Paul Graham
- Introduction
- Paul Graham (born 1956) is a British fine-art and documentary photographer. He has published three survey monographs, along with 17 other publications. His work has been exhibited in the Italian Pavilion of the 49th Venice Biennale (2001), Switzerland's national Fotomuseum Winterthur, and a solo exhibition at New York City's Museum of Modern Art. He was included in Tate's Cruel and Tender survey exhibition of 20th century photography (2003), and a European mid career survey exhibition at Museum Folkwang, Essen, which toured to the Deichtorhallen, Germany, and Whitechapel Gallery, London. A 2015 survey of his American work, The Whiteness of the Whale, was exhibited at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Graham has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, the Hasselblad Award, the W. Eugene Smith Grant, received a Guggenheim Fellowship, and won the inaugural Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards prize for best photographic book of the past 15 years.
- Wikidata
- Q522568
- Introduction
- Since 1977, Graham has been an independent photographer and teacher in London, England. His documentary-style photographs focus on social themes.
- Nationalities
- British, English
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Teacher, Photographer
- Name
- Paul Graham
- Ulan
- 500036829
Exhibitions
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XL: 19 New Acquisitions in Photography
May 10, 2013–Jan 6, 2014
MoMA
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The Shaping of New Visions: Photography, Film, Photobook
Apr 16, 2012–Apr 21, 2013
MoMA
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a shimmer of possibility. Photographs by Paul Graham
Feb 4–May 18, 2009
MoMA
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Photography: Inaugural Installation
Nov 20, 2004–Jun 6, 2005
MoMA
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Paul Graham: American Night
Oct 12–Dec 29, 2003
MoMA PS1
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Paul Graham has
8 exhibitionsonline.
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Paul Graham Young Executives, Bank of England, London from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road November 1981
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Paul Graham Interior, John's Cafe, Sandy, Bedfordshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road April 1981
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Paul Graham Mac's Cafe, Alconbury, Cambridgeshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road April 1981
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Paul Graham Driver's Discussing Redundancies, Morley's Cafe, Markham Moor, Nottinghamshire November 1981
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Paul Graham Ashtray on Table, Morley's Cafe, Markham Moor, Nottinghamshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road February 1981
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Paul Graham Petrol Station, Blyth Services, Nottinghamshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road March 1981
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Paul Graham Blyth Services at Night, Blyth, Nottinghamshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road February 1981
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Paul Graham Interior, Blyth Services, Blyth, Nottinghamshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road June 1981
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Paul Graham Bible, Driver's Bedroom, Blyth Services, Blyth, Nottinghamshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road February 1981
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Paul Graham Driver, Hillcrest Cafe, Selby Fork, North Yorkshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road August 1981
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Paul Graham Windsock in Rain, North Yorkshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road November 1981
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Paul Graham Interior, Rainton Services, North Yorkshire from the porfolio A1: The Great North Road November 1981
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Paul Graham Burning Fields, Melmerby, North Yorkshire September 1981
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Paul Graham Interior of Cafe, Londonderry, North Yorkshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road September 1981
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Paul Graham Interior, Tyne House Cafe, Catterick, North Yorkshire from the portfolio The Great North Road September 1981
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Paul Graham Looking North, Newcastle By-Pass, Tyne and Wear from the portfolio The Great North Road November 1981
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Paul Graham North Sea, Borders from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road May 1981
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Paul Graham Great North Road Garage, Edinburgh from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road November 1981
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Paul Graham Old Methodist Church, Archway, North London from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road November 1982
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Paul Graham Woman at Bus Stop, Mill Hill, North London from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road November 1982
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Paul Graham Looking Back on the City, Highbury, North London from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road March 1982
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Paul Graham Lorry Driver, Beacon Services, South Mimms, Hertfordshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road May 1982
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Paul Graham Train and Cars, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road November 1982
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Paul Graham Hedge in Wind, Bedfordshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road June 1982
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Paul Graham Tony, Tower Cafe, Caldecote, Bedfordshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road May 1982
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Paul Graham Flooded Fields, Bedfordshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road June 1982
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Paul Graham Cafe Waitress, John's Cafe, Sandy, Bedfordshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road May 1982
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Paul Graham Little Chef in Rain, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road May 1982
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Paul Graham Driver Drinking Tea, Brampton, Cambridgeshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road May 1982
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Paul Graham Cafe Assistants, Compass Cafe, Colsterworth, Lincolnshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road November 1982
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Paul Graham Driver, Lay-By, West Yorkshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road March 1982
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Paul Graham Ferrybridge Powerstation, West Yorkshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road November 1982
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Paul Graham Poppies in Mist, Bramham, West Yorkshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road May 1982
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Paul Graham Bus Converted to Cafe, Lay-By, West Yorkshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road November 1982
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Paul Graham Company Representative, Leeming Services, North Yorkshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road September 1982
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Paul Graham Driver's Bedroom, Tyne House Cafe, Catterick, North Yorkshire from the portfolio The Great North Road February 1982
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Paul Graham Fields at Dusk, Barton, North Yorkshire from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road November 1982
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Paul Graham Couple on Day-Trip, Washington Services, Tyne and Wear May 1982
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Paul Graham Bus, Car and Airplane, Newcastle By-Pass, Tyne and Wear from the portfolio A1: The Great North Road February 1982
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Paul Graham New Housing, Newcastle By-Pass, Tyne and Wear from the porfolio A1: The Great North Road May 1982
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Paul Graham Waiting Room, Southwark Department of Health and Social Security, South London 1984
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Paul Graham H-Block Protest, Derry, Northern Ireland 1984
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Paul Graham Crouched Man, DHSS Waiting Room, Bristol 1984
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Paul Graham DHSS Emergency Centre, Elephant and Castle, South London 1984
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Paul Graham Waiting Room, Poplar DHSS, East London 1985
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Paul Graham Unionist Coloured Kerbstones at Dusk, Near Oman 1985
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Paul Graham New Orleans, 2004 (Woman Eating) 2004
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Paul Graham Untitled (North Dakota) from the series a shimmer of possibility 2005
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