Glen E. Friedman
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Glen Ellis Friedman March 3, 1962 North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Photography |
Glen E. Friedman (born March 3, 1962) is an American photographer and artist.
Friedman has photographed rebellious artists Fugazi,Black Flag,Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, Minor Threat, Misfits, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys,Run-D.M.C.,KRS-One, and Public Enemy, as well as classic skateboarding originators Tony Alva,Jay Adams,Alan Gelfand, Duane Peters, and Stacy Peralta. Although this work is documentary by association, he considers the work to be fine art photography, which his most recent work exhibits more obviously.
Friedman's photography has been published in six of his books as well as in other publications, on record covers, and has been exhibited in art galleries and museums. His work is held in the photography collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. He has been inducted as an "Icon" into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame.
Friedman is a progressive political activist, shuns intoxicants (straight edge), and follows a strict vegan diet. He lives in New York City.
As a child Friedman skateboarded in the West Los Angeles schoolyards of Santa Monica, California. Whilst in junior high school, in the fall of 1976, Friedman corralled some of his friends, who were beginning to be featured in magazines, into riding in an empty swimming pool so he could take pictures. He showed the results to a freelance SkateBoarder writer, who put Friedman in touch with the editor. SkateBoarder published photographs by Friedman as a full-page subscription advertisement. He soon after became their youngest staff member.
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