Brian Finke's visual cultural commentary focuses on authenticity and the absurdity of everyday life and the range of human behavior. A stylized documentarian and trained photojournalist, Finke’s honesty and intimacy when capturing subjects strike at the core of contemporary life, with a uniquely American point of context and graphic sensibility.
Often with boundary pushing subject matter, Finke challenges the viewer 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 that is 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, (2003), was named one of the best photography books by American Photo magazine. Earlier in his career, Finke was one of twelve 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 US and abroad, and he regularly shoots for editorial clients, including National Geographic, M magazine, and The New York Times as well as commercial clients, including Delta Airlines, Uber Eats, and eBay. In addition to photographing his long-term personal projects, Brian is a guest teacher and hosts workshops at institutions, including Santa Fe Workshops, FotoFilmic, PhotoPhlo, and the International Center of Photography.
A native Texan, Finke lives in Brooklyn and is passionate about travel, tattoos, barbecue, and biking. His most recent monograph Backyard Fights was released by Hat & Beard Press, 2022.
IMAGE LICENSING
Fully Licensable Images
studio@brianfinke.com
INTERVIEWS
Aperture
Cinematik
DAZED
It's Nice That
L’Oeil De La Photographie
Passage
PhotoPhlo
The Cut
The New Yorker
Vice
Washington Post
Wired
TEACHING
FotoFilmic
Fotograsfiska
International Center of Photography
PhotoPhlo
Santa Fe Workshops
COLLABORATIONS
AFAR, Air New Zealand, AnOther Man, AT&T, BBDO, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bon Appétit, Budweiser, Bushmills, California Sunday, Cingular, Condé Nast Traveler, Delta, Deutsch, Dwell, eBay, ESPN, Esquire, GEO, Heineken, IBM, Ikea, Kesselskramer, London Sunday Times, Los Angeles Times, M Le Monde, McCann, Men's Journal, Mobil Delvac, National Geographic, New Yorker, New York Times, Netflix, Nike, Ogilvy & Mather, Rolling Stone, Saveur, Southern Comfort, Talisker Whiskey, Time, Uber, Vice, Wall Street Journal, Wieden+Kennedy, Wired
STUDIO
NYC – Paris – Marfa
+1.917.568.3411
studio@brianfinke.com
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AGENTS
NYC
South James
+1 347 420 4671
christine@southjames.com
Paris
FM&A Le Bureau
+33 1 48 78 38 38
office@fmalebureau.com
GALLERY
Kirk Hopper Fine Art
+1.214.760.9230
natasha@kirkhopperfineart.com
BOOKS
Backyard Fights, 2022
Hip Hop Honeys, 2018
U.S. Marshals, 2014
Construction, 2012
Flight Attendants, 2008
2.4.6.8: American Cheerleaders & Football Players, 2003
Available online Le Grand Jeu, Paris