Michael Ackerman
author · photographer
Michael Ackerman is a contemporary photographer born in Tel Aviv in 1967. He moved to New York with his family in 1974 and began exploring photography as a personal form of expression at the age of 18. His work often explores themes of religious identity, social tension, and the historical weight of places, particularly through his travels to India (Kolkata, Varanasi) and Eastern Europe. Ackerman is known for an 'unacademic' style that intentionally incorporates exposure errors, blur, and movement to convey emotional intensity over technical perfection. He has received significant recognition in the photography world, including the Nadar Award in 1999 for his book 'End Time City'. Since 2010, he has lived and worked in Berlin.[1,2]
- religious identity
- historical weight of places
- social tension
- time and timelessness
Books
Works by Michael Ackerman
- 2003 Fiction Photographs by Michael Ackerman. Text by Gilou le Guiec, Christian Caujolle, and Michael Ackerman.
- 1999 End Time City Award-winning volume on the Indian holy city of Benares.
- 2010 Half Life
Exhibitions
- 2020 Michael Ackerman
- 2016 Diary of a Job
- 2010 Half Life
Awards
- 1999 Nadar Award
- 1998 Infinity Award for Young Photographer
- 2009 Prix SCAM Roger Pic