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Nina Berman | |
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Born | 1960 (age 63–64) New York City, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Chicago (AB) Columbia University (MS) |
Occupation | Documentary photographer |
Website | www |
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]
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]