Jeff Mermelstein (born 1957) is an American

photojournalist Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (suc ...

and

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 ...

, known for his work in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

Life and work

Mermelstein lives in

Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn Greenwood Heights is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, named partially after the adjacent Green-Wood Cemetery by real estate developers. Greenwood Heights is a part of Brooklyn Community District 7 along with Windsor Te ...

, New York. Using the camera on an iPhone, he made a series of photographs of messages on people's phone screens in New York City. He began the series in October 2017 and published it periodically on Instagram, then as the book ''#nyc'' in 2020.

Publications

Books by Mermelstein

*''SideWalk.'' **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), ...

, 1999. . **Arles:

Actes Sud Actes Sud is a French publishing house based in Arles. It was founded in 1978 by author Hubert Nyssen. By 2013, the company, then headed by Nyssen's daughter, Françoise Nyssen, had an annual turnover of 60 million euros and 60 staff members. ...

, 1999. . **Frankfurt: Umschau/Braus, 1999. . **''Side Walk: Per le strade di New York.'' Rome: Peliti, 1999. . *''No Title Here.'' New York: powerHouse, 2003. . *''Twirl×Run.'' New York: powerHouse, 2009. . *''Arena.'' TBW, 2019. . With an afterword by Robert Slifkin. *''Hardened.'' London: Mörel, 2019. . Edited by

David Campany David Campany (born 8 October 1967) is a British writer, curator, artist and educator, working mainly with photography. He has written and edited books; contributed essays and reviews to other books, journals, magazines and websites; curated pho ...

. *''#nyc.'' London: Mack, 2020. .

Other books with contributions by Mermelstein

*Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren, eds. ''

Street Photography Now ''Street Photography Now'' is a survey book of contemporary street photography, edited by Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren (photographer), Stephen McLaren and published by Thames & Hudson in 2010. It includes work by 56 photographers. Blake Andr ...

.'' London: Thames & Hudson, 2010; (English, hardback). London: Thames & Hudson, 2010; (French). London: Thames & Hudson, 2012; (English, paperback).

Awards

*1991: Aaron Siskind Foundation Individual Photographer's Fellowship *1998: European Publishers Award for PhotographyPrevious winners
", European Publishers Award for Photography. Accessed 1 May 2014.

Exhibitions

Solo

*''Color Photographs'', Dance Theater Workshop Gallery; New York City, 1987 *''Recent Color Photographs'', The Camera Club of New York, New York City, 1991 *''SideWalk'', Italy, France, Ireland, Canada, 1999–2001 *''Ground Zero'', International Center of Photography, New York, 2002 *''Jeff Mermelstein'', Steven Kasher Gallery, New York City, 2006

References

External links

Mermelstein's Instagram
1957 births Living people American street photographers Artists from New Brunswick, New Jersey Jews from New Jersey {{US-photographer-stub