Brandon Tauszik is an image-maker based in Los Angeles and Oakland, CA. Tauszik’s work examines elements of America’s social periphery and has appeared in places like The Washington Post, The Atlantic, the British Journal of Photography, and more. He is the recipient of grants from the Pulitzer Center, California Humanities, as well as a fellowship from the Starling Lab at Stanford University.
Email: brandon@brandontauszik.com
Instagram: @be_dizzle
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Photography mentor @ Las Fotos Project
AWARDS & GRANTS
2024 California Humanities - California Documentary Project Grant
2023 Stanford University - Starling Lab Fellowship
2023 Anthem Awards - Gold Prize, Digital & Innovative Experiences
2023 Webby Awards - Nominee, Best Individual Editorial Feature Website
2023 SF Camerawork Forecast - Honorable Mention
2023 W3 Awards - Gold Prize, Website Features-Best Use of Photography
2020 Emerson Collective - Covid-19 Documentary Storytelling Commission
2018 Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting - Incarceration Reporting Grant
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Fifteen Vaults (solo) - The Fulcrum, LA, CA - Curated by Josh Schaedel
2024 On the Shelf - Filter Space, Chicago, IL - Curated by Clint Woodside
2024 SF Retake - Harvey Milk Photo Center, SF, CA - Curated by Maren Levinson
2024 Capture Photography Festival - Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC - Curated by Emmy Lee Wall
2023 Leaning on Luck - Book & Job Gallery, SF, CA - Curated by Austin Leong
2023 Contagious Culture - Superchief Gallery, LA, CA - Curated by Edward Zipco
2023 Fair Chance - Los Angeles County Hall of Administration, LA, CA - Curated by Yosi Sergant
2023 Pyramid Scheme - Bass & Reiner Gallery, SF, CA - Curated by Chris Grunder
2022 Facing Life (solo) - SF Public Library, SF, CA - Curated by Jesse Dutton-Kenny
2020 Cell Signals - SF Camerawork, SF, CA - Curated by Pete Brook
2020 Pale Blue Dress (solo) - Book & Job Gallery, SF, CA - Curated by Carson Lancaster
2019 Syria Street - Mueral, NY, NY - Curated by Celine Villaneau
2018 Extended Cinemas - Exploratorium, SF, CA - Curated by Samuel Sharkland
2017 Syria Street (solo) - Electric Objects, NY, NY - Curated by Alex Ginsberg
2017 Tapered Throne - 6th On 7th Gallery, SF, CA - Curated by Tanya Gayer
2017 CUT Festival - Archive Gallery, London, UK - Curated by Jamie Lewis Hadley
2015 Catchlight Status Update - SOMArts, SF, CA - Curated by Rian Dundon
EVENTS
2023 Guest Lecture with Prof. Sayre Quevedo, Columbia University
2022 Artist Talk with Nigel Poor of Ear Hustle, SF Public Library
2022 Guest Lecture with Prof. A.L. Steiner, Yale University
2022 Guest Lecture with Prof. Jessica Hatrick, USC
2022 Inclusive Storytelling Workshop, Pomona College
2022 Guest Lecture with Prof. John Wihbey, Northeastern University
2022 Guest Lecture with Prof. Chris Sims, Duke University
2022 Guest Lecture with Prof. Patrick Davison, UNC Chapel Hill
2021 Guest Lecture with Prof. Danna Singer, Yale University
2019 Guest Lecture with Prof. Linda Connor, San Francisco Art Institute
2018 Artist Workshop, Destiny Arts Center, Oakland, CA
2017 Artist Talk, Toynbee Studios, London, UK
2015 Guest Lecture with Prof. Rian Dundon, San Francisco Art Institute
2015 Guest Lecture with Dr. Monika Hudson, University of San Francisco
2012 Artist Talk, Open Show, San Francisco, CA
IN PRINT
2023 M Le magazine du Monde, Fifteen Vaults Project Feature - France
2023 Eggy Press, Fifteen Vaults Photo Book - USA
2022 Fisheye Magazine, Photo Review Book - France
2021 Generaiderz Magazine, Quarantine Dreams - USA
2020 Edition One Books, Pale Blue Dress - USA
2017 Fisheye Magazine, Photobook Vol. 1 - France
2016 Raw View Magazine, #06 - The Netherlands
2016 Vision Magazine, #155 - China
2015 Catchlight, Status Update - USA
2014 Same Coin Press, All Night Long Vol.2 - USA