Richard Bram – Street Photography

Galerie Kasten

RICHARD BR AM

ISBN 03-125-147-14

RICHARD BRAM Street Photography

Richard Bram did not begin photographing seriously until he was thirty-two. Better late than never, one is tempted to say when viewing the great number of magnificent photographs and work series he has thus far achieved in his career. Either he has had extremely good luck in his search for images, or Bram has an unerring photographic instinct for extraordinary situations. In any case, his pictures capture everyday moments from our everyday world. His photos are humorous, droll, sometimes sarcastic and ironic, yet always full of sympathy for the protagonists of his scenes.

Richard Bram's studio is the street. Here more than anywhere, what count are the art of a selective glance and the gift of anticipating what is coming. In the fraction of an instant, the photographer must be prepared for the emerging image though he may have no prior inkling that it will appear. In preserving these fleeting moments and transposing them into timelessness, Bram fits seamlessly among the great names of classical photography. CartierBresson described this strategy as proceeding on velvet paws and with Argus eyes. In the hectic bustle of the big city, Bram's photos bring time to a standstill. His dramatic pictures are an unusual narrative form that intensely presents us with upbeat anecdotes and instructive criticism. His photography is honest and without artifice.

That counts for a lot in our times, when authentic photography has become a rare article.

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One Man Shows (selection) 2006

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Crossroads, Contemporary Street Photography, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, USA Italian Postcards, Museo del Tulle, Panicale, Italy Musicians at Work, Tate St. Ives, Cornwall, GB Casa de la Ciudad, Oaxaca, Mexico Public Shootings / Big Hair True Love, Galerie Kasten, Mannheim, Germany Captured Sounds: Musicians at Work.

Haus Publishing Gallery, London, GB Public Shootings, Galerie Hertz, Louisville, Kentucky; in conjunction with 3X Klingeln...(Ring Three Times...) IV, Neustadt, Mainz, Germany Transfigurations: A Collaboration, Galerie Kasten, Mannheim, Germany.

Found Objects & Other Photographs 1981-2001, 54, The Gallery, London, GB Transfigurations: A Collaboration, Galerie Hertz, Louisville, Kentucky., USA Oaxaca Diaries. Centro Fotografico Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Oaxaca, Mexico México, in conjunction with Fotoseptiembre Internacional 2000.

Louisville and Beyond: Photographs 1979-1999.

Vine Gallery, Louisville, Ky., USA A Figure, Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky; in conjunction with 3X Klingeln…Neustadt, Mainz, Germany Big Hair and True Love. Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Ky., USA A Different World - New Photographs of Moscow & St. Petersburg.

Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Ky., USA After Muybridge. Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Ky., USA Spectators: The Other Side of the First Week of May. Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Ky., USA

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One Man Shows (selection) 2006

2005 2004

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2000 1999

1994 1993 1992 1991

Crossroads, Contemporary Street Photography, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, USA Italian Postcards, Museo del Tulle, Panicale, Italy Musicians at Work, Tate St. Ives, Cornwall, GB Casa de la Ciudad, Oaxaca, Mexico Public Shootings / Big Hair True Love, Galerie Kasten, Mannheim, Germany Captured Sounds: Musicians at Work.

Haus Publishing Gallery, London, GB Public Shootings, Galerie Hertz, Louisville, Kentucky; in conjunction with 3X Klingeln...(Ring Three Times...) IV, Neustadt, Mainz, Germany Transfigurations: A Collaboration, Galerie Kasten, Mannheim, Germany.

Found Objects & Other Photographs 1981-2001, 54, The Gallery, London, GB Transfigurations: A Collaboration, Galerie Hertz, Louisville, Kentucky., USA Oaxaca Diaries. Centro Fotografico Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Oaxaca, Mexico México, in conjunction with Fotoseptiembre Internacional 2000.

Louisville and Beyond: Photographs 1979-1999.

Vine Gallery, Louisville, Ky., USA A Figure, Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky; in conjunction with 3X Klingeln…Neustadt, Mainz, Germany Big Hair and True Love. Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Ky., USA A Different World - New Photographs of Moscow & St. Petersburg.

Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, Ky., USA After Muybridge. Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Ky., USA Spectators: The Other Side of the First Week of May. Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Ky., USA

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Cover: Page:

Water Street, New York City, 2004 4. Couple, Mainz, Germany, 1996 5. Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona, 2002 6. Reflection No.12, London, 2003 7. Millennium Leap, London, 1999 8. Sophocles, British Museum, London, 1997 9. Please Help, British Museum, London, 2001 10. Gunslinger, London, 2000 11. Angel, London, 1998 12. Spots, London, 2004 13. Dogs, Arezzo, Italy, 2002 14. Crow, Moscow, 1992 15. Selfridge’s, London, 2003 16. First Snow, Sergeiev Posad, Russia, 1992 17. Oxford Street, London, 1999 18. Zocalo Incident, Oaxaca, México, 2002 19. Marigolds, Oaxaca, 1999 20. The Great American Hog, Louisville, Kentucky, 1993 21. Corn Dogs, Louisville, 1993 22. Boa, Louisville, 1994 23. Smiles, Louisville, 1993 24. Nanjing Lu, Shanghai, 2004 25. Card Game, Shanghai, 2004 26. Musica para los Muertos, Oaxaca, 1999 27. Pots, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1996 28/29. Angkor Wat, Cambodia, 2000 30. Fight, Canary Wharf, London, 2004 31. Summer Shower, Oxford Street, London, 2005 32. Cold Night, Soho, London, 2004 33. That Dinner in Soho, London, 2001 34. Poodle, New York City, 1997 35. Golden Gate, San Francisco, 1991 36. Celebrity Luncheon, Louisville, 1991 37. Reindeer Suit, New York City, 1988 38. Connaught Place, New Delhi, 2005

39. Portrait, Bangkok, 2000 40. The Bund, Shanghai, 2004 41. Nanjing Lu, Shanghai, 2004 42. On a Train near Frankfurt, 2004 (Photograph by John Nation) 43. Via Gramsci, Panicale, Italy, 2002 44. Apparition, London, 2001 45. Street Kid, London, 2003 46. Afghan, Montpellier, France, 1998 47. Monika, Panicale, 2003 48. Arbat, Moscow, 1992 49. Smokers, St. Petersburg, 1992 50. Michael Jackson. London, 1999 51. Neil Heyde, Tate St. Ives, Cornwall, England, 2004 52. Comfortable, London, 1998 53. Relativity, London, 1998 54. Make-up, London, 2004 55. Metro, Shanghai, 2004 56. Phone, London, 2003 57. Wallace, London, 2001 58. Yawn, DLR, London, 2003 59. On a Train, Italy, 2003 60. Seagull, St. Ives, 2004 61. Redbirds Baseball, Louisville, 1987 62. Monte Alban, Oaxaca, 1996 63. Lucca, Italy, 2000 64. Albi, France, 1998 65. Cellists, St. Ives, 2003 66. Richard & Monika, London, 2003 (Photograph by Marius Sheppard Skaerved) 67. Self-Portrait, Ohio River, 1991 68. Llama, Macchu Picchu, Péru, 2005 (Photograph by Monika Machon) Inside back cover: Richard Bram after Holi, Udaipur, India, 2005 (Photograph by Monika Machon)

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Water Street, New York City, 2004 4. Couple, Mainz, Germany, 1996 5. Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona, 2002 6. Reflection No.12, London, 2003 7. Millennium Leap, London, 1999 8. Sophocles, British Museum, London, 1997 9. Please Help, British Museum, London, 2001 10. Gunslinger, London, 2000 11. Angel, London, 1998 12. Spots, London, 2004 13. Dogs, Arezzo, Italy, 2002 14. Crow, Moscow, 1992 15. Selfridge’s, London, 2003 16. First Snow, Sergeiev Posad, Russia, 1992 17. Oxford Street, London, 1999 18. Zocalo Incident, Oaxaca, México, 2002 19. Marigolds, Oaxaca, 1999 20. The Great American Hog, Louisville, Kentucky, 1993 21. Corn Dogs, Louisville, 1993 22. Boa, Louisville, 1994 23. Smiles, Louisville, 1993 24. Nanjing Lu, Shanghai, 2004 25. Card Game, Shanghai, 2004 26. Musica para los Muertos, Oaxaca, 1999 27. Pots, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1996 28/29. Angkor Wat, Cambodia, 2000 30. Fight, Canary Wharf, London, 2004 31. Summer Shower, Oxford Street, London, 2005 32. Cold Night, Soho, London, 2004 33. That Dinner in Soho, London, 2001 34. Poodle, New York City, 1997 35. Golden Gate, San Francisco, 1991 36. Celebrity Luncheon, Louisville, 1991 37. Reindeer Suit, New York City, 1988 38. Connaught Place, New Delhi, 2005

39. Portrait, Bangkok, 2000 40. The Bund, Shanghai, 2004 41. Nanjing Lu, Shanghai, 2004 42. On a Train near Frankfurt, 2004 (Photograph by John Nation) 43. Via Gramsci, Panicale, Italy, 2002 44. Apparition, London, 2001 45. Street Kid, London, 2003 46. Afghan, Montpellier, France, 1998 47. Monika, Panicale, 2003 48. Arbat, Moscow, 1992 49. Smokers, St. Petersburg, 1992 50. Michael Jackson. London, 1999 51. Neil Heyde, Tate St. Ives, Cornwall, England, 2004 52. Comfortable, London, 1998 53. Relativity, London, 1998 54. Make-up, London, 2004 55. Metro, Shanghai, 2004 56. Phone, London, 2003 57. Wallace, London, 2001 58. Yawn, DLR, London, 2003 59. On a Train, Italy, 2003 60. Seagull, St. Ives, 2004 61. Redbirds Baseball, Louisville, 1987 62. Monte Alban, Oaxaca, 1996 63. Lucca, Italy, 2000 64. Albi, France, 1998 65. Cellists, St. Ives, 2003 66. Richard & Monika, London, 2003 (Photograph by Marius Sheppard Skaerved) 67. Self-Portrait, Ohio River, 1991 68. Llama, Macchu Picchu, Péru, 2005 (Photograph by Monika Machon) Inside back cover: Richard Bram after Holi, Udaipur, India, 2005 (Photograph by Monika Machon)

Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP - Einheitsaufnahme Kasten, Friedrich W . (Hrsg.)

Richard Bram - Street Photography, 2006 ISBN 03-125-147-14 Impressum © Richard Bram, Friedrich W . Kasten Alle Rechte vorbehalten All rights reserved Text: Dr. Friedrich W . Kasten, Mannheim Übersetzung / Translation: Mitch Cohen, Berlin Umschlag / Cover: New York City, 2004 Druck / Print: Benedict-Press, Münsterschwarzach, Germany ISBN 03-125-147-14

Galerie Kasten

RICHARD BR AM

ISBN 03-125-147-14

RICHARD BRAM Street Photography