Neil Winokur (born 1945) is an American photographer based in New York City.
[2][3][4] Born and raised in New York City, Winokur attended Hunter College, graduating with a degree in math and physics in 1967.
Winokur currently works in management at the Strand Bookstore, where he has worked on and off for four-plus decades as a book purchaser.
[5][1] In the early 1970s, Winokur began taking photos after borrowing a camera from a friend, initial experimenting in black and white urban scenes.
[1] In 1987, Winokur received a Guggenheim Fellowship in the Creative Arts for his photography.