Gregory Halpern (born 1977)[1] is an American photographer and teacher. He currently teaches at the Rochester Institute of Technology and is a nominee member of Magnum Photos.
Halpern has published a number of books of his own work; Zzyzx won PhotoBook of the Year at the 2016 Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards.[2] He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2014.[3]
Life and work
editHalpern grew up in Buffalo, New York.[4] He holds a BA in history and literature from Harvard University and an MFA from California College of the Arts.[5] He has taught at California College of the Arts, Cornell University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harvard University and the Harvard Graduate School of Design.[6][7] He currently teaches at the Rochester Institute of Technology.[5]
Omaha Sketchbook (2009) is an artist's book portrait of the titular city.[8][9] Harvard Works Because We Do (2003) is a book of photographs and text, presenting a portrait of Harvard University through the eyes of the school's service employees.[10][11] A (2011) is a photographic ramble through the streets of the American Rust Belt. East of the Sun, West of the Moon is a collaboration with the photographer Ahndraya Parlato.[12] Zzyzx (2016), named after Zzyzx, California, contains photographs from Los Angeles.[3][13] Let the Sun Beheaded Be (2020) was made over several months in the French archipelago of Guadeloupe.[14][15]
In 2018 Halpern became a nominee member of Magnum Photos.[16][17]
Publications
editPublications by Halpern
edit- Harvard Works Because We Do. New York: Quantuck Lane/W.W. Norton, 2003. With an introduction by Studs Terkel
- Omaha Sketchbook. J&L, 2009.[4]
- A. J&L, 2011.
- Zzyzx. London: Mack, 2016.[18][19]
- Confederate Moons. Oakland, CA: TBW, 2018. ISBN 978-1-942953-33-3. Annual Series 6, Book 3. Halpern, Guido Guidi, Jason Fulford, and Viviane Sassen each had one book in a set of four. Edition of 1000 copies.
- Let the Sun Beheaded Be. New York: Aperture, 2020. ISBN 978-1597114905.[20]
Publications with others
edit- The Photographer's Playbook: 307 Assignments and Ideas. New York: Aperture, 2014. ISBN 978-1-59711-247-5. Edited by Halpern and Jason Fulford.
- East of the Sun, West of the Moon. Études Books N°8. Paris: Études, 2014. By Ahndraya Parlato and Halpern. ISBN 978-2-36962-003-7. With a text by Nicholas Muellner. Edition of 300 copies. In English and French.[21]
Awards
edit- 2014: Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation[3]
- 2016: Zzyzx won PhotoBook of the Year, Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards, Paris.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Gregory Halpern". Huxley-Parlour Gallery. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Announcing the Winners of the 2016 PhotoBook Awards". Aperture Foundation. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c Ulin, David L. (September 13, 2016). "Southern California, End of the Line". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ a b White, Ryan (September 19, 2019). "15 years of photographing the 'american heartland'". i-D. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "Gregory Halpern". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Gregory Halpern". www.lightwork.org. July 29, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ http://www.gregoryhalpern.com/documents/CV-9-24-12.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Omaha Sketchbook by Gregory Halpern". Tank Magazine. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "The big picture: crash and dash at the demolition derby". The Guardian. September 1, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ Jefferson, Margo (September 28, 2003). "ON WRITERS AND WRITING; Harvard's Working Poor". The New York Times.
- ^ "Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / A Harvard education".
- ^ "Gregory Halpern and Ahndraya Parlato's Gloriously Unmoored Photographs". www.vice.com. November 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Gregory Halpern". 1000 Words. October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Gregory Halpern: Let the Sun Beheaded Be". SFMOMA. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ "Gregory Halpern's "Let the Sun Beheaded Be"". www.juxtapoz.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Magnum Photos' international new wave of Nominees – British Journal of Photography". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Updates from the 2018 Magnum Photos Annual General Meeting". Magnum Photos. June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Gregory Halpern's ZZYZX – California dreamin' in the 21st century". The Guardian. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "The best photography books of 2016". The Guardian. December 19, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Magical beauty and deep pain in Gregory Halpern's homage to Guadeloupe". British Journal of Photography. August 27, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "East of the Sun, West of the Moon". GUP Magazine. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2021.