Michael Ormerod Photography
British, 1947-1991
Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle but spent many years traveling to America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed-out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign from the back, dominating the empty, Western landscape. His photographs are those of the outsider, constantly traveling through a no-man’s-land. Ormerod’s book, States of America, was published shortly after he died to mark an exhibition held at the Zelda & Cheatle Gallery, London. Since then, only one major exhibition of his work has taken place in Sheffield in 2003. A reappraisal of his powerful and uncompromising chronicle of America is long overdue.
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Artist: Michael Ormerod
Guy with Beatbox by Michael Ormerod - American Culture Photography LARGE PRINT
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Guy with Beatbox by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota - Michael Ormerod, Documentary
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michae...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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Photographic Paper
Bucking Bronco by Michael Ormerod - Photography of American Traditions
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Bucking Bronco by Michael Ormerod is available in this size of 24" x 34" in an Edition of 10.
Michael Ormerod was a British photographer with a distinct and powerful voice, whose ca...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Cowboy on Ranch with Cows by Michael Ormerod - American Tradition LARGE PRINT
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Cowboy on Ranch with Cows by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Guy with Beatbox by Michael Ormerod - Classic American Street Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Guy with Beatbox by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Kids under Water Hydrant by Michael Ormerod - Childhood in America LARGE PRINT
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Kids under Water Hydrant by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Water Trails Down Empty Street in Front of Water Tower by Michael Ormerod - USA
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Water Trails down Empty Street in Front of Water Tower by Michael Ormerod is available in this size of 24" x 34" in an Edition of 10.
Michael Ormerod was a British photographer with...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Majorettes on Parade by Michael Ormerod - Vintage American Society LARGE PRINT
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Majorettes on Parade by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Drugs c.1989 - Michael Ormerod, Classic, Nostalgia, Travel, Documentary, Photo
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Drugs is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod.
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1990s Modern Michael Ormerod Photography
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Woman on Road with Police on Bikes Behind by Michael Ormerod - LARGE PRINT
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Woman on Road with Police on Bikes Behind by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Young Navajo at Baseball by Michael Ormerod - Photography of America LARGE PRINT
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Young Navajo at Baseball by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Bucking Bronco by Michael Ormerod - American Traditions in Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Bucking Bronco by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Michael Ormerod was a British photographer with a disti...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Gas Station with Road - Michael Ormerod, America, 20th Century, USA, Nostalgia
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Gas Station with Road is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod.
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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American Legion on Flatbed Truck by Michael Ormerod - Stars and Stripes USA
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
American Legion on Flatbed Truck by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Black Man Looking Out Bus Window by Michael Ormerod - Photographs of America
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Black Man Looking Out Bus Window by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Kids under Water Hydrant by Michael Ormerod - Childhood in America Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Kids under Water Hydrant by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibiti...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
The Open Road by Michael Ormerod - Vintage American Travel Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'The Open Road' by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Female Bronco Rider Close Up by Michael Ormerod - American Culture and Tradition
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Female Bronco Rider Close Up by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhi...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Washington Monument Aglow by Michael Ormerod - American History LARGE PRINT
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Washington Monument Aglow by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibit...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Washington Monument Aglow by Michael Ormerod - American History Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Washington Monument Aglow by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Vanishing Point by Michael Ormerod - Classic Travel Photography LARGE PRINT
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Bucking Bronco by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Rainy Drugs Sign by Michael Ormerod - American Cityscape Photography LARGE PRINT
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Rainy Drugs Sign by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Mic...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Black Man Looking Out Bus Window by Michael Ormerod - Photography LARGE PRINT
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Black Man Looking Out Bus Window by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo ...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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The Open Road by Michael Ormerod - American Landscape Photography (LARGE PRINT)
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'The Open Road' by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Mich...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Young Navajo at Baseball by Michael Ormerod - Photographs of America and Society
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Young Navajo at Baseball by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibiti...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Woman on Road with Police on Bikes Behind by Michael Ormerod - Street Photograph
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Rainy Drugs Sign by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Mic...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Woman with ice Cream by Michael Ormerod - Classic Street Photography in America
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Woman with Ice Cream by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Rainy Drugs Sign by Michael Ormerod - American Gritty Street Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Rainy Drugs Sign by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Mic...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
African American Man on Street - 20th Century, America, Street photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days.
A dramatic Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper available in this size in an Edition of 10.
The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice.
Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption.
The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable.
The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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Photographic Paper, Color
Two Run-Down Fashion Shops - Michael Ormerod, Travel, Documentary photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Two Run-Down Fashion Shops is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod.
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1980s Modern Michael Ormerod Photography
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Deserted Streets with Shadows by Michael Ormerod - Landscape Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Deserted Streets with Shadows is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size of 20" x 24"
States of America by Michael Ormerod:
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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Man Walking Past Parking Lot by Michael Ormerod - Photography of America
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Man Walking Past Parking Lot is a stunning Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper available In this size of 24” x 34” in an edition of 10.
Michael Ormerod was a British photograph...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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Sandwich board in Street by Michael Ormerod - Classic American Street Photograph
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Sandwich Board in Street is a stunning Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper available In this size of 24” x 34” in an edition of 10.
Michael Ormerod was a British photographer w...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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Giant Women Signs by Michael Ormerod - Photography of American Society
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Giant Women Signs is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size of 20" x 24"
States of America:
The body of work, State...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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Photographic Paper, Color
Woman with Ice Cream by Michael Ormerod - Classic Street Photography LARGE PRINT
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Woman with Ice Cream by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, ...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Hobo on Bowery Street by Rollercoaster by Michael Ormerod - LARGE PRINT
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Hobo on Bowery Street by Rollercoaster by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
American Legion on Flatbed Truck by Michael Ormerod - Stars and Stripes LARGE
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
American Legion on Flatbed Truck by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo ...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Empty Town with Post in Foreground by Michael Ormerod - American Towns (LARGE)
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
The Open Road by Michael Ormerod is available as a 24" x 34" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Michae...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Gold Car, Butte Montana by Michael Ormerod - Vintage American Car Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Gold Car, Butte Montana is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size of 20" x 24"
States of America:
The body of wo...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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Cowboy on Ranch with Cows by Michael Ormerod - Photography of America Farmland
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Cowboy on Ranch with Cows by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibit...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Man and Red Arrow by Michael Ormerod - Photographs of 1980s American Society
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Man and Red Arrow is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size of 20" x 24"
States of America:
The body of work, States of America, is the photo...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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Photographic Paper, Color
Boy and Men on Horses by Michael Ormerod - Black and White Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Boy and Men on Horses is a stunning Black and White print on Hahnemuehle Paper, it is available In this size of 24” x 34” in an edition of 10
States of America:
The body of work, S...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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Photographic Paper, Black and White
Vanishing Point by Michael Ormerod - American Landscape Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Vanishing Point by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Mich...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Majorettes on Parade by Michael Ormerod - American Society Portrait Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Majorettes on Parade by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, ...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Hobo on Bowery Street by Rollercoaster by Michael Ormerod - American Society
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Hobo on Bowery Street by Rollercoaster by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Empty Town with Post in Foreground by Michael Ormerod - US Landscape Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Empty Town with Post in Foreground by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous sol...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Black and White
Cars and Sheep by Michael Ormerod - Photography of American Society and Farmland
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Cars and Sheep by Michael Ormerod is available in this size of 24" x 34" in an Edition of 10 .
Michael Ormerod was a British photographer with a distinct and powerful voice, whose c...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Photography
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Man Walking in Front of Building, Houston by Michael Ormerod - Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Man Walking in Front of Building, Houston is a stunning Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper available In this size of 24” x 34” in an edition of 10.
Michael Ormerod was a Briti...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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Steppin' in High Fashions, Colorado - Michael Ormerod, USA, Travel, Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Steppin' in High Fashions is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod.
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1980s Modern Michael Ormerod Photography
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Roadsign and Field - Michael Ormerod, Frontier, America, Abandoned, Boom
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Roadsign and Field is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod.
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1980s Modern Michael Ormerod Photography
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Child with Mask, Hillrose, Colorado by Michael Ormerod - Portrait Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Child with Mask, Hillrose, Colorado is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size of 20" x 24".
All prints are produced to order
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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Sign by Empty Footpath - Michael Ormerod, Travel, Documentary, America, USA
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Sign by Empty Footpath is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod.
All prints are produced to order. Lead times...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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The Palmist - Street photography, America, 20th Century, Robert Frank, Surreal
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10.
Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper.
The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice.
Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption.
The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable.
The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
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Photographic Paper, Color
Purple Door, Montana, 1986 - Michael Ormerod, Travel, Documentary, USA, America
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Purple Door, Montana is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod.
All prints are produced to order. Lead times b...
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1980s Modern Michael Ormerod Photography
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Photographic Paper, Color
Man Walking Past Parking Lot - Classic car, Cadillac, Street photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10.
Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper.
The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice.
Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption.
The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable.
The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
Category
1980s Modern Michael Ormerod Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Man with Newspaper - Street photography, Liberty print, Fashion, Style, America
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10.
Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper.
The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice.
Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption.
The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable.
The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Roadsign and Field by Michael Ormerod - Landscape Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Roadsign and Field is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size of 20" x 24"
States of America:
The body of work, States of America, is the phot...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
Sandwich Board in Street - Michael Ormerod, 20th Century, America, Surreal
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10. Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper.
The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice.
Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption.
The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable.
The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
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