Philip Gefter

Philip Gefter is the author of What Becomes a Legend Most: The Biography of Richard Avedon ; Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe , which received the Marfield Prize for arts writing; and an essay collection, Photography After Frank . He is a regular contributor to the New Yorker's Photobooth, Aperture , and the New York Times , where he was an editor and photography critic for over fifteen years. Gefter produced the award-winning documentary, Bill Cunningham: New York. He lives in New York...See more

Philip Gefter is the author of What Becomes a Legend Most: The Biography of Richard Avedon ; Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe , which received the Marfield Prize for arts writing; and an essay collection, Photography After Frank . He is a regular contributor to the New Yorker's Photobooth, Aperture , and the New York Times , where he was an editor and photography critic for over fifteen years. Gefter produced the award-winning documentary, Bill Cunningham: New York. He lives in New York City. See less