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Brian Finke Portrait 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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(Biography provided by Brian Finke Studio)

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Artist: Brian Finke
John McAfee
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (John McAfee no. 1), 2012 Untitled (John McAfee no. 1) is a 2012 portrait of computer programmer, businessman, and founder of McAfee Securities s...
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2010s Contemporary Brian Finke Portrait Photography

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Untitled (Texas no. 11)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Texas no. 11), 2014 Untitled (Texas no. 11) was made for National Geographic in 2014 at an over one-hundred-year-old ranch in the Texas Panhandle....
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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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Brian Finke Portrait Photography

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Untitled (Cheerleading #81)
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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...
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