Jim Burger

Born:

Uniontown PA October 7, 1960

Education:

The Maryland Institute College of Art

Graduated Cum Laude as a Bachelor of Fine Art 1982

Professional Experience:

• Photographer - The City Paper, Baltimore MD1982-1988
• Photographer - The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore MD 1988-1999
• Freelance Photographer 1999-Present

Columnist - The Baltimore Messenger, STYLE Magazine, and Smart Woman Magazine

Work has appeared in Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Examiner, Sacramento Bee, Washington Post, and Philadelphia Inquirer

Freelance clients include AARP, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Lockheed-Martin, Six Flags Amusement Parks, Chronicle of Higher Education, Johns Hopkins University, TransAmerica, Aegon, McCormick Spice, University of Maryland, Open Society Institute, and WBAL - TV

Recipient of three Maryland State Arts Council Grants

Published "In Service..." A Photo Documentary of the Baltimore City Fire Department

Commissioned Photographer for "America 24/7: 24 Hours. 7 Days. Extraordinary Images of One American Week" 2003

Solo Show at the Baltimore Creative Alliance October 13 - November 24, 2018: "A Charmed Life. The Jim Burger Photography Retrospective."

Published photographic memoir, "What's Not To Like? Words and Pictures of a Charmed Life" 2021