Gregory Halpern
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
Halpern 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
Publications by Halpern
- 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
- 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
- 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
- "Gregory Halpern". Huxley-Parlour Gallery. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- "Announcing the Winners of the 2016 PhotoBook Awards". Aperture Foundation. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- Ulin, David L. (13 September 2016). "Southern California, End of the Line". The New Yorker. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- White, Ryan (19 September 2019). "15 years of photographing the 'american heartland'". i-D. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- "Gregory Halpern". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- "Gregory Halpern". www.lightwork.org. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- http://www.gregoryhalpern.com/documents/CV-9-24-12.pdf
- "Omaha Sketchbook by Gregory Halpern". Tank Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- "The big picture: crash and dash at the demolition derby". The Guardian. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- Jefferson, Margo (28 September 2003). "ON WRITERS AND WRITING; Harvard's Working Poor". The New York Times.
- https://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2003/12/08/a_harvard_education/
- "Gregory Halpern and Ahndraya Parlato's Gloriously Unmoored Photographs". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- "Gregory Halpern". 1000 Words. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- "Gregory Halpern: Let the Sun Beheaded Be". SFMOMA. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- "Gregory Halpern's "Let the Sun Beheaded Be"". www.juxtapoz.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- "Magnum Photos' international new wave of Nominees – British Journal of Photography". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- "Updates from the 2018 Magnum Photos Annual General Meeting". Magnum Photos. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- "Gregory Halpern's ZZYZX – California dreamin' in the 21st century". The Guardian. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- "The best photography books of 2016". The Guardian. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- "Magical beauty and deep pain in Gregory Halpern's homage to Guadeloupe". British Journal of Photography. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- "East of the Sun, West of the Moon". GUP Magazine. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 2021-10-06.