastião Salgado as well as being listed as “The Best Street Photographers of 2019 according to the Phoblographer.[7]
He teaches for the Leica Akademie[8] as well as shooting commercial campaigns for which his work was acclaimed by the Luerzers Archive.[9]
In 2021 Penman’s debut book “STREET” was launched for Street Photography as the Number 1 new release on Amazon and became a best seller and featured at MOMA , and Fotografiska in New York.[10][11]
Penman work has been exhibited around the world and was recently[when?] featured by Vanity Fair and GQ Magazines.[12]
References
- ^ "Photographer Phil Penman". Loculars is now part of the Leica family. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Phil Penman : Street". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Chloe (2018-07-23). "Street Photographer Phil Penman Documented the Daily Life of NYC Paparazzi". LOENKE magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ majda. "From the Streets of New York to the Printed Page – Photoville". Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Iconic Photo Brings Survivors Together Years After 9/11 | National September 11 Memorial & Museum". www.911memorial.org. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "The picture that "sums it all up" - September 11th through the eyes of a Dorset photographer". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ginn, Dan (2019-12-03). "The Best Street Photographers of 2019 According to the Phoblographer". The Phoblographer. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ "Calendar". Leica Akademie USA. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "Print Ad of the Week". Luerzer's Archive - Advertising worldwide. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ Tempus. "Tempus News - New York state of mind: Photographer Phil Penman's STREET exhibition is an ode to NYC". tempusmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Staff, Exibart Editorial. "Phil Penman: Street". Exibart Street. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Seeing the World in Black and White with Phil Penman – Online - May 14th -16th, 2021". Leica Akademie USA. Retrieved 2021-06-07.