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Louis Dor
Nov 08, 2017

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Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Ryan Weideman travelled to New York City in 1980 to become a street photographer.
He had produced some stylistically influential exhibitions already, but found himself in need of money.
A conversation with his taxi-driving neighbour sparked his profession for the next few decades - a photographer who specialises in making his passengers of his taxi, his studies.
For 30 years, from 5pm to 5am on weekends, the interior of Ryan Weideman's cab became his studio.… https://t.co/GehRl5i1dn— DesignObserver (@DesignObserver) 1509572077
#NYC cab driver spends 30 years #photographing his passengers 📷: Ryan Weideman via @mymodernmet… https://t.co/gVsuFTMZl3— SiS ViRAL (@SiS ViRAL) 1508303431
He recently gave an interview with Artists in Residence TV, in which he described an exhibition of his work from the cab, spanning 30 years:
His work on this series has attained a Guggenheim Fellowship Grant, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and a NEA Fellowship Grant, as well as featuring most recently at Espronceda, Barcelona.
He is represented by Bruce Silverstein. You can view more of his work on the gallery website.
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