Jeff Mermelstein

Jeff Mermelstein (born 1957)[2] is an American photojournalist and street photographer, known for his work in New York City.

Jeff Mermelstein
Born1957 (age 63–64)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA[1]
NationalityUSA
Known forPhotography
Years active1981 – present

Life and work

Mermelstein lives in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn, New York.[3]

Using the camera on an iPhone, he made a series of photographs of messages on people's phone screens in New York City.[3][4] He began the series in October 2017 and published it periodically on Instagram, then as the book #nyc in 2020.[3][4]

Publications
Three books by Mermelstein (among unrelated Pelicans)

Books by Mermelstein
  • SideWalk.
    • Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 1999. ISBN 1899235620.
    • Arles: Actes Sud, 1999. ISBN 2742725814.
    • Frankfurt: Umschau/Braus, 1999. ISBN 3829568231.
    • Side Walk: Per le strade di New York. Rome: Peliti, 1999. ISBN 8885121543.
  • No Title Here. New York: powerHouse, 2003. ISBN 1576871703.
  • Twirl×Run. New York: powerHouse, 2009. ISBN 1576875180.
  • Arena. TBW, 2019. ISBN 978-1-942953-37-1. With an afterword by Robert Slifkin.
  • Hardened. London: Mörel, 2019. ISBN 9781907071645. Edited by David Campany.
  • #nyc. London: Mack, 2020. ISBN 978-1-912339-86-0.[5][6]

Other books with contributions by Mermelstein
  • Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren, eds. Street Photography Now. London: Thames & Hudson, 2010; ISBN 0-500-54393-3 (English, hardback). London: Thames & Hudson, 2010; ISBN 2878113608 (French). London: Thames & Hudson, 2012; ISBN 0-500-28907-7 (English, paperback).

Awards

Exhibitions

Solo
  • Color Photographs, Dance Theater Workshop Gallery; New York City, 1987[1]
  • Recent Color Photographs, The Camera Club of New York, New York City, 1991[1]
  • SideWalk, Italy, France, Ireland, Canada, 1999–2001[1]
  • Ground Zero, International Center of Photography, New York, 2002[1]
  • Jeff Mermelstein, Steven Kasher Gallery, New York City, 2006[1]

References
  1. "Biography & Links". Jeff Mermelstein. artnet.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  2. "Biography". Jeff Mermelstein. Steven Kasher Gallery. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  3. Frishberg, Hannah (July 16, 2020). "Photographer secretly captures New Yorkers' most ridiculous texts".
  4. "This photographer snaps the intimate texts of strangers on the NYC streets". Dazed. July 22, 2020.
  5. "A Photographer Secretly Snapped Shots of New Yorkers' Text Messages. See the Humorous and Heartbreaking Images Here". artnet News. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  6. Rayner, Alex (29 July 2020). "Sex, lies and text messages: the photographer snapping New Yorkers' private thoughts". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  7. "Biography". Jeff Mermelstein. Rick Wester Fine Art. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  8. "Previous winners Archived 2015-02-15 at the Wayback Machine", European Publishers Award for Photography. Accessed 1 May 2014.


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