Philip Gefter

Philip Gefter is an American photography critic and author of four books, including biographies of Sam Wagstaff and Richard Avedon. A former staff member at The New York Times, he served as both a picture editor and photography critic for over fifteen years. In addition to his writing, he produced the 2011 documentary film Bill Cunningham New York and received the 2014 Marfield Prize for his work on Wagstaff.