After studying fine art and concentrating in drawing and sculpture, first at the University of Chicago and then at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Damian fell in love with photography through playing with Photoshop. He received a Certificate in Professional Photography from the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University, where he is now an instructor. He is influenced by contemporary and classic fashion and advertising photography, as well as by 19th and 20th century painting. He lives and has a studio in Jamaica Plain.