ABOUT

Dietmar Busse is a German-born photographer who lives and works in New York City. His work has been seen in The New York Times Magazine, American Photo, Modern Painters, and Visionaire, among many other publications.

Commercial clients include L’Oreal, Saks 5 Avenue, and Sony. His first book, Flower Album was published by Powerhouse in 2003 and met with widespread critical acclaim. Busse is currently working on his next book project, for which he asks people with great individual style to put on their best clothes and come to his Manhattan studio to have their portrait taken.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008
‘portraiture’ first new york festival of photography, nyc

2007
rx art ball, rx art nyc
liste koeln, sarah tecchia booth, cologne germany
‘the hunter and the hunted’ groupshow sarah tecchia, nyc
‘spring’ 5 up and coming photographers, macy’s nyc

2006
‘new photographs’ dietmar busse and roger ricco, sarah tecchia gallery nyc
scope hampton, sarah tecchia booth, south hampton ny
‘portraiture summer show’ florence lynch gallery
rx art ball, rx art, nyc

2005
visual aids, brent sikkema gallery, nyc
friends without borders, benefit auction nyc

2004
‘hybrid: photographs by dietmar busse and doris mitch’ clampart, nyc
scope, curators selection, scope nyc
rx art ball, rx art nyc

2003
‘powerhouse selects,’ powerhouse gallery, nyc
‘eros’ international center of photography, nyc
‘because i am worth it’ chelsea art museum, nyc

2002
‘floral’ bergdorf goodman, nyc

2001
dietmar busse, photographs pucci international

2000
dietmar busse, photographs, the driskel gallery at the schoolhouse center, provincetown, massachusetts
dietmar busse’photographs, pucci international, nyc
international contemporary fashion photograohy, howard greenberg gallery and h2o, nyc

1999
‘the art of photography’ sorrenti & sutton, nyc
‘innovation fashion photography’, international festival of fashion photography, nyc

1998
‘young guns’the art directors club, nyc

1997
‘yves saint lorent: 40 years of creation’ international festival of fashion photography, nyc

awards & honors

2008
fashion images of the year, top 10, AMERICAN PHOTO

2004
fifi award for best editorial spread of the year, fragrance foundation

1996
first prize for portraiture, AMERICAN PHOTO
editors choice of the year, AMERICAN PHOTO
award of excellence, COMMUNICATION ARTS

publications

the new york times magazine, new york magazine, the london independent on sunday,
harpers bazaar, american elle, spanish vogue, visionaire, interview, paper magazine, surface,
newsweek, fortune, the washington post, out magazine, art & auction, modern painters

books

‘flower album’ powerhouse, 2003
paper magazine:25 years of style, 2005
‘because i’m worth it’ editions assouline, 2004
yves saint laurent; 40 years of creation, dap, 1998

selected press

best fashion images of the year, miki johnson, american photo sept./oct.2008
dietmar busse photographs arude magazine, winter issue, pages 64-69
‘myfavourie artist’ porochista khakpour, sleek magazine, autumn 2007
so-en magazine, june 2007, page 8
dietmar busse ‘new photographs’ by carlo mc cormick, camera austria issue 95, 2006
‘goings on about town’ dietmar busse, the new yorker, july 3 2006
artist statement ,aria magazine apri 2004
dietmar busse, metamorphosi di tempo e colore by M.S. mood feb. 2006
‘hybrid’ photographs of dietmar busse and doris mitch’ by ana finel honigman modern painters, april 2004
photo, dietmar busse by vince aletti the village voice, march 31
out front, body art ,out magazine, jan. 2004
f’lower album’ by sarah brown, the independent magazine, oct.25, 2003
‘be your own centerpiece’ by john hyland, the new york time magazine style/spring 2003
‘on the drawing board’ wwd, aug.22, 2003
‘studio spotlight’ dietmar busse by joyce b. korotkin, new york arts, vol.7 no.9
'surveilance' by kristin blanford, surface magazine, spring 2001
‘photo shop’ by vince aletti, out magazine , april 2000
‘close up’ by kathleen seiler, american photo nov. /dec 1998
‘editors note’ david schonauer, american photo nov. dec. 1996