Wednesday, July 9, 2014

'Faces of Lexington' by Damian Strohmeyer

 The Gallery @ EP Levine 219 Bear Hill Rd, Waltham
Presents: "Faces of Lexington" by Damian Strohmeyer
Reception - Thursday July 10th 6pm - 8pm
Damian Show
The Gallery at EP Levine is proud to present Damian Strohmeyer: Faces of Lexington, featuring a selection of over 30 photographs of Lexington, MA residents. The exhibition has recently been shown at the Massachusetts State House and the Cary Memorial Library in Lexington, MA.  An opening reception for the artist will be held on Thursday, July 10th from 6-8pm.

Damian Strohmeyer is a Boston photographer who has been telling stories with photographs for more than two decades.  Adept with a wide range of skills, he is comfortable working in portraiture, photojournalism, and fast moving news, sports and feature photography in the advertising,  commercial and editorial markets.

After stints at The Topeka Capital Journal and The Denver Post newspapers, he has been affiliated with Sports Illustrated magazine for over 20 years.  Among the major sports events where you might spot Damian are: The World Series, The NCAA Basketball Tournament, The World Cup, The Stanley Cup, The Olympics, and the past 27 Super Bowls. His work has been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated over 60 times.

Honored in many photo contests, Damian has received awards from Pictures of the Year, Missouri University’s POYi, The National Headliners Awards, and The Pro Football Hall of Fame. His work is exhibited at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Damian is a member of the exclusive Canon "Explorers of Light" program, a group of 50 of the world's most influential photographers and is a frequent speaker at education events. 

A March for Honor, a book chronicling small town Indiana High School basketball, was photographed by Damian and written by SI Senior writer Alexander Wolff.

Damian grew up in Axtell, Kansas and graduated from Washburn University (Topeka, KS). He is married to Joanne Rathe who is a photographer at The Boston Globe and has three children, Jessye, Zach and Leah. They reside in the greater Boston area.

View more of Faces of Lexington and Damian’s work here.

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