ABOUT
| Current Location: Shanghai, China +8618601751077 Eric Michael Johnson (b. 1972, USA) is a photographer / filmmaker based between Shanghai and New York City specializing in portrait and reportage assignment work. Currently under contract for The New York Times, he photographs for programs like "The Neediest Cases", a 100-year-old program that brings together donations from its readership to participating social welfare agencies. In addition to assignment work, Eric's recent personal projects include a war veteran treatment facility near Moscow, violent crime victims in Mexico City's emergency rooms, and inside New York City's largest homeless shelter Bellevue. He has received honors from organizations like PDN, American Photography, and the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Academy Awards). accolades • 2012 Nominee | World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass • 2012 American Photography 28 • 2011 Eddie Adams Workshop | Barnstorm XXIV • 2011 Honorable Mention | Editorial Series, IPA International Photography Awards • 2011 Winner | Editorial Single, New York Photo Festival • 2010 Winner | Multimedia, PDN Pix Digital Imaging • 2010 The New York Times Company Foundation Scholarship @ ICP • Short-listed Nominee | Academy Award in Documentary Shorts Category (Oscars) • Best Documentary Short | Los Angeles Film Festival • Special Jury Prize | AFI-Silverdocs Film Festival • Nominee | IDA Documentary Achievement Award • Filmmakers Magazines | 25 NEW FACES OF INDIE FILM • Official Selection | Sundance Film Festival • Official Selection | Florida Film Festival • Official Selection | Bilbao Film Festival • Official Selection | Palm Springs Film Festival • Official Selection | Morelia Film Festival education International Center of Photography Documentary | Photography and Photojournalism '10 exhibitions "Life in Motion" Group Exhibition Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Russia 2012 "Life in Motion" Group Exhibition Renaissance Moscow, Moscow, Russia 2011 "Life in Motion" Group Exhibition International Centre of Photography, New York City, USA 2011 "NYPHA'11" New York Photo Awards Group Exhibition Photographic Centre Peri, Turku, Finland 2011 International Centre of Photography Full-time Student Exhibition: “Of Bodies and Other Things” New York, USA, 2010 |
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