Photographer Brian Finke's work is a visual culture commentary that focuses on authenticity and the absurdity of everyday life as well as the range of human behavior. A stylized documentarian and trained photojournalist, Finke’s honesty and intimacy in capturing subjects strikes at the core of contemporary life, with a uniquely American point of context and graphic sensibility.
Often by way of boundary-pushing subject matter, Finke challenges viewers to confront what is often right in front of them, with an almost surreal understanding of immediacy, time and place. From street photography to commercial portraiture to fashion editorials, his immersion in culture-at-large creates imagery deeply tied to the political and emotional undertones of the modern world.
A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Finke received a BFA in photography. He is the author of several books, and his first monograph, 2-4-6-8: American Cheerleaders and Football Players (Umbrage Editions, 2003), was named one of the best photography books by American Photo magazine.
Earlier in his career, Finke was one of 12 artists nominated for the International Center for Photography’s annual Infinity Award, and he won a prestigious New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship. His work is in nine museum collections in the U.S. and abroad, and he regularly shoots for editorial clients like National Geographic, the New Yorker, and the New York Times as well as commercial clients, including Delta Airlines, Uber Eats and Budweiser.
In addition to photographing his long-term personal projects, Finke is a guest teacher in photography at the International Center for Photography in Manhattan, the New School, Red Hook Labs in Brooklyn and FotoFilmic in Vancouver. A native Texan, he lives in Brooklyn and is passionate about travel, tattoos, barbecue and biking.
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Untitled (Football #16)
By Brian Finke
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print Signed, numbered, and dated, verso 15 x 15 inches (Edition of 10) 30 x 30 inches (Edition of 4) 40 x 40 inches (Edition of 3) This photograph is offered by Clam...
C Print
Price Upon Request
Untitled (Cheerleading #81)
By Brian Finke
Located in New York, NY
Chromogenic print Signed, numbered, and dated, verso 30 x 30 inches 40 x 40 inches (Total edition of 4 + 2 APs) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. P...
C Print
$600
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 0.04 in
A Million Dead End Streets (Stage of Consciousness) - featuring Radha Mitchell
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
A Million Dead End Streets (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 40x40cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$380
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Let it be (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Let it be (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #...
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The sleeping girl (54x72inches) by Tyler Shields
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
$500
H 14.97 in W 14.57 in D 0.04 in
Untitled (9/11) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (9/11) - 2001 Edition of 5, 38x37cm. Archival C-Print, on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory number: 1539. Signature label and certifi...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$350
H 7.88 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
I love you (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, Figurative
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
I love you (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 - 20x24cm, Edition of 10, digital C-Print print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory No. 8661, not ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$500
H 14.97 in W 14.57 in D 0.04 in
Untitled (9/11) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (9/11) - 2001 Edition of 5, 38x37cm. Archival C-Print, on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory number: 1546. Signature label and certifi...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$900
H 18.9 in W 18.51 in D 0.04 in
Summertime (Oxana's 30th Birthday) starring Radha Mitchell
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Summertime (Oxana's 30th Birthday) starring Radha Mitchell - 2007 48x46cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Sig...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$300
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Untitled (Oilfields) Contemporary, 21st Century, Portrait, Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields) - 2004, 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 1195.01. Not mounted. OILFI...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$600
H 15.75 in W 18.9 in D 0.04 in
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Stage of Consciousness) - featuring Radha Mitchell
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 40x48cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$300
H 7.88 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Are you gonna leave me? - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Are you gonna leave me?' (Till Death do us Part) - 2008 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory ...
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$357
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Fountain Head - Stay, starring Ryan Gosling / expired Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fountain Head (Stay), starring Ryan Gosling 2006 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, matte surface, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory...
Photographic Film, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$380
H 7.88 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
After the Accident (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
After the Accident (Suburbia) - 2004 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Signed on verso with Certificate, Artist inventory number: 1668. Not mounte...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid