Allan Tannenbaum
Photojournalist
182 Duane Street
New York, NY 10013
212.431.9797 / 917.440.1887
Curriculum Vitae
Work Experience:
Polaris Images, New York, NY Staff Photojournalist 2004 - Present
Gamma Presse, New York, NY Staff Photojournalist 2001 - 2004
Sygma Photo News, New York, NY Staff Photojournalist 1982 - 2000
SoHo Weekly News, New York, NY Chief Photographer 1973 - 1982
Photo Editor
Rutgers University, Livingston College Instructor in Photography 1970 – 1972
New Brunswick, NJ And Filmmaking
Education:
Master of Arts Program in Filmmaking San Francisco State University 1967 - 1968
San Francisco, California
Bachelor of Arts in Art Rutgers University 1962 – 1967
DeanÕs List New Brunswick, NJ
Book Publications:
New York in the 70s Feierabend Verlag, Berlin 2003
Overlook Press, New York 2009
Overlook Press, New York 2011
John & Yoko: A New York Love Story Insight Editions, San Rafael 2007
New York Feierabend Verlag, Berlin 2004
Professional Associations:
New York Press Photographers Association, Member
Manhattan Community Board #1, Full Member
Awards:
City of New York Proclamation, 2009 Recognition of contribution to the visual history of
New York City
World Press Photo, Amsterdam First Prize, Spot News Stories, The Intifada, 1988
Pictures of the Year Several Awards for The Intifada
Independent Book Publishers Gold Medal for John & Yoko: A New York Love Story
New York Press Photographers Assoc. Four awards in Editorial Illustration, 2011
City of New York Proclamation, 2013 Recognition of photography on 9/11 and 9/11-Still Killing
Major Exhibitions:
Celebrities: We Remember Them Well Group exhibition at Arts Westchester, White Plains, NY
September 2012 – January 2013
New York Street Photography Group exhibition at the Seaport Museum, Museum of
the City of New York, opening January 25th, 2013
Occupy Wall Street Group xxhibition at the Seaport Museum, Museum of the City of New York, opening January 15th, 2012
In Memoriam Group exhibition of 9/11 photographs at Polka Galerie, Paris France, 2011
Cities of New York Group exhibition of 9/11 photographs at Centro Montemartini, Rome, Italy, 2011
Punk Attitude Group exhibition of rock scene photographs at Renoma Galerie, Paris, France, 2011 - 2012
Allan Tannenbaum Reveals New York Solo exhibition of New York in the 70s photographs at Studio 3, New York, NY 2010
John Lennon: The New York City Years Group exhibition of John Lennon photographs, art works, and memorabilia at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex, New York, NY 2009
Fotografia Europea Projection of New York in the 70s photographs at opening of the photography festival in Reggio Emilia, Italy, 2009
Bright Lights, Big City Solo exhibition of New York in the 70s photographs for Art in Tune, Los Angeles, California, 2009
New York in the 70s Solo exhibition of New York in the 70s photographs at the Draywalk Gallery, London, England, 2007
John & Yoko: A New York Love Story Solo exhibition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographs at the Govinda Gallery, Washington, D.C., 2007
John & Yoko & New York in the 70s Solo exhibition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono and New York in the 70s photographs at the Steven Kasher Gallery, New York, N.Y., 2007
New York in the 70s / Postscript 9/11 Solo exhibition of New York in the 70s and 9/11 photographs at the Blenheim Gallery, Greenwich, CT, 2007
Five Years from Ground Zero Group exhibition of 9/11 photographs at the University of Arkansas, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, 2006
New York City Comes Back: Group exhibition of New York City photographs at the
Mayor Ed Koch and the City Museum of the City of New York, 2005 – 2006
John Lennon: Unfinished Music Group exhibition John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographs at Cite de la Musique, Paris, France, 2005 – 2006
New York in the 70s Solo exhibition of New York in the 70s photographs at the Tribute Gallery, New York, NY 2005
Towers of Babylon Photographs of the World Trade Center and 9/11 at the Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia. 2004
SoHo Blues - New York in the 70s Solo exhibition of New York in the 70s photographs at the Visa pour lÕImage photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France, 1997
In the Eye of Desert Storm Group exhibition of Operation Desert Storm by Sygma photographers, Nikon House, New York, N.Y., 1991
The Intifada Exhibition of 1st Prize, Spot News Stories, The Intifada, at the World Press Photo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1989
Lectures and Panel Discussions
Numerous talks and panels at the International Center of Photography, Center for Communication, and various universities and professional groups
Languages:
English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian