CV – Norm Diamond
For over thirty years I practiced medicine in Dallas as an interventional radiologist, a specialty more
akin to surgery than radiology. I had two small victories in photography during those years that
made me think I could one day become a real photographer. Shortly after retiring in 2013,
I hired a mentor, attended multiple workshops, and showed work in portfolio reviews.
Contact:
Email: normdiamondphoto@gmail.com
Instagram: @norm_diamond
Museums:
Sixth Floor Museum, Dallas, TX, acquired my photos of the 2013 JFK 50-year assassination remembrance, 2019
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Dallas, TX, “165 Jewish Children From This School” photo late 1980s
Books:
Doug’s Gym: The Last of Its Kind, Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, Fall, 2019 (Europe), 2020 (US)
What Is Left Behind: Stories from Estate Sales, Daylight Books, Durham, NC, 2017
Magazines:
Dek Unu Magazine, 2024, online and print, “Dark Windows” https://www.dekunumag.com
Dodho Magazine, 2023, online and print, “Dark Windows” https://www.dodho.com/shop/magazine/issue-27
The New Yorker, 2022, assigned to photograph for this article: https://tinyurl.com/5n8mc999
The New Yorker, 2022 (3 of my images accompany article): https://tinyurl.com/2phjcwxb
Dodho Magazine, 2021 online, “Doug’s Gym; The Last of Its Kind” https://tinyurl.com/mt7r4hh7
Awards and Honors:
ViewPoint Gallery International Photography Competition, Photo of the Month, Halifax, NS,
June 2024
18th Annual Black & White Spider Awards,
3rd Place – Fine Art, “Back Road” 2023
Honorable Mention – Portrait, “André After the Fire” 2023
Photolucida Critical Mass Competition,
Finalist, “Dark Windows” 2020, 2023
Finalist, “Doug’s Gym” 2018 and 2019
Finalist, “What Is Left Behind” 2015 and 2016
Texas Photographic Society, 31st Members Show, 2nd Prize, 2018
Texas Photographic Society, 27th International Exhibition, Honorable Mention 2018
Review Santa Fe, Selected as one of 100, 2016
Dallas Medical Journal Photography Contest, 1st Place, 1986.
Solo Exhibitions:
“Doug’s Gym,” Afterimage Gallery, Dallas, Feb. 28 – Apr. 30, 2020
“What Is Left Behind,” Truth and Beauty Gallery, online, Vancouver, BC, April 2019
“What Is Left Behind,” Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, 2018
“What Is Left Behind,” Afterimage Gallery, Dallas, 2017
Selected Group Exhibitions
Decode Gallery, Solitude Exhibition, Tucson, AZ, Juror: Holly Hart, 2026
Center for Photographic Art, International Juried Exhibition, Juror: Elizabeth Avedon, online, 2024
Center for Photographic Art, Members Juried Exhibition, Juror: Catherine Couturier, online, 2024
Texas Photographic Society, 36th Annual Members’ Show, Juror: Roy Flukinger, Lubbock, TX, 2024
Center for Photographic Art, International Juried Exhibition, Juror Shana Lopes, online, 2023
Montgomery Photo Festival, 2023, Juror: Richard McCabe, Montgomery, AL, 2023
Texas Photographic Society, 31 International Competition, Juror: Charlotte Cotton, Odessa, TX, 2023
PDNB Gallery, Deep in the Art of Texas, (2 prints) Owners: Burt & Missy Finger, Dallas, TX 2023
Texas Photographic Society, 35th Members Exhibition, Juror: Keith Carter, Abilene, TX, 2023
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, 2022 Annual Member Show, Juror: Gregory Harris,
Denver, CO, 2022
Perspective Gallery, Lens2022, Juror: Karen Irvine, Evanston, IL, 2022
Center for Photographic Art, Members’ Exhibition, Juror: Susan Burnstine, Carmel, CA, 2021
Texas Photographic Society, 32nd Members Only Show, Juror: Catherine Couturier, Corpus Christi, TX, 2019
Atlanta Photography Group, Director’s Cut, Juror: Judith Pishnery, Atlanta, G, 2020
Griffin Museum of Photography, 25th Juried Exhibition, Juror: Julie Grahame, Winchester, MA, 2019
Atlanta Photography Center Group, Reverie, Juror: Tim Wride, Atlanta, 2019
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Portfolio SC12, (2 prints) Juror: Samantha Johnston,
Fort Collins, CO, 2019
Texas Photographic Society, 31st Members Show, Juror: Roy Flukinger, Austin, TX, 2018
Griffin Museum of Photography, 24th Juried Exhibition, Juror: Richard McCabe, Winchester, MA, 2018
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Annual Juried Member Exhibition, Juror: Paula Tognarelli, Denver, 2018
South x Southeast Gallery, Still Lifes, Juror: Aline Smithson, Molena, GA, 2018
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Currents Exhibition, (6 prints) Juror: Richard McCabe,
New Orleans, 2017-18
ASmith Gallery, The Book Exhibition, (4 prints + book), Johnson City, TX, 2017
Houston Center for Photography, 35th Juried Member Exhibition, Juror: Rebecca Senf, 2017
Candela Gallery, Unbound 6, Juror: Gordon Stettinius, Richmond, VA, 2017
Griffin Museum of Photography, Visual Metric, Juror: Paula Tognarelli, Winchester, MA, 2017
Griffin Museum of Photography, 22nd Juried Exhibition, Juror: Elizabeth Avedon, Winchester, MA, 2016
PhotoPlace Gallery, PhotoNoir, Juror: Aline Smithson, Middlebury, VT, 2016
Houston Center for Photography, 33rd Juried Member Exhibition, Juror: Russell Lord, 2016
Griffin Museum of Photography, “What Is Left Behind” (4 prints) Curator: Paula Tognarelli, Winchester, MA, 2016
Selected Press: Doug’s Gym: The Last of Its Kind
Texas Monthly, 2020, The Dallas Gym That Time Forgot, https://tinyurl.com/32dcs47v
Dallas Morning News, 02/23/2020, Dallas’ iconic Doug’s Gym is back — at least in glossy print and a new exhibition, https://tinyurl.com/yckf3aa3
The Guardian, 11/12/2019, “Doug’s Gym in Dallas: a five-decade workout – in pictures,”
https://tinyurl.com/24vr8whm
Selected Press: What Is Left Behind: Stories From Estate Sales
New Republic, , 2017, The Nostalgia of Estate Sales, https://tinyurl.com/3nfmkp2d
Texas Monthly, 2017, Estate Sale Studies, https://tinyurl.com/bdhjtyhs
Dallas Morning News, 04/16/2017, Physician-turned-photographer documents lives revealed in Dallas estate sales, https:/tinyurl.com/hfdchnrs
Atlanta Journal Constitution,12//06/2017, 6 coffee-table books for your holiday wish list
Selected Artist Talks
Visual Arts League of Lewisville, TX, “How Did I Get Here,” 2024
Dallas Camera Club, “Photography from the Heart and Soul,” 2023
PDNB Gallery, Dallas, TX, “Doug’s Gym,” 2023
Dallas Historical Society, via Zoom, “Doug’s Gym,” 2020
Focus Photo LA Open Show, via Zoom, “Doug’s Gym,” 2020
Afterimage Gallery, Dallas, “What Is Left Behind,” 2017
Maine Media Bookstore, Rockport, ME, “What Is Left Behind,” 2017
Interabang Books, Dallas, “What Is Left Behind,” 2017
Photostock 2017, Harbor Springs, MI, “What Is Left Behind,” June, 2017
ASmith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, “What Is Left Behind,” 2017