Nina Berman

Not to be confused with Nina Bergman.

Nina Berman (born 1960)^[1] is an American documentary photographer, filmmaker, author and educator. Her wide-ranging work looks at American politics, militarism, environmental contamination and post violence trauma. Berman is the author of three monographs: Purple Hearts – Back From Iraq; Homeland; and An autobiography of Miss Wish.^[2]

Nina Berman
Born	1960 (age 64–65) New York City, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	University of Chicago (AB) Columbia University (MS)
Occupation	Documentary photographer
Website	www.ninaberman.com

Her photographs and videos have been exhibited in the Brooklyn Museum,^[3] Dublin Contemporary 2011^[4] and the 2010 Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial.^[5] She is the recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts grant,^[6] several photojournalism awards, including two World Press Photo awards^[7] and a Hasselblad award.^[8]

Early life and education

Berman was born in New York City. She received an A.B. from the University of Chicago and a M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Work

She is a member of the NOOR photo agency and an associate professor at Columbia University. She is a former teacher at the International Center of Photography in New York City.

In 2005, Berman received the first Open Society Institute documentary distribution grant and traveled to high schools around the USA with Army veteran Robert Acosta presenting and exhibiting the Purple Hearts project.^[9] Her work with high school students continued in 2010 in collaboration with the Whitney Museum of American Art as an artist in residence with the museum's Youth Insights program.^[10] In 2011, Berman developed a high school art curriculum with the Whitney Museum of American Art based on her images of wounded American veterans from the Iraq War and her Homeland series.^[11] In 2009, Berman became a member of the NOOR photo agency based in Amsterdam. In 2012, she became an associate professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Publications

Monographs

• Purple Hearts – Back from Iraq. London: Trolley, 2004.
• Homeland. London: Trolley, 2008.
• An autobiography of Miss Wish. Heidelberg, Germany: Kehrer, 2017.^[2]

Catalogues/books

• Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know, Roy Gutman, David Rieff, Norton, 1999.
• Humans Being: Disability in Contemporary Art, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, 2006.
• War Stories, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, 2008.
• The Pursuit of Happiness, Stitching Fotografie, Noorderlicht, 2009.
• A History of Women Photographers, Naomi Rosenblum, Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, 2010.
• A New American Photographic Dream: US Today After, Gilles Verneret, Silvana Editoriale, Milan, 2010.
• Whitney Biennial 2010, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 2010.
• Disquieting Images, Germano Celant /Melissa Harris, Skira, Milan, 2011.
• Ugliness: A Reconsideration, I.B. Tauris, London, 2012.
• Photographs Not Taken, Will Steacy, Daylight Books, 2012.
• Making History, RAY Fotografieprojekte, Frankfurt, 2012.
• Bosnia - 1992-1995, Jon Jones and Gary Knight, Sarajevo, 2012.
• War/Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and its Aftermath, Anne Wilkes Tucker, MFAH, USA, 2012.
• Photojournalists on War: The Untold Stories from Iraq, Mike Kamber, University of Texas, 2013.
• Trolleyology, Gigi Giannuzzi/Hannah Watson, Trolley, London, 2013.

Awards

• 1993: Pictures of the Year Award^{[12][failed verification]}
• 1997: Pictures of the Year Award^{[13][failed verification]}
• 1998: Pictures of the Year Award^[14]
• 1999: Pictures of the Year Award^[15]
• 2004: Third Prize (with two others) (along with four others), Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards.^[16]
• 2005: Open Society Institute Documentary Grant^[9]
• 2005: World Press Photo award^[17]
• 2006: New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship^[18]
• 2007: Pictures of the Year Award^[19]
• 2007: World Press Photo award (for her portrait "Marine Wedding" of Tyler Ziegel, a wounded Marine, and his bride)^[7]
• 2009: PDN Annual Book Award^[20]
• 2009: Hasselblad Masters Award^[8]
• 2014: The Josephine Herrick Project Annual Photographer Award^[21]
• 2016: The Aftermath Project Grant Award^[22]
• 2017: Susan E. Tifft fellow, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University^[23]

References

1. "Nina Berman". portlandartmuseum.us. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
2. Butet-Roch, Laurence. "Nina Berman's insight into the life of Miss Wish - 1854 Photography". www.1854.photography. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
3. "Brooklyn Museum: WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath".
4. "Dublin Contemporary Exhibition". 2011.
5. "Whitney Museum of American Art: Nina Berman".^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. "2006 NYFA Fellows & Panelists] New York Foundation for the Arts]". Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
7. Cotter, Holland (August 22, 2007). "Words Unspoken Are Rendered on War's Faces". New York Times. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
8. "Masters 2009". Hasselblad. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-09-22.
9. "Nina Berman". Open Society Foundations.
10. "Nikon Supports Whitney Museum Of American Art Youth Insights Arts Project". www.nikonusa.com.
11. "Nina Berman and Gotham Professional Arts Academy". whitney.org. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
12. "1st-53rd POY winners". Pictures of the Year. Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
13. "Complete List of Winners of the 54th Annual Pictures of the Year". Pictures of the Year. Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism. Archived from the original on 1998-07-05.
14. "Winners of the Fifty-Fifth Annual Pictures of the Year Competition". Pictures of the Year. Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
15. "56th Annual Pictures of the Year Contest Winners". Pictures of the Year. Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
16. "Winner's Names". Days Japan. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
17. "World Press Photo". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
18. "New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
19. "Winners of the Sixty-Fourth Annual Pictures of the Year International Competition". Pictures of the Year. Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04.
20. "PDN Photo Annual 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
21. "Rusk Rehabilitation and photographer Nina Berman honored at Josephine Herrick Project Annual Benefit Party and Modern Masters of Photography Auction | PMDA". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
22. "Nina Berman Wins 2016 Aftermath Grant For Project on War's Toxic Legacy - PDNPulse". 22 December 2015.
23. "The Susan E. Tifft Initiative on Documentary and Journalism - Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University". documentarystudies.duke.edu.

External links

• Official website