David Gibson (photographer) explained

David Gibson (1957) is a British street photographer and writer on photography. He was a member of the In-Public street photography collective.^[1]

Gibson's books include The Street Photographer's Manual (2014) and 100 Great Street Photographs (2017) / Street Photography: a History in 100 Iconic Images (2019). His photography has been published in a number of survey publications on street photography, and exhibited in group exhibitions in Britain (including at the Museum of London, which acquired his work for its permanent collection), at the Museum of the City of New York, and in France, Bangkok and Stockholm.

Life and work

Gibson was born in 1957 in Ilford, Essex, UK.^[2] He worked for several years as a care worker. His early published photographs were of the elderly, children and the disabled, in Community Care magazine.

He completed an MA in Photography: History and Culture at University of the Arts London in 2002. He was one of the earliest photographers to join the In-Public street photography collective, founded by Nick Turpin in 2000. As well as his street photography, Gibson also leads street photography workshops.

Publications

Books by Gibson

• The Street Photographer's Manual. London: Thames & Hudson, 2014. . Includes profiles on David Solomons, Matt Stuart, Nils Jorgensen, Trent Parke, Jesse Marlow, David Solomons and Narelle Autio; also includes contributions from Paul Russell, Nick Turpin, Richard Bram, Andy Morley-Hall, Gus Powell, and others.^[3]
  • Street Photography: Manual de Fotografía de Calle. Blume, 2014. . Spanish-language version.^[4]
  • Street Photography: le Savoir Faire du Photographe de Rue. Dunod, 2014. . French-language version.
  • Manual do Fotógrafo de Rua. GG, 2015. . Portuguese-language version.
  • Street Photography: Manuale del Fotografo di Strada. Castello, 2016. . Italian-language version.
• 100 Great Street Photographs. Munich, London, New York: Prestel, 2017. Text by Gibson, photographs by various photographers. .^[5]
  • Street Photography: a History in 100 Iconic Images. Munich, London, New York: Prestel, 2019. .^[6]
  • Street Photography: die 100 besten Bilder. Munich, London, New York: Prestel, 2017. . German-language version.

Zines by Gibson

• Subtitles for Life. London: Bump, 2020. Edited by David Solomons. Edition of 200 copies.

Publications with contributions by Gibson

• Publication #1. London: Nick Turpin, 2009. Includes an essay by Gibson. Edition of 2000 copies.
• 10 – 10 Years of In-Public. London: Nick Turpin, 2010. . Includes an essay by Jonathan Glancey, a foreword by Turpin, and a chapter each by Gibson and others.
• Street Photography Now. London: Thames & Hudson, 2010. (hardback). London: Thames & Hudson, 2011. (paperback). Edited by Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren.
• London Street Photography: 1860–2010. London: Museum of London; Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2011. . Selected from the Museum of London collection by Mike Seaborne and Anna Sparham. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Museum of London.

Films

• In-Sight (2011). 38 minute documentary directed and edited by Nick Turpin, commissioned by Format for Format International Photography Festival, Derby, 2011. Includes interviews with Gibson, Turpin, Solomons, Bram, Einzig, Gus Powell, Agou, Marlow and Snoek, and shows them at work.^[7]

Exhibitions with others or during festivals

• Onto the Streets, Photofusion, London, 21 July – 16 September 2006, then toured with the British Council.^[8] Curated by Stephen McLaren and Sophie Howarth.
• in-public @ 10, Photofusion, Brixton, London, 28 May – 9 July 2010.^{[9] [10] [11]} Travelled to Les Ballades Photographiques de Seyssel, Seyssel, France, 12–23 July 2011.^{[12] [13]} Included photographs by various In-Public members.
• Street Photography Now, Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff, 10 October – 14 November 2010. Photographs featured in the book Street Photography Now (2011).^[14]
• Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Format International Photography Festival, Derby, UK, 4 March – 3 April 2011. Exhibition of photographs by various In-Public members, and the film In-Sight (2011).^{[15] [16] [17]}
• London Street Photography: 1860-2010, Museum of London, London, 18 February – 4 September 2011. Included work by Gibson and others.^[18] Travelled to the Museum of the City of New York, 27 July – 2 December 2012.^[19]
• Contemporary London Street Photography, London Festival of Photography, London, June–August 2012.^[20]
• iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography, Thailand Creative and Design Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, February–March 2013. In conjunction with the British Council.^{[21] [22] [23]} Photographs by various In-Public members.
• In Public, Snickerbacken 7, Stockholm, Sweden, May–June 2013.^[24] Photographs by various In-Public members.
• The Sharp Eye. In-Public in Mexico, Foto Mexico, Cine Tonalá, Mexico City, Mexico, October–November 2015. Slideshow of photographs by various In-Public members. Curated by Mark Powell, Carlos Álvarez Montero and Alfredo Esparza.^[25]

Collections

Gibson's work is held in the following permanent collection:

• Museum of London, London.^[26]

Notes

1. Book: Turpin, Nick . 10 – 10 Years of In-Public . 2010 . Nick Turpin Publishing . London . 978-0-9563322-1-9.
2. Book: Gibson, David . The Street Photographer's Manual . 2014 . . London . 978-0-500-29130-6 . 192.
3. Web site: The Street Photographer’s Manual by David Gibson Review. 20 October 2014 . 19 November 2016 . Mark . Baker . .
4. Web site: 2019-12-30. Manual de fotografía de calle, un libro sobre la Street Photography. 23 March 2015. Fotografo digital y tutoriales Photoshop.
5. Web site: Amateur. Photographer. 2019-12-29. What makes great street photography?. 22 May 2017. Amateur Photographer.
6. News: Kelly. Caminero. 2019-12-29. Daily Life Captured by the Masters of Street Photography. 26 May 2019. www.thedailybeast.com.
7. The film is available to watch here within Turpin's site.
8. Web site: Photofusion Presents Onto the Streets. 19 November 2016 . ArtDaily .
9. in-public @ 10. Amateur Photographer. 12 June 2010. Internet Archive.
10. Web site: In-Public@10 . 19 November 2016 . Photofusion . 3 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203173043/http://www.photofusion.org/exhibitions/in-public10/ . dead .
11. The Photofusion website claims it showed the exhibition in 2012 but it actually did so in 2010.
12. Web site: 74 - Seyssel • Balades photographiques de Seyssel. 19 November 2016 . .
13. News: Les balades photographiques de Seyssel, du 12 au 23 juillet . 7 July 2011 . 19 November 2016 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205021329/http://www.latribunerepublicaine.fr/Actualite/Sortir/article_1430433.shtml . 5 February 2016 . dead .
14. "Street photography now at the Third Floor Gallery ", In-Public, 5 October 2010.
15. Web site: In-Public at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery . 19 November 2016 . Format International Photography Festival. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402100617/http://archive11.formatfestival.com/exhibitions/exhibition/public-derby-museum-and-art-gallery . 2 April 2016 . dmy-all .
16. Web site: Format Programme Announcement . 19 November 2016 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150211122147/http://archive11.formatfestival.com/news-and-press/format-programme-announcement . 11 February 2015 . dmy-all .
17. News: Format Festival: Street photography steals the show. 3 March 2011 . 19 November 2016 . Matilda . Battersby . .
18. Web site: Museum of London - London Street Photography . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110322232736/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Special/London-Street-Photography/Default.htm . 22 March 2011 . dmy .
19. Web site: The streets of London and New York come to life in this exhibition and companion installation. . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110850/http://www.mcny.org/content/london-street-photography . 4 March 2016 . dmy .
20. News: 2019-12-29. Sight seeing: London street photography – in pictures. The Guardian. 26 May 2012. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.
21. Web site: iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography . 19 November 2016 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150213060930/http://www.britishcouncil.or.th/en/programmes/arts/past-projects/public-exhibition-street-photography . 13 February 2015 .
22. Web site: iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography . 19 November 2016 . Thailand Creative and Design Centre . 5 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160605130802/http://www.tcdc.or.th/exhibition/detail.php?ID=7996 . dead .
23. News: In-Public: An Exhibition of Street Photography. 19 November 2016 . .
24. Web site: In Public . Snickarbacken 7 . 19 November 2016.
25. Web site: The Sharp Eye. iN-PUBLIC in Mexico: Group Show. 19 November 2016 . Centro de la Imagen .
26. Web site: Pigment Print: London, 2008. 19 November 2016 . .

External links

• • Gibson's profile at In-Public
• Clip from In-Sight documentary with Gibson (video)