David Solomons (photographer)

David Solomons (31 December 1965) is a British street photographer, best known for his photographs in London.^[1][2][3]

Life and work

Solomons studied documentary photography in Newport between 1993 and 1996.^[4][5] During this period he changed from primarily photographing in black and white to the colour work he is mostly known for. His first major piece of work, Underground, depicting people using the London Underground, was completed during his studies in Newport but not published for fifteen years.

He is a member of the In-Public street photography collective, having joined in 2008.^[6]

Books

Books and zines by Solomons

• Underground. London: Bump, 2009. ISBN 978-0-9560320-0-3.
• Happenstance: Black and White Photographs: 1990–2007. London: Bump, 2009. ISBN 978-0-9560320-1-0.
• Up West. London: Bump, 2015. ISBN 978-0-9560320-2-7. Edition of 1000 copies.
• M11 Link Road Protest. Southport, Merseyside: Café Royal Books, 2016. Edition of 200 copies.^{[n 1]}

Books with contributions by Solomons

• 10 – 10 Years of In-Public. London: Nick Turpin, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9563322-1-9.^{[n 2]}
• London Street Photography 1860–2010. London: Museum of London, 2011. ISBN 978-1-907893-03-2.
• The Street Photographer's Manual. London: Thames & Hudson, 2014. ISBN 978-0-500-29130-6. By David Gibson. Includes a chapter on Solomons.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• Happenstance, Oxford House, London (November 2009)^[7][8]
• Up West, Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff (March 2010)^[9]
• No Smoking, Underground Gallery, London (May/June 2012)^[10]

Selected group exhibitions

• David Hodge Award, The Photographers' Gallery, London.
• A Looking Glass Eye: 21st Century London, Exit Gallery, London.^[11]
• 10 - 10 years of In-Public, Photofusion Gallery, London.^[12]
• Antennas, Voies Off, Arles, France.^[13]
• 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 Solomons, Christophe Agou, Blake Andrews, Narelle Autio, Richard Bram, Melanie Einzig, Adrian Fisk, David Gibson, Nils Jorgensen, George Kelly, Jeffrey Ladd, Andy Morley-Hall, Jesse Marlow, Trent Parke, Gus Powell, Nick Turpin, Paul Russell, Otto Snoek, Matt Stuart, Amani Willett, and the film In-Sight (2011).^{[14][15][16][17]}
• London Street Photography: 1860-2010, Museum of London, London, February–September 2011. Also included work from Richard Bram, Adrian Fisk, David Gibson, Nils Jorgensen, Paul Russell, Matt Stuart, Nick Turpin and others.^[18] Travelled to Museum of the City of New York, July–December 2012.^[19]
• International Street Photography, German Gymnasium, London Street Photography Festival, London.^[20]
• From Distant Streets: Contemporary International Street Photography, Galerie Hertz, Louisville Photo Biennial, Louisville, KY, October–November 2011. Part of Louisville Photo Biennial. Curated by Richard Bram. Included 14 In-Public members, of the 29 photographers included.^[21][22]
• Underground, The Print Space, London, with Dylan Thomas and Gesche Wuerfel.^[23]
• Contemporary London Street Photography, King's Cross Station, London Festival of Photography, London.^[24]
• iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography, Thailand Creative and Design Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, February–March 2013. In conjunction with the British Council.^[25][26][27] Photographs by In-Public members Solomons, Agou, Andrews, Autio, Bram, Einzig, Fisk, Gibson, Jorgensen, Kelly, Ladd, Morley-Hall, Marlow, Parke, Gus Powell, Turpin, Russell, Snoek, Stuart, and Willett.
• In Public, Snickerbacken 7, Stockholm, Sweden, May–June 2013.^[28] Photographs by In-Public members Solomons, Agou, Andrews, Autio, Bram, Einzig, Fisk, Gibson, Jorgensen, Kelly, Ladd, Morley-Hall, Marlow, Parke, Gus Powell, Turpin, Russell, Snoek, Stuart, and Willett.
• The Sharp Eye. In-Public in Mexico, Foto Mexico, Cine Tonalá, Mexico City, Mexico, October–November 2015. Slideshow of photographs by Solomons, Agou, Blake Andrews, Bram, Maciej Dakowicz, Einzig, Fisk, Gibson, Todd Gross, Siegfried Hansen, Jorgensen, Kelly, Marlow, Morley-Hall, Parke, Gus Powell, Mark Powell, Russell, Snoek, Stuart, Turpin, and Willett. Curated by Mark Powell, Carlos Álvarez Montero and Alfredo Esparza.^[29]

Collection

Solomons's work is held in the following public collection:

• Museum of London, London.^[3]

Notes

1. The publisher's page about this is here.
2. The publisher's page about this is here.

References

1. "779 - What was the Subject?". Retrieved 2010-09-13.
2. "Digital Camera World - 21 street photography tips from the professionals". Retrieved 2010-03-26.
3. "England Rugby Team World Cup Victory Parade, Haymarket, London, 2003". Museum of London. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
4. "David Solmons - About". Retrieved 2010-09-12.
5. "Up and coming? David Solomons". Retrieved 2010-09-13.
6. "In-Public - News - Welcome David Solomons". Retrieved 2010-09-13.
7. "David Solomons: Happenstance". Retrieved 2010-09-12.
8. Chivers, Hayley (4 November 2009). "Happenstance: Photographer David Solomons' retrospective opens in London". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2012. The London photographer David Solomons’ first solo retrospective is now open at the Oxford House Gallery in East London
9. "David Solomons: Up West". Retrieved 2010-09-12.
10. "No Smoking, Underground Gallery".
11. "A Looking Glass Eye: 21st Century London".
12. "London Architecture Diary - Planner". Retrieved 2010-09-13.
13. "Antennas, Arles, France".
14. "In-Public at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery". Format Festival. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
15. "Format Programme Announcement". Format Festival. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
16. "In-Public Photographers Format Festival". Archived from the original on October 1, 2015.
17. Battersby, Matilda (3 March 2011). "Format Festival: Street photography steals the show". The Independent. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
18. "Museum of London - London Street Photography".
19. "The streets of London and New York come to life in this exhibition and companion installation.". Museum of the City of New York. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
20. "London Street Photography Festival".
21. "Louisville Photo Biennial". Billy Hertz Gallery. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015.
22. Bram, Richard (19 September 2011). "From Distant Streets". In-Public. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
23. "Underground at Printspace".
24. "London Festival of Photography".
25. "iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography". British Council. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
26. "iN-PUBLiC: An Exhibition of Street Photography". Thailand Creative and Design Centre. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
27. "In-Public: An Exhibition of Street Photography". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
28. "In Public". Snickarbacken 7. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
29. "The Sharp Eye. iN-PUBLIC in Mexico: Group Show". Centro de la Imagen. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Solomons' In-Public page
• Solomons' Strange.rs page
• 'David Solomons shoots Up West' on YouTube
• Interview with David Solomons on Digital Camera World
• David Solomons: What was he thinking?
• 150 years of London street photography
• Backyard Photography Magazine Issue One