Richard Bram
For over 40 years, renowned photographer Richard Bram has been prowling the streets of the world, looking for special moments in everyday life. He has worked on major public events and intimate private moments, always with an eye for a significant gesture to animate the photograph. He is a founding member of UP Photographers, the first international street photography collective. Bram regularly writes, lectures, and leads workshops on street photography. In 2020 a major retrospective exhibition of his work was held in Mannheim, Germany. Now based in London, he continues to seek new images wherever he goes.
“A Restless Life'“, is a journey into his analogue past. I’ve been going through the arc. I’ve been scanning a lot of negatives lately and finding some interesting things that had not ever come off of a contact sheet.” Richard Bram
Books of work:
Street Photography. Mannheim, Germany: Galerie Kasten, 2006. Edited and with a foreword by Friedrich W. Kasten.
New York. New York City: Peanut, 2016. ISBN 978-0-9977219-8-0. Edited by David Carol and with a foreword by Stephen McLaren. Edition of 1000 copies.
Zines of work:
The Red Cube. London: Bump, 2021. Edited by David Solomons. Edition of 200 copies.
Books with contributions by Bram[edit]
Publication #1. London: Nick Turpin, 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. ISBN 978-0-9563322-1-9. With an essay by Jonathan Glancey, "Outlandish Harmony"; a foreword by Turpin; and a chapter each by Bram and others.
London Street Photography: 1860–2010. London: Museum of London; Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2011. ISBN 978-1907893032. Selected from the Museum of London collection by Mike Seaborne and Anna Sparham. With a foreword by Jack Lohman and an introduction by Seaborne. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Museum.
Exhibitions:
Group exhibitions:
in-public @ 10, Photofusion, Brixton, London, May–July 2010; Les Ballades Photographiques de Seyssel, Seyssel, France, July 2011, where it also included the film In-Sight (2011). Photographs by various In-Public members.
London Street Photography: 1860–2010, Museum of London, London, February–September 2011; Museum of the City of New York, New York City, July–December 2012.
Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Format International Photography Festival, Derby, UK, March–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 British Council. 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 Format International Photography Festival, Derby, 2011. Includes an interview with Bram and shows him at work.
Collections
Bram's work is held in the following permanent collections: Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France), Paris. – George Eastman Museum, Rochester, New York: 3 prints. – Museum of London, London: 1 print.
