Gregory Halpern
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Gregory Halpern (born 1977)[1] is an American photographer and teacher, living in Rochester, New York. He is a professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology and is a full 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]
Early life and education
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]
Life and work
Omaha Sketchbook (2009) is an artist's book portrait of the titular city.[6][7] 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.[8][9] A (2011) is a photographic ramble through the streets of the American Rust Belt. East of the Sun, West of the Moon (2014) is a collaboration with the photographer Ahndraya Parlato.[10] Zzyzx (2016), named after Zzyzx, California, contains photographs from Los Angeles.[3][11] Let the Sun Beheaded Be (2020) was made over several months in the French archipelago of Guadeloupe.[12][13] King, Queen, Knave (2024) was made over 20 years visiting Halpern's home city of Buffalo, New York (again in the Rust Belt).[14]
Halpern became a nominee member of Magnum Photos in 2018,[15] an associate member two years later, and a full member in 2023.[16] 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.[17][18] He is currently a professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology.[5]
Personal life
Halpern is married to Ahndraya Parlato, also a photographer.[19] They live in Rochester, New York with their two daughters.[20]
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.[21][22]
- Confederate Moons. Oakland, CA: TBW, 2018. Template:ISBN. 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. Template:ISBN.[23]
- King, Queen, Knave. London: Mack, 2024. Template:ISBN.
Publications with others
- The Photographer's Playbook: 307 Assignments and Ideas. New York: Aperture, 2014. Template:ISBN. 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. Template:ISBN. With a text by Nicholas Muellner. Edition of 300 copies. In English and French.[24]
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]
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External links
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- Gregory Halpern On Documentary Ethics – Preoccupations, Subjectivity and Untruths (2013)