An iconic street photographer with a unique style, Bruce Gilden was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1946.
The photographic style of Bruce Gilden is defined by the dynamic accent of his pictures, his special graphic qualities, and his original and direct manner of shooting the faces of passers-by with a flash. Gildenās powerful images in black and white and now in color have brought the Magnum photographer worldwide fame.
Gilden has received many awards and grants for his work, including National Endowments for the Arts fellowships (1980, 1984 & 1992), French āVilla Medicis Hors les Mursā grant (1995), grants from the New York State Foundation for the Arts (1979, 1992 & 2000), a Japan Foundation Artist Fellowship (1999) and in 2013 a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship.
Bruce Gilden joined Magnum Photos in 1998. He lives in Beacon, New York.