Photo by Kendall Narde
Dimitri Staszewski is a documentary photographer based in Austin, Texas. He’s interested in long-term projects that use intimate and specific storytelling to shed light on relatable and global issues. Cultural preservation is often at the core of his work and bookmaking has become essential to his practice.
Authentic storytelling is what connects all of Dimitri’s work. As a freelance photographer and filmmaker in Austin, he applies a photojournalistic approach while working for commercial and editorial clients.
Dimitri is a passionate educator who teaches photography workshops internationally for National Geographic Student Expeditions and has presented his research at notable institutions including the University of California Berkeley and the American Center for Mongolian Studies in Ulaanbaatar.
In 2015, he was awarded a Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship for his work documenting traditional music performed by nomadic herders. In 2018 he participated in the Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency and the 31st Eddie Adams Workshop.
In 2022 Dimitri self-published Heart-Shaped Tomatoes, a cookbook about his 102-year-old Italian immigrant grandmother. His first photobook Close to the Bayou will be published in the fall of 2024.
CONTACT:
+1 (415) 260-1232
dimitri260@gmail.com
CLIENTS :
National Geographic
The New York Times
Restoration Hardware
Banana Republic
Google
Indeed
Huck
Eldorado
Putney Student Travel
Austin Monthly
The Texas Tribune
The Austin American-Statesman
The San Antonio Express-News
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