ARTIST TALK & BOOK SIGNING: Phil Penman X Sva New York

Phil Penman: Street Scenes—From Global Streets to the Page: An Artist Talk & Book Signing

A conversation with renowned British street photographer Phil Penman, as he discusses his latest best-selling monograph, Street Scenes. Penman will share his process, the stories behind his images from New York to Tokyo, and the challenges of capturing the fleeting moments that define urban life. The talk will be followed by a Q&A and a book signing.

•This event is free. Books will be available for purchase, so Phil can sign it for you.

This event is produced by:

•Develop Photography Newsletter, a free e-newsletter about all things photography.

•School of Visual Arts Masters in Digital Photography.

•Location: School of Visual Arts Amphitheater, 209 East 23rd Street, NYC

Phil Penman bio:The British-born, New York-based photographer Phil Penman has documented the ever-changing scene of New York City’s streets for more than 25 years. In his career as a news and magazine photographer, with a large body of work in such publications as The Guardian, The Independent, The New York Review of Books, among others, he has photographed major public figures and historical events. In particular, his reportage following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center has featured on NBC’s Today show, as well as on the BBC, History Channel, and Al Jazeera, and his images have been included in the 9/11 Memorial and Museum’s archives.

His work covering the pandemic lockdown in New York City has been acquired by the U.S. Library of Congress, whose collection holds work by such great Depression-era documentarians as Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange.

Besides showing at Leica galleries in New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, and London, Penman’s signature street photography has appeared in international exhibitions as far afield as Venice, Berlin, and Sydney.

He also tours the world teaching workshops on photography for Leica Akademie. He was recently named among the “52 Most Infuential Street Photographers,” alongside such legends as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastião Salgado, Diane Arbus, and Garry Winogrand.

Penman’s book, “Street” , published in 2019, became a best-seller and was featured at
the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His next book “ New York Street Diaries” launched as the number one selling Street Photography book worldwide on Amazon and in its first year sold over 6000 copies. He will have copies of his most recent book, "Street Scenes", on hand for purchase and signing.