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Phil Penman

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Phil Penman (born 1977)[1] is a British born street photographer living in New York City.[2]

Early life and education

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Penman was born in Briantspuddle, Dorset, England. He received his formal training in photography from the Berkshire College of Art and design before working for local newspaper the Wokingham Times.[3][4]

Career

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In 2000 Penman moved to Los Angeles and then to New York City for celebrity news agency Splash News.[5] He photographed celebrities, alongside covering news stories across the world for the Guardian, the Independent, and the Daily Telegraph as well as having features published in Paris Match.[citation needed] He covered the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center,[6] work from which is included in the National September 11 Memorial & Museum's permanent archive.[7][8] A woman whom Penman photographed that day hired him to photograph her wedding 17 years later.[9][10]

He was listed as one of ten "Best Street Photographers of 2019 According to the Phoblographer".[11]

Publications

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  • Street: Photographs. G, 2021.[12][13]
  • New York Street Diaries. Germany: teNeues, 2023. ISBN 978-3-96171-495-7. In English and German.

References

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  1. ^ "Press". Phil Penman. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  2. ^ "The eccentric characters of New York City, in pictures". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. ^ "Photographer Phil Penman". Loculars. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  4. ^ "Phil Penman : Street". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  5. ^ Chloe (2018-07-23). "Street Photographer Phil Penman Documented the Daily Life of NYC Paparazzi". Loenke magazine. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  6. ^ "A photo that defined 9/11". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  7. ^ "Iconic Photo Brings Survivors Together Years After 9/11". National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  8. ^ "The picture that "sums it all up" - September 11th through the eyes of a Dorset photographer". BBC. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  9. ^ Barnes, Sara (25 September 2018). "Woman in Iconic 9/11 Photo Hires the Same Photographer for Her Wedding 17 Years Later". My Modern Met. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  10. ^ Darrah, Nicole (20 September 2018). "Woman in famous 9/11 picture employs same photographer for her wedding". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  11. ^ Ginn, Dan (2019-12-03). "The Best Street Photographers of 2019 According to the Phoblographer". The Phoblographer. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  12. ^ "The View From The Other Side: Phil Penman's New York City". Grazia. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  13. ^ "When Experience Leads to Insight - Review of "Street" by Phil Penman". Frames Magazine. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
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