Paul Russell (photographer)

Paul Russell (1966) is a British street photographer,^[1][2][3][4] based in Weymouth, Dorset.^[3] He is a member of the In-Public international street photography collective.^[5]

Russell's work has been published in a few survey publications on street photography, and is in the collection of the Museum of London. He has had solo exhibitions in venues around the UK, and in group exhibitions in various locations worldwide.

Phil Coomes, writing for BBC News in 2011, said Russell's "eye for a humorous moment is as keen as any you will find".^[3]

Life and work

Russell was born in London in 1966. He is based in Weymouth, Dorset, England.^[3] Russell became a member of the In-Public international street photography collective in 2010.^[5]

Publications with contributions by Russell

• 10 – 10 Years of In-Public. London: Nick Turpin Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9563322-1-9. Includes an essay by Jonathan Glancey, "Outlandish Harmony"; a foreword by Nick Turpin; and a chapter each by In-Public members Russell, Turpin, David Gibson, Richard Bram, Andy Morley-Hall, Trent Parke, Narelle Autio, Jesse Marlow, Adrian Fisk, Nils Jorgensen, Melanie Einzig, Jeffrey Ladd, Amani Willett, Gus Powell, Christophe Agou, Otto Snoek, Blake Andrews, David Solomons, Matt Stuart, and George Kelly.
• Street Photography Now. London: Thames & Hudson, 2010. ISBN 978-0-500-54393-1 (hardback). London: Thames & Hudson, 2011. ISBN 978-0-500-28907-5 (paperback). Edited by Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren.
• London Street Photography: 1860–2010. London: Museum of London; Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2011. ISBN 978-1907893032. Selected from the Museum of London collection by Mike Seaborne and Anna Sparham. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Museum.
• The Street Photographer's Manual. London: Thames & Hudson, 2014. ISBN 978-0-500-29130-6. By David Gibson. Includes contributions from Russell, as well as In-Public members Andrews, Stuart, Jorgensen, Parke, Marlow, Solomons, Autio, Turpin, Bram, Morley-Hall, Gus Powell, and others.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• Beside the Sea, Gallery 435, Slough, England, September–October 2006;^[6][7] then toured to South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, England, February–March 2007;^[8] and Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim, Northern Ireland, September 2007.^[9]
• London Tourist's Guide and Beside the Sea, Housmans Bookshop, King's Cross, London, July–September 2010.^[10]
• Stand Up!, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield, England, October 2010. One of a series of Stand Up! exhibitions running alongside Grin Up North – The Sheffield Comedy Festival.^[11]

Exhibitions with others or during festivals

• in-public @ 10, Photofusion, Brixton, London, May–July 2010.^{[12][n 1]} Travelled to Les Ballades Photographiques de Seyssel, Seyssel, France, July 2011;^[13][14] Photographs by In-Public members Russell, Matt Stuart, Nick Turpin, David Gibson, Richard Bram, Jesse Marlow, Andy Morley-Hall, Trent Parke, Narelle Autio, Adrian Fisk, Nils Jorgensen, Melanie Einzig, Jeffrey Ladd, Amani Willett, Gus Powell, Christophe Agou, Otto Snoek, Blake Andrews, David Solomons, George Kelly and Paul Russell.
• Street Photography Now, Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff, October–November 2010,^[15] and toured to Contributed Studio for the Arts, Berlin, December 2010 – January 2011;^[16] Museum of Printing, Historical Museum of Warsaw, Warsaw, November 2011 – January 2012;^[17][18] Poortersloge, part of Brugge Foto 13 festival, Bruge, Belgium, December 2013 – January 2014.^[19][20][21] Photographs from the book Street Photography Now (2011) by Russell as well as Agou, Arif Aşçı, Autio, Polly Braden, Bang Byoung-Sang, Maciej Dakowicz, Carolyn Drake, Einzig, George Georgiou, Gibson, Bruce Gilden, Thierry Girard, Andrew Z. Glickman, Siegfried Hansen, Markus Hartel, Jorgensen, Richard Kalvar, Martin Kollar, Jens Olof Lasthein, Frederic Lezmi, Marlow, Jeff Mermelstein, Joel Meyerowitz, Mimi Mollica, Parke, Martin Parr, Gus Powell, Mark Alor Powell, Bruno Quinquet, Snoek, Stuart, Ying Tang, Alexey Titarenko, Turpin, Munem Wasif, Alex Webb, Willett, Michael Wolf, Artem Zhitenev and Wolfgang Zurborn.
• Right Here, Right Now – Exposures From The Public Realm, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Format 11 Photography Festival, Derby, England, March–April 2011. Exhibition of photographs by In-Public members Russell, Agou, Andrews, Autio, Bram, Einzig, Fisk, Gibson, Jorgensen, Kelly, Ladd, Marlow, Morley-Hall, Parke, Gus Powell, Turpin, Snoek, Solomons, Stuart, Willett, and the film In-Sight (2011).^[22][23][24]
• London Street Photography: 1860-2010, Museum of London, London, 18 February – 4 September 2011. Included work by Russell as well as In-Public members Bram, Fisk, Gibson, Jorgensen, Stuart, Turpin, and others.^[25] Travelled to the Museum of the City of New York, 27 July – 2 December 2012.^[26]
• Landscape and Industry, Lighthouse Arts Centre, Poole, England, April–September 2011. Russel with Joe Stevens and Local photography club the Happy Snappers.
• International Photography Festival No.2, Tel Aviv, Israel, October 2012. In-Public group exhibition.
• iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography, Thailand Creative and Design Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, February–March 2013. In conjunction with the British Council.^[27][28][29] Photographs by In-Public members Russell, Agou, Andrews, Autio, Bram, Einzig, Fisk, Gibson, Jorgensen, Kelly, Ladd, Marlow, Morley-Hall, Parke, Gus Powell, Turpin, Snoek, Solomons, Stuart, and Willett.
• In Public, Snickarbacken 7, Stockholm, Sweden, May–June 2013.^[30][31] Photographs by In-Public members Russell, Agou, Andrews, Autio, Bram, Einzig, Fisk, Gibson, Jorgensen, Kelly, Ladd, Marlow, Morley-Hall, Parke, Gus Powell, Turpin, Snoek, Solomons, Stuart, and Willett.
• Miami Street Photography Festival, Miami, FL, December 2013. In-Public group exhibition along with other collectives STRATA and CALLE 35.^[32]

Collection

Russell's work is held in the following collection:

• Museum of London, London.^[33]

Notes

1. The Photofusion website claims it showed the exhibition in 2012 but it actually did so in 2010.

References

1. Morris, Linda (11 September 2010). "Fear shrouds faces in the street". Sydney: The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
2. Coomes, Phil (1 March 2013). "Up close with the candidates in Eastleigh". BBC News. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
3. Coomes, Phil (21 September 2011). "When man meets beast at a country show". BBC News. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
4. Attwood, Alan (2010). "Life on the Streets". The Big Issue (Australia) (The Big Issue Company) (27 December 2010–3 January 2011): 24–27.
5. Turpin, Nick (2010). 10 – 10 Years of In-Public. London: Nick Turpin Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9563322-1-9.
6. "Beside the Sea - Photography by Paul Russell". Gallery 435. Archived from the original on 12 October 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
7. "Events Guide - September 2006". BBC. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
8. Editors of Writer's Digest Books (2008). 2009 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market - Listings. F+W. ISBN 9781582976549.
9. Frank, Priscilla (13 September 2007). "Clotworthy takes centre stage". Derry: Derry Journal. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
10. "Paul Russell Photography Exhibition @ Housmans". Housmans Bookshop. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
11. "Stand Up!: Exhibitions". Bank Street Arts. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
12. "In-Public@10". Photofusion. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
13. "74 - Seyssel • Balades photographiques de Seyssel". fr:Compétence photo. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
14. "Les balades photographiques de Seyssel, du 12 au 23 juillet". fr:La Tribune républicaine de Bellegarde. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
15. "Street photography now at the Third Floor Gallery". In-Public. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
16. "Contributed Studio for the Arts". In-Public. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
17. "'Street photography now' – exhibition". City of Warsaw. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
18. "Street Photography Here And Now". Culture.pl. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
19. "Expo Street Photography Now: 15 December 2013 – 5 Januari 2014". 44 Gallery. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
20. "Het Fotohuis en 44 Gallery tonen ‘Streetphotography now’.". Fotohuis Academie Brugge. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
21. "Zaalfoto’s Street Photography Now". Fotohuis Academie Brugge. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
22. "In-Public at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery". Format Festival. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
23. "Format Programme Announcement". Format Festival. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
24. Battersby, Matilda (3 March 2011). "Format Festival: Street photography steals the show". The Independent. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
25. "Museum of London - London Street Photography".
26. "The streets of London and New York come to life in this exhibition and companion installation.". Museum of the City of New York. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
27. "iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography". British Council. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
28. "iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography". Thailand Creative and Design Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
29. "In-Public: An Exhibition of Street Photography". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
30. "Olympus sponsrar: CUP – Contemporary Urban Photography presents "In-Public – In Stockholm" - A Street Photography exhibition". Olympus Corporation. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
31. "In Public". Snickarbacken 7. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
32. "MSPF 2013 Schedule". Miami Street Photography Festival. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
33. "Pigment Print: The City". Museum of London. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Russell's profile at In-Public
• Paul Russell: What Was He Thinking at Blake Andrews's blog, B
• Paul Russell: Beside The Sea at David Alan Harvey's Burn Magazine