Phil Penman Explained

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

Career

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]

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-07-17. Press. Phil Penman.
  2. Web site: 2023-07-17. The eccentric characters of New York City, in pictures. The Daily Telegraph.
  3. Web site: Photographer Phil Penman. 2021-05-11. Loculars. en-US. dead. 2021-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419184504/https://loculars.com/photographer-phil-penman/.
  4. Web site: 2019-12-05. Phil Penman : Street. 2021-05-11. The Eye of Photography Magazine. en-US.
  5. Web site: Chloe. 2018-07-23. Street Photographer Phil Penman Documented the Daily Life of NYC Paparazzi. 2021-05-25. Loenke magazine. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2023-07-17. A photo that defined 9/11. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  7. Web site: Iconic Photo Brings Survivors Together Years After 9/11. 2021-05-11. National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
  8. Web site: The picture that "sums it all up" - September 11th through the eyes of a Dorset photographer. 2021-06-01. BBC.
  9. Web site: Sara. Barnes. 2023-07-17. Woman in Iconic 9/11 Photo Hires the Same Photographer for Her Wedding 17 Years Later. 25 September 2018. My Modern Met.
  10. Web site: Nicole. Darrah. 2023-07-17. Woman in famous 9/11 picture employs same photographer for her wedding. 20 September 2018. Fox News.
  11. Web site: Ginn. Dan. 2019-12-03. The Best Street Photographers of 2019 According to the Phoblographer. 2021-06-04. The Phoblographer. en-US.
  12. Web site: 2023-07-17. The View From The Other Side: Phil Penman's New York City. 12 October 2020. Grazia.
  13. Web site: 2023-07-17. When Experience Leads to Insight - Review of "Street" by Phil Penman. 31 March 2023. Frames Magazine.