Nick Turpin (born 1969) is a British
street photographer[1][2] and advertising and design photographer. He is based in London and near Lyon, France.[1]
Turpin established the first international collective of street photographers,[3][4]In-Public, in 2000[5][6][7][8] and was a member until 2018. His work has been published in his own book, On The Night Bus (2016) and in various survey publications, as well as being included in a number of group exhibitions. He publishes through Nick Turpin Publishing, makes short films, and gives workshops on street photography[9][10][11]
Phil Coomes, writing for
BBC News in 2009, considered Turpin "one of the best" street photographers.[1]
Turpin established the first international collective of street photographers,[4]In-Public, in 2000[5][6][7][3] with the intention of bringing together like minded photographers to hold exhibitions, produce books and conduct workshops.[15]Colin Westerbeck, writing in Time in 2011, said Turpin was "notable for having been instrumental in a collaborative documentary project", namely In-Public.[3] He left the collective in 2018.[16][17]
In 2010 he established Nick Turpin Publishing which published the book 10 – 10 Years of In-Public (2010).
In August 2017, in collaboration with Hoxton Mini Press and Jason Reed, Turpin organised Street London, a street photography symposium.[19] He has also given talks about[20] and workshops on street photography.[9][10]
Publications
Publications by Turpin
On The Night Bus. Tales from the City Book 2.
London: Hoxton Minipress, 2016.
ISBN978-1-910566-16-9. With a foreword by
Will Self, "I Used to Take the Night Bus."
London Street Photography: 1860–2010. London:
Museum of London; Stockport:
Dewi Lewis, 2011.
ISBN978-1907893032. Selected from the Museum of London collection by Mike Seaborne and Anna Sparham. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Museum of London.
Unseen London. London: Hoxton Mini Press, 2017.
ISBN978-1-910566-24-4. With photographs by and interviews with various photographers, and text by Rachel Segal Hamilton.
London Nights. London: Hoxton Mini Press. 2018.
ISBN978-1-910566-34-3. With essays by Anna Sparham and poetry by
Inua Ellams. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the
Museum of London.
Crosswalks: Contemporary Street Photography,Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, OK, 24 May – 8 October 2006. With work by Turpin and 13 other photographers.[21]
Onto the Streets, Photofusion, London, 21 July – 16 September 2006, then toured with the
British Council.[20]
10 - 10 years of In-Public / In-Public @ 10, Photofusion Gallery, London. Included photographs by In-Public members Turpin,
Matt Stuart,
David Gibson,
Richard Bram, Andy Morley-Hall, Trent Parke, Narelle Autio, Adrian Fisk, Nils Jorgensen,
Jesse Marlow, Melanie Einzig,
Jeffrey Ladd, Amani Willett, Gus Powell, Christophe Agou, Otto Snoek, Blake Andrews, David Solomons, George Kelly and
Paul Russell.[22]
Street Photography Now,Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff, 10 October – 14 November 2010. Photographs from the book Street Photography Now (2011).[23]
Street Photography Now, shop windows throughout the
Canal Saint-Martin area, part of Mois de la Photo-OFF, Paris, 5–28 November 2010;[24] Gallery Lichtblick, Cologne, 2010;[citation needed] Uno Art Space, Stuttgart, 2 April – 25 June 2011.[25] With work by Turpin as well as Autio,
Maciej Dakowicz,
Bruce Gilden, Thierry Girard, Markus Hartell, Jorgensen,
Martin Kollar, Jens Olof Lasthein, Frederic Lezmi, Marlow,
Jeff Mermelstein, Parke, Gus Powell, Snoek, Stuart,
Alex Webb, and Wolgang Zurborn.
London Street Photography: 1860-2010,Museum of London, London, 18 February – 4 September 2011. Included work by Turpin as well as In-Public members Bram, Fisk, David Gibson, Jorgensen, Russell, Stuart, and others.[28] Travelled to
Museum of the City of New York, 27 July – 2 December 2012.[29]
Entente Cordial,St Pancras International railway station, London, 1–31 July 2011, included Turpin's The French with work by Jorgensen, part of The London Street Photography Festival.[30][31]
10 - 10 years of In-Public / In-Public @ 10, with work by 20 photographers including Turpin; The French by Turpin; and In-Sight (2011), part of Les Ballades Photographiques festival, Seyssel, France, 12–23 July 2011.[32]
From Distant Streets: Contemporary International Street Photography, Galerie Hertz, Louisville Photo Biennial, Louisville, KY, 2 October – 12 November 2011.[33]