Damion Berger was born in London in 1978 and is based in New York and Monaco. Damion’s work principally revolves around themes of social ritual, exploring diverse subjects such as tradition, formality, leisure and festivity. He has been exhibited internationally, is included in many private collections and has been featured in publications such as PDN, American Photo, Hotshoe, B&W Magazine, The Sunday Times, New York Magazine and the British Journal of Photography. Whilst he was a teenager at school in England, an offer from Helmut Newton to move to Monaco and become his assistant marked a turning point in direction and ultimately led Damion to New York where he attended Parsons School of Design and received his BFA in Photography In 2001. He was selected for the Magenta Foundation’s ‘Flash Forward ‘08’ survey of emerging photographers and subsequently awarded the inaugural ‘Flash Forward Book Award’ for his series ‘In the Deep End’. Among other recent awards he was included in Photolucida’s ‘Critical Mass - Top 50’, was named a nominee for best 'Fine Art Series' from the NY Photo Awards, and received an honorable mention in CENTER's project competition for his ‘R.S.V.P. – The End Of Opulence’ series. ‘R.S.V.P.’ and ‘In The Deep End’ will both be published by Mets & Schilt in the Spring/Fall of 2010. |