Ohm Phanphiroj is a multifaceted creative professional, boasting a diverse range of expertise as an international award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and educator.
With a remarkable career spanning multiple roles, Ohm has worked as a fashion director at Esquire and Qr magazine, gallery director, fashion photographer, filmmaker, legal consultant, and professor, among other positions.
Notably, Ohm's photographic and filmmaking endeavors often tackle complex and controversial subjects, including sexuality, identity, gender roles, human mistreatment, exploitation, and the contemporary male nude.
A highly accomplished academic, Ohm holds six graduate degrees from renowned institutions, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Rochester Institute of Technology, Memphis College of Art, Georgia State University, University of Northern Iowa, and Thammasat University, Thailand.
Throughout his illustrious career, Ohm has participated in over one hundred international exhibitions, including the Verona Grenze Arsenal Fotografici 2018, Iran Biennale 2016, Moscow Biennale 2014, Noorderlicht International Photo Festival 2012, Sommerblut Art Festival 2011, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, The Kinsey Institute, Bangkok Cultural Museum, Tally Beck Contemporary of Art, and H Gallery, to name a few.
Ohm's notable projects have garnered numerous prestigious awards, including fellowships from the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, Lightwork, Newspace Center for Photography, Nikon-Noor Photography Award, Sony World Photography Award, Epson, Critical Mass, and Society for Photographic Education.
His works are held in the permanent collections of esteemed institutions such as the Kinsey Institute, Lesley-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian, Syracuse University, Savannah College of Art, Indiana University, Emory University, Georgia State University, The School of Art Institute of Chicago, and private collections worldwide.
In addition to his artistic pursuits, Ohm serves as an adjunct professor of photography at Edna Manley School of Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica. He is also working on a short film trilogy, comprising "The Space Between Us", "The Deaf Boy's Disease", and "The Last Summer", which is slated for release in 2018.
Ohm is represented by Anzenberger, Austria, and his works can be viewed at ohmphotography.com.
