Notable Achievements

2026

The Art of Building, Charted Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Shortlisted for the Hidden Ballroom, the Library of Birmingham
Urban Photo Awards
- Semi-finalist in Spaces
- Selected in Streets

Wildflower of the Year organised by the Eden Project and Canary Wharf.
- Winner of the Amateur Photography section
- Eden Project website
- Published Guardian article
Exhibition at the Old Printworks April 2025
- As part of the Stirchley Documentary Photography Course organised by the Prism Photography Network, my photographs, featuring images of Stirchley and its people were part of the exhibition. This took place at The Old Print Works in Balsall Heath, 6th to 12th April 2025.
International Garden Photographer of the Year 2025
- 2nd Place in the Wildflower Landscapes category.
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) 2025
- Photography Prize shortlist 2025 and exhibited

Monovisions 2024
- Honourable mention in Landscapes category.
International Garden Photographer of the Year 2024
- Highly commended in the Wildflower Landscapes category.

Landscape Photographer of the Year 2023
- Two pictures with one highly commended and a second one commended in the category Cityscapes.
- Published in the UKLPOTY 2023 book – Collection 16 and featured in Amateur Photographer. My picture of Floodgate Street included in touring exhibition of Network Rail stations.
Monovisions 2023
- Honourable mention in Landscape Photography
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) 2023
- Photography Prize shortlist 2023 and exhibited.

Landscape Photographer of the Year 2022
- Commended in the category Urban Life
- Published in the UKLPOTY 2022 book – Collection 15.
Westside BID, Birmingham Calendar competition 2022
- Overall Winner and featured for the month of April.

#Stormhour 2021
- Picture of the month – Winner, November 2021
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) 2021
- Photography Prize shortlist 2021 and exhibited.
Monovisions 2021
- Honourable mention in Landscape Photography
Chromatic picture awards 2021
- Honourable mention in Abstract Photography
British Photographic Awards 2021
- Shortlisted in Macro category
RHS Photographic competition 2021
- Shortlisted in Social Media category.
Featured in Amateur Photographer Reader’s Portfolio March 2021

Canal and River Trust 250th anniversary of the Birmingham Canal Network
- Winning picture and Third Place

Published in
Amateur Photographer, Digital Photographer, Digital Camera, National Geographic Traveller, local and national newspapers.

Social Media
BBC weather watchers (Dammo), several BBC website features, various local and national social media sites.

@IgersbirminghamUK (2020 to 2025)
Damien was part of the 4 photographer team that curated pictures for the Instagram group @IgersbirminghamUK