Phil Penman
Phil Penman (born 1977) is a British born street photographer living in New York City.
Phil Penman
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- 1977 · Briantspuddle.
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- photographer
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Phil Penman (born 1977) is a British born street photographer living in New York City.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
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.
Career
Career
In 2000 Penman moved to Los Angeles and then to New York City for celebrity news agency Splash News. 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, work from which is included in the National September 11 Memorial & Museum's permanent archive. A woman whom Penman photographed that day hired him to photograph her wedding 17 years later. He was listed as one of ten "Best Street Photographers of 2019 According to the Phoblographer".
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• Street: Photographs. G, 2021. • New York Street Diaries. Germany: teNeues, 2023.. In English and German. • Street Scenes, teNeues, 2025.
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- 1.Press. Phil Penman.
- 2.The eccentric characters of New York City, in pictures. The Daily Telegraph.
- 3.Photographer Phil Penman. Loculars.
- 4.Phil Penman : Street. The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2019-12-05.
- 5.Chloe. Street Photographer Phil Penman Documented the Daily Life of NYC Paparazzi. Loenke magazine. 2018-07-23.
- 6.A photo that defined 9/11. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- 7.Iconic Photo Brings Survivors Together Years After 9/11. National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
- 8.The picture that "sums it all up" - September 11th through the eyes of a Dorset photographer. BBC.
- 9.Barnes, Sara. Woman in Iconic 9/11 Photo Hires the Same Photographer for Her Wedding 17 Years Later. My Modern Met. 25 September 2018.
- 10.Darrah, Nicole. Woman in famous 9/11 picture employs same photographer for her wedding. Fox News. 20 September 2018.
- 11.Ginn, Dan. The Best Street Photographers of 2019 According to the Phoblographer. The Phoblographer. 2019-12-03.
- 12.The View From The Other Side: Phil Penman's New York City. Grazia. 12 October 2020.
- 13.When Experience Leads to Insight - Review of "Street" by Phil Penman. Frames Magazine. 31 March 2023.
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