![]() Armed with ignorance and courage I declared myself to be a photographer. When this came to an end when I was 32 years old, I simply lost my head. I realized I wasn’t cut out for the business world: I was on dole for a while, then I got a job as a salesman in children’s wear and moved to Kentucky. How did you decide you wanted to be a photographer after studying business management and working in US corporations? How were you able to make the transition? Growing up, I was a standard hobby photographer. Profession/Job: Independent Photographer, bookkeeper, secretary, accountant, receptionist, mail-clerk, errand boy, darkroom tech, janitor, and cat-box cleaner. Street Photographer since: the mid-1980’s ![]() Motto: “ALWAYS have a camera.” This is not a motto: it’s a Commandment. Nickname: Photobram on the web, none in real life.Ĭurrently living in: The Financial District of New York City The result? Those “odd moments” give us an endearing look into ourselves and sets a very high bar of what the ‘decisive moment’ can be. ![]() You can tell he’s been through it all with gravitas. And Richard has had his share of life’s ups and downs: from struggling to survive, to being a successful commercial photographer. I can continue to ruminate and extrapolate, but you get my point.Įvery photograph Richard makes appear simple yet they tell you a deeper story about who we are as humans and how we live in our society. It takes a great deal of life experience to recognize what he terms as the “odd moments” of life. Like a hamster, going through his motions. Not too different than the automat machines themselves. He makes money every day in his job, deposits it and then withdraws it. It looks routine: Like he’s been doing this all his life. But we know he is older by the way he is dressed, like the typical high-rise office worker- a kind of uniform complete with umbrella and valise. Think about it. We don’t see his face- he’s anonymous. Nothing out of the ordinary, right? Upon closer look, two signs read “Money In” and “Money Out”. At first glance, a balanced photograph of an interesting conservatively dressed man standing in front of the automat. I think the simplest one is the man at the bank deposit and automat (see below). Like a fine wine, you have to air it, swish it around and then drink it in order to experience its full breath. The juxtapositions are a mixture of simple and complex all at once. You can’t just scan through Richard’s images. While many street photographers can capture a funny juxtaposed moment garnering a quick belly laugh, Richard’s images draws you in for a long sustained chuckle that is often thought provoking. Richard’s work quintessentially defines the ‘decisive moment’, with a dry sense of irony and sarcasm. They have forged a path for all of us who want to learn and improve our own vision by establishing high standards with their own work as well as pro-offering the works of masters. And as such, he and his group have helped educate and bring recognition to a photographic art form that is currently enjoying a growing popularity and renaissance. If you don’t already know, Richard is one of the first members of in-Public, the first non-commercial street photography collective established in 2000. Also Leica Liker’s third published photographer! Leica Liker is honored to have Richard Bram, a New York Street Photographer as our #10 guest. # 10 RICHARD BRAM, New York Street Photographer
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