Bryan Formhals
Bryan Formhals (born October 18, 1976)[1] is an American photographer and editor, based in New York City. He co-edited the book Photographers' Sketchbooks (2014).[2]
Life and work
Formhals was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota.[1][3] He earned a degree in communication and journalism at nearby Saint John's University, Collegeville in 1999.[1] He moved to Minneapolis and got a job working for a web company, transferring west to Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California in 2004.[1][3][4] In LA he took a class at The Second City doing improvisational comedy and wrote a screenplay.[1] In 2005, unhappy with his screenplay and experiencing writer's block, he began taking photographs while walking around Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles.[1][5][6] This resulted in the series Genesee Ave.[7] In 2009 he moved east to New York City, first to Greenpoint, Brooklyn and then in 2012 to Astoria, Queens.[3]
In 2010
Formhals is currently focused on "walking, pedestrian infrastructure, and urban greenery" in New York City through photography, a weekly newsletter, and a conversational podcast made with Starkweather called Way of the Walk.[3][15]
He has earned a living as content strategist and managing the social media team at B&H Photo,[1] and as senior content marketing manager at Shutterstock[16] and Adorama.[17]
Publications edited by Formhals
- Photographers' Sketchbooks. New York:
Exhibitions
- Common Ground: New American Street Photography, New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery, New Orleans, February–March 2013;[20] drkrm, Los Angeles, July 2013.[21][22] Curated by Stephen McLaren. With work by Blake Andrews, Richard Bram, Formhals, Chuck Patch and Jack Simon.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Bryan Formhals Mixtape". lenscratch.com. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ Teicher, Jordan G. (1 February 2015). "A Glimpse Into the Sketchbooks of Professional Photographers". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "Bryan Formhals whisks us away to the palm-flanked streets of LA". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "Interview with Bryan Formhals, editor of Street Photography Magazine la pura vida". Eric Kim. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ "On the Red Couch with Photographer/LPV Show Host Bryan Formhals". Flipboard. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ Baldwin, Rosecrans (6 January 2014). "Waiting for an Intervention". The Morning News (online magazine). Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "LPV Magazine – curated photo exhibit coming to your mailbox". Artblog. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "Listen To Me and LPV Natter about Prisons, Photo and Peter Van Agtmael's Book-Genius-ness". prisonphotography.org. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "The LPV Show". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ "Books of the year 2014: The best photography books". The Independent. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "Bryan Formhals". Bryan Formhals. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ Formhals, Bryan. "Bryan Formhals, Author at The Shutterstock Blog". Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "Bryan Formhals" (PDF). Bryan Formhals. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "Mixed Media". The RPS Journal. 154: 753. December 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "Common Ground – New Orleans Photo Alliance Takes It to the Street with five photographers". Artblog. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "Common Ground: New American Street Photography at drkrm". lenscratch.com. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "Common Ground: New American Street Photography". www.drkrm.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.