Julian Silverman is a documentary photographer from New York City. He loves the art of photography and truly enjoys the process of finding, taking, and editing the picture, but is even more fascinated by different cultures and by people and their stories. His photography is inspired by a desire to capture the beauty and human narratives that permeate everyday scenes.
In 7th grade, his parents let him ride the subway alone for the first time, which sparked his love for exploration and photography. Every day during that Spring Break, he took the subway to different parts of the city and walked around while taking photos on his iPhone 4. Slowly he improved through trial-and-error, Youtube, and the Photography community on Instagram. Once in high school he finally took formal classes for four years and upgraded his equipment, first to his father's DSLR and eventually to new Sony equipment he purchased using proceeds from selling his work at the Union Square farmer's market.
Years later, he still loves grabbing his camera and walking around for hours. While he now has a refined style that is at the intersection of traditional street photography and cityscape photography, he rarely goes out with a specific purpose in mind. He simply photographs whatever he finds compelling––whether it be in New York City, Winston-Salem, or anywhere in the world. Wherever he photographs, the single underlying theme has remained consistent throughout his photography career: a yearning to tell a story through his photographs.
Julian has shown his work in a number of shows, including an exhibit hosted by the Manhattan Borough President featuring work from the COVID-19 quarantine. Julian is currently a member of Artworks Gallery, a co-op gallery in the heart of Winston-Salem, where he actively shows his work.
Julian is a Presidential Scholar in the arts at Wake Forest University, currently majoring in political science and minoring in photography and psychology.