Damien Peter Parer (1 August 1912 – 17 September 1944) was an Australian war photographer. He became famous for his war photography of the Second World War, and was killed by Japanese machine-gun fire at Peleliu, Palau. He was cinematographer for Australia's first Oscar-winning film, "Kokoda Front Line!", an edition of the weekly newsreel, "Cinesound Review", which was produced by Ken G. Hall.