Bio

Lorenzo Triburgo is a native New Yorker who currently resides in Portland, Oregon. He holds a 2002 Bachelor of Arts degree from the New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Studies in Photography and Gender Studies and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography and Related Media in 2005 from the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Triburgo is an accomplished artist, a working commercial studio photographer and a photography instructor.

Triburgo has showcased several bodies of work, most recently his series Transportraits. Triburgo examines identity and representation through the creation of landscape oil paintings as backdrops for photographic portraits of transgendered men, captured on medium-format film. Triburgo consistently confronts the overlapping ideas of American identity, what is truly 'real', and photography's critical role in framing and constructing our understanding of notions of identity and reality.

He has worked in a variety of business roles for fine art and commercial studios. In his work for Doug and Mike Starn Studio he honed his skills in the management, sales and promotion of fine art. In his commercial photo studio experiences he has enjoyed the opportunity to work on the production and technical aspects of photography including lighting and image composition. He prides himself on an extreme attention to detail and ability to problem solve quickly, and has a proven ability to multi-task and complete work efficiently in a busy setting while motivating a team and maintaining client satisfaction. His commercial work has included contributions to shoots for Nike, Adidas, Icon, Coca Cola, Slingshot, L'Oreal and for creative and media partners including Wieden and Kennedy, Portland Monthly Magazine and the Wall Street Journal.

Triburgo has engaged in is his life passion of teaching, taking on instructor roles at Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) and Newspace Center for Photography. Since 2009 he has developed and provided instruction in beginning, intermediate and advanced digital photography and darkroom photography and teaches a History of Photography course at MHCC. His expertise in the technical, historical and practical aspects of photography has allowed Triburgo to teach and evaluate student learning and build his skills as a valuable educator on the field of photography.

Happily married with two dogs, Triburgo and his wife also play in a band for fun.