Brian Finke Photography
American, b. 1976
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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Artist: Brian Finke
Untitled (LSU no. 5)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (LSU no. 5), 2012
From a series of photos that capture the spectacle and revelry of American sports culture. This work documents the legendary football rivalry between LSU ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 67)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 67), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 67) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 59)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 59), 2005
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 59) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 55)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 55), 2005
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 55) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 49)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 49), 2005
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 49) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 48)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 48), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 48) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 46)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 46), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 46) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 38)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 38), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 38) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 42)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 42), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 42) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 24)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 24), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 24) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 20)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 20), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 20) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 18)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 18), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 18) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 15)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 15), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 15) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 14)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 14), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 14) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 9)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 9), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 9) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing male ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Construction no. 41)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction no. 41), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on postur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Construction)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on postures, exp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Construction)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on postures, exp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Construction no. 2)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction no. 2), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on posture...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Construction)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on postures, exp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Construction no. 44)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction no. 44), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on postur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Construction)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on postures, exp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Construction)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on postures, exp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Construction no. 17)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction no. 17), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on postur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Construction no. 47)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction no. 47), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on postur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Construction)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on postures, exp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Construction no. 35)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction no. 35), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on postur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Guprun, Icelandair)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Guprun, Icelandair), 2006
Flying the friendly skies, Brian Finke spent three years, on and off, photographing flight attendants on carriers in the United States and abroad...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Anna and Guprun, Icelandair)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Anna and Guprun, Icelandair), 2006
Flying the friendly skies, Brian Finke spent three years, on and off, photographing flight attendants on carriers in the United States a...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 81)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 81), 2002
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 81), (2002), was published in the artist’s monograph 2.4.6.8: American Cheerleaders & Football Players, Umbrage Editi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Football no. 109)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Football no. 109), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players. M...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print
Untitled (Football no. 41)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Football no. 41), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players. Mi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Football no. 35)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Football no. 35), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players. Mi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 121)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 121), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football player...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 89)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 89), 2001
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 87)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 87), 2001
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 83)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 83), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 47)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 47), 1998
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players...
Category
1990s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 45)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 45), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 20)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 20), 2001
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 4)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 4), 2001
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Birth of Booze no. 32)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Birth of Booze no. 32), 2016
The Birth of Booze. Including images from Peru, where the Incan Empire develop chichi beer; Georgia, where the development of wine began over ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Football no. 16)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Football no. 16), 2002
40 x 40 in, Edition 2/3
Untitled (Football no. 16), 2002, was published in the artist’s monograph 2.4.6.8: American Cheerleaders & Football Players...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Roshayati, Air Asia)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Roshayati, Air Asia), 2006
Flying the friendly skies, Brian Finke spent three years, on and off, photographing flight attendants on carrier...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Tiger Airways)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Tiger Airways), 2006
Flying the friendly skies, Brian Finke spent three years, on and off, photographing flight attendants on carriers in the United States and abroad. The...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (David, Song Airlines)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (David, Song Airlines), 2005
Flying the friendly skies, Brian Finke spent three years, on and off, photographing flight attendants on carrie...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 111)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 111), 2001
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football player...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print
Untitled (Atlantic Challenge no. 11)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Atlantic Challenge no. 11), 2011
Taken in the final minutes of the Atlantic Challenge, a 3-month-long rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean, from the Canary Islands to Bar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Patsy and Kelly, Hawaiian Airlines)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Patsy and Kelly, Hawaiian Airlines), 2006
Flying the friendly skies, Brian Finke spent three years, on and off, photographing flight atten...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (David and Katherine, Song Airlines)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (David and Katherine, Song Airlines), 2005
Flying the friendly skies, Brian Finke spent three years, on and off, photographing flight attendants on carriers in the United S...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Christy, Southwest Airlines)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Christy, Southwest Airlines), 2004
Flying the friendly skies, Brian Finke spent three years, on and off, photographing flight attendants o...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Football no. 73)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Football no. 73), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players. Mi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Birth of Booze no. 37)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Birth of Booze no. 37), 2016
The Birth of Booze. Including images from Peru, where the Incan Empire develop chichi beer; Georgia, where the development of wine began over ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Birth of Booze no. 36)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Birth of Booze no. 36), 2016
The Birth of Booze. Including images from Peru, where the Incan Empire develop chichi beer; Georgia, where the development of wine began over ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Birth of Booze no. 29)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Birth of Booze no. 29), 2016
The Birth of Booze. Including images from Peru, where the Incan Empire develop chichi beer; Georgia, where the development of wine began over ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Atlantic Challenge no. 36)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Atlantic Challenge no. 36), 2011
Taken in the final minutes of the Atlantic Challenge, a 3-month-long rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean, from the Canary Islands to Bar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Atlantic Challenge no. 35)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Atlantic Challenge no. 35), 2011
Taken in the final minutes of the Atlantic Challenge, a 3-month-long rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean, from the Canary Islands to Bar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Atlantic Challenge no. 34)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Atlantic Challenge no. 34), 2011
Taken in the final minutes of the Atlantic Challenge, a 3-month-long rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean, from the Canary Islands to Bar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
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