EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts (Candidate), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology School of Art.
Bachelor of Photography (2004), Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Australia.
PARTIAL EDITORIAL CLIENT LIST
The New Yorker, TIME Magazine, National Geographic, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Wired, Monocle, ESPN, The Financial Times Magazine, Die Zeit, Stern, M Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Guardian and Human Rights Watch.
SELECTED AWARDS/HONORS
2023 - Galah Regional Photography Prize, Australia, Winner.
2023 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Finalist.
2022 - The Sony World Photography Awards, ‘Photographer of the Year’.
2022 - The Sony World Photography Awards, Portrait Series, 1st place.
2022 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London, Selected.
2022 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Highly Commended.
2021 - The American Society of Magazine Editors (Ellie Awards), Feature Photography, Nominated.
2020 - World Press Photo, Portrait Stories, 1st Prize.
2020 - Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, Columbia University New York, Award for Excellence.
2020 - The American Society of Magazine Editors (Ellie Awards), Feature Photography, Nominated.
2020 - Overseas Press Club of America, Feature Photography Award, Citation (runner-up).
2020 - Pictures of the Year International, Portrait Series, 3rd place.
2020 - Sony World Photography Awards, Portraiture, shortlisted.
2019 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Finalist.
2019 - Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize, Australia, Finalist for two entries.
2019 - Contemporary Landscapes in Photography Award, Perth Centre for Photography, Finalist.
2018 - World Press Photo, Photo of the Year, Nominated.
2018 - World Press Photo, Portrait Stories, 1st Place
2018 - Photo District News, Photographer of the Year.
2018 - Pictures of the Year International, Photographer of the Year, Freelance.
2018 - LensCulture Portrait Awards, Series, 2nd Place.
2018 - Pictures of the Year International, Portrait Series, 2nd Place.
2018 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Finalist.
2018 - Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize, Australia, Finalist.
2017 - Pictures of the Year International, Third Place, Issue Reporting Picture Story.
2015 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Finalist.
2015 - Pictures of the Year International, Picture Story Award of Excellence.
2014 - European Publishers Award for Photography, Shortlisted.
2013 - Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Australia, Alumnus of the Year.
2011 - Pictures of the Year International, News Story Multimedia, 1st Place.
2010 - World Press Photo, Spot News, 1st Place.
2010 - Australian Reportage Photo Festival, Professional Award, winner.
2010 - 17th World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass, Fellow.
2010 - Photo District News Photo Annual, Photojournalism Award.
2010 - Pictures of the Year International, News Picture Story, 1st Prize.
2010 - Pictures of the Year International, Spot News, 3rd Prize.
2010 - Pictures of the Year International, Award of Excellence.
2009 - Photo District News, 30 Emerging Photographer to Watch.
Photo by Kathy Ryan