James and Karla Murray Photography
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James and Karla Murray are husband-and-wife New York based professional photographers and authors. Their critically acclaimed books include Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York, New York Nights, Store Front II- A History Preserved and Broken Windows-Graffiti NYC. The authors’ landmark 2008 book, Store Front, was cited in Bookforum’s Dec/Jan 2015 issue as one of the “Exemplary Art Books From The Past Two Decades” and heralded as “One of the periods most successful New York books.” New York Nights was the winner of the prestigious New York Society Library’s 2012 New York City Book Award. James and Karla Murray’s work has been exhibited widely in major institutions and galleries, including solo exhibitions at the Brooklyn Historical Society, Clic Gallery in New York City, and Fotogalerie Im Blauen Haus in Munich, Germany and group shows at the New-York Historical Society, Museum of Neon Art in Glendale, CA and Brooklyn Historical Society. Their photographs are included in the permanent collections of major institutions, including the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, the New York Public Library, and NYU Langone Medical Center. Their photography has appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times, London Telegraph, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Daily News, New York Magazine and The New Yorker. James and Karla were awarded the 2015 Regina Kellerman Award by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) in recognition of their significant contribution to the quality of life in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. In both 2017 and 2018, Karla and James were awarded a Creative Engagement Manhattan Arts Grant by the New York State Council on the Arts and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Karla and James received the prestigious Art in the Parks: UNIQLO Park Expressions Grant in 2018. James and Karla are represented by Getty Images and live in the East Village of Manhattan with their dog Hudson.
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- JoinedSeptember 2006
- OccupationPHOTOGRAPHERS,AUTHORS
- HometownNYC
- Emailjandk@jamesandkarlamurray.com
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Not only do Jim & Karla chronicle some of the most important history of cities, they also have one of the coolest dogs ever. Seriously, the photography might be genius, but it's got nothing on the dog!
hands down some of the illest fliks from the forgotten industrial corners of nyc. low ego emissions and high on talent, their images have been a definite source of inspiration to me.
James and Karla are the two nicest people you will ever meet. Truly dedicated and honorable folks. Math_
NYC, "La Mecca" is just at five minutes from me, now, thanks to Jim & Karla. You share with us the best street aktivizm & the dopest abandoned places, live n direct from New York, so I thanks you for all your work. Keep on shootin', my friends ! Best from France .Supa.Dope.
Life and art tends to be all about "the company you keep" and now I take great pride in knowing that you are there, site unseen, being company I keep!!! I will continue to learn, and study, and grow and shoot. It's really very wonderful to know that I am not alone in my passions!!! A passion thought to 'tabou' b… Read more
Life and art tends to be all about "the company you keep" and now I take great pride in knowing that you are there, site unseen, being company I keep!!! I will continue to learn, and study, and grow and shoot. It's really very wonderful to know that I am not alone in my passions!!! A passion thought to 'tabou' by the masses, dismissed as vandalism and rebellion. An art form all its own, is on the city's walls, buildings, and bridges, and the artists' themselves seen as vandals. The inner city is a magnificant gallery ...if you dare! Jim and Karla, passionately and relentlessly, document these artists and their work, some of the finest in the world! Work, that will in fact, only last a 'NY' minute, if not caught by the eye and the snap of a shutter. Much love and respect always, ~ClevelandAngel
Read lessWhether or not it’s true, I always feel like I know exactly what’s going on beyond the edges of these photos – the stoop next door, the guy in a leather jacket walking by on the sidewalk, the smell of exhaust and rust, the sound of a faraway car horn. That’s how strong a sense J and K give you of their subjects- the p… Read more
Whether or not it’s true, I always feel like I know exactly what’s going on beyond the edges of these photos – the stoop next door, the guy in a leather jacket walking by on the sidewalk, the smell of exhaust and rust, the sound of a faraway car horn. That’s how strong a sense J and K give you of their subjects- the places, the people, and the art that they love. This stuff is the real deal. I love it, too.
Read less"New York...like i pictured it " says a song of the big Stevie Wonder. Stevie was right but unfortunately, he won't have the chance to see Jim and Karla's work. And that's a shame.
with all the accolades raining down upon them, i'm not sure a flickr testimonial from me is quite on par with the level of love shown jim&karla in the various major media outlets. that love, however, is so very well deserved. jim&karla combine artistic sensibilities with a documentarian's working methodology and pas… Read more
with all the accolades raining down upon them, i'm not sure a flickr testimonial from me is quite on par with the level of love shown jim&karla in the various major media outlets. that love, however, is so very well deserved. jim&karla combine artistic sensibilities with a documentarian's working methodology and passion for the subject matter. basically, their shit is thee shit... nah'mean?
Read lessThank you for bringing us a fat slice of New York, all day, every day.
Phemon!!! For real, Broken Windows changed my outlook and inspired me. Thank you for the heart you have for the art and for the documentation of the diversity of this culture. I should hope to meet you in NY one day, if I ever make it to the mecca! With mad respect! THEKIDBELO!