Henry Buhl is a renowned photographer, art collector, philanthropist and community activist.
Background:
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, he attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. After graduation, Henry spent a number of years working as an analyst on Wall Street and managing mutual funds in Geneva. Nevertheless, he had always retained a deep interest in visual art, and in 1980 he found the opportunity to pursue that passion. He brought his new camera to his niece's wedding to practice alongside the professional photographer. The bride and groom were lucky he did: every single one of the professional photographer's pictures was ruined by a camera malfunction. Henry had the only pictures of the wedding. The newlyweds loved his pictures, and soon he began photographing charity events as well as boutique and movie openings. He eventually opened a studio with several other young photographers. As his career prospered, he became one of the first major art collectors in SoHo and one of the first champions of emerging downtown artists. Henry's fascination with art has persisted; his collection of images of hands opened at The Guggenheim Museum of New York in the summer of 2004, and has since been displayed in major art museums in Spain, Germany, and Russia. An active participant in many art institutions, Henry has chaired the Photography Committee of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and directed his own Foundation to award two-year grants for excellence in photography.
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