Richard Bram (born 1952) is an American

street photographer Street photography is photography conducted for art or inquiry that features unmediated chance encounters and random incidents within Public space, public places. It usually has the aim of capturing images at a decisive or poignant moment by caref ...

. He is based in London and was a member of the

In-Public In-Public (sometimes written iN-PUBLiC) is an international group of street photographers that operates as a collective. It was established in 2000 by Nick Turpin with the intention of bringing together like minded photographers to hold exhibiti ...

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 has been shown in group exhibitions at the

Museum of London London Museum (known from 1976 to 2024 as the Museum of London) is a museum in London, covering the history of the city from prehistoric to modern times, with a particular focus on social history. The Museum of London was formed in 1976 by ama ...

Museum of the City of New York The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) is a history and art museum in Manhattan, New York City, New York. It was founded by Henry Collins Brown, in 1923Beard, Rick. "Museum of the City of New York" in to preserve and present the history ...

, and

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 col ...

as part of

Format International Photography Festival Format International Photography Festival (stylised as FORMAT) is a biennial photography festival held in Derby, UK that. It was established in 2004 and takes place in March in various venues in Derby including Quad, University of Derby, Derby Mus ...

. It is held in the permanent collections of the

Bibliothèque nationale de France The (; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites, ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository of all that is published in France. Some of its extensive collections, including bo ...

in Paris,

George Eastman Museum The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as George Eastman House and the International Museum of Photography and Film, is a photography museum in Rochester, New York. Opened to the public in 1949, is the oldest museum dedicated to photography ...

in Rochester, New York, and the Museum of London.

Life and work

Bram was born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

, Pennsylvania, USA in 1952. He attended

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public university, public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is o ...

in Tempe, Arizona, where he received a

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

in political science. He worked in business and 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

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 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 w ...

, 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

Jonathan Glancey Jonathan Glancey, is an architectural critic and writer who was the architecture and design editor at ''The Guardian'', a position he held from 1997 to February 2012. He previously held the same post at ''The Independent''. He also has been in ...

, "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 Denbigh, Wales, 10 March 1951) is a publisher and curator of photography. Career In 1975, Lewis was the founding director of the Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury Metropolitan Arts Association which operates The Met (arts centre), ...

, 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 cu ...

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,''

, London, February–September 2011;

, New York City, July–December 2012. *

, 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 The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lang ...

. 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 interviewed by Eric Kim
(1 hour 30 mins video) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bram, Richard 1952 births Living people American street photographers Photographers from Philadelphia 21st-century American photographers