Damien Nguyễn

About

Damien Nguyễn is a photographer based in Southern California. Raised in Westminster, Orange County, his work is rooted in a deep curiosity about culture, community, and the people who shape them.

His personal work — including My Little Saigon, an ongoing documentary of the Vietnamese-American community that raised him — is among his most meaningful: an attempt to honor a place that shaped him before he fully understood how.

Portrait of Damien Nguyễn in a white collared shirt, lit by direct flash Person holding a watermelon in front of their face beside a market shelf of melons
Pickup basketball game on an outdoor court, ball in hand mid-drive Red lion dance costume blurred in motion at a Lunar New Year celebration Old pickup truck parked beneath a flagpole, washed in warm expired-film tones Overexposed hand flashing a peace sign against a dark night sky Motion-blurred street lights at night photographed from a moving car Person running toward the ocean through a flock of seagulls on the beach Woman in a floral áo dài photographed from behind on a city street
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