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This Ain't About The 'Wedding' Industry Awards.

Why chase trophies for factory like photos that don’t capture the real you?

Photo of Brandon Kim, at dino park phuket, thailand. Whysogeneric needs a good holiday or two time to time.

Most 'wedding' awards go to photographers who play it safe, creating predictable, cookie cutter photos with full day of posing and staging.


I’m here for the art: real, raw, and totally you. Every shot, every moment, captured with care, naturally, genuinely, and full of heart.


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Awards


2018 Australian Photographer of the Year – Top 20 Finalist (Travel & Street Photography)


2018 35AWARDS – Australian Top 30 Finalist (Street Photography)


2020 Australian Photographer of the Year – Commended (Travel & Street Photography)


2020 Siena International Photo Awards – Shortlist


2020, 2021 & 2022 dotART URBAN Photo Awards – Selected (Street Photography)


2021 Paris International Street Photo Awards – 2nd Place Winner


2021 Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers – Commended


2022 Australian Photographer of the Year – Finalist (Travel & Street Photography)


2022 Siena International Photo Awards – Shortlist (Street Photography)


2023 dotART URBAN Photo Awards – Semi Finalist (Street Photography)


2023 6th Chania International Photo Festival – Finalist (Street Photography)


2023 & 2024 B&W Athens Photography Festival by Blank Wall Gallery – Winner (Street Photography)


2024 dotART URBAN Photo Awards – Selected (Street Photography)


2024 Photometria Awards “Constructed Realities” – Winner, Judged by Martin Parr


2024 PhotoSlam, Pisa Street Photo International Festival – Finalist


2025 Trieste Photo Days x URBAN Photo Awards Open Call – Project Selection Finalist, Judged by Harry Gruyaert​


2024 Australian Photographer of the Year – Highly Commended


Highly Commended, The Homiens Art Prize (Summer 2024)



Publications


dotART: Exhibit Around - Tales of the Unwritten


A collective tribute to street photography from 189 photographers with the selected authors of the street photography collectives - BULB Photos, iN-PUBLiC, Observe Collective, Un-posed, VoidTokyo and Women Street Photographers.


dotART: Exhibit Around - Mythography III


Established in 2021, Mythography is a series of collective photo books inspired by Greek and Roman mythology, edited by Enrico Medda, professor of Greek Literature at the University of Pisa & a Magnum photographer and URBAN Photo Awards juror, Jérôme Sessini.


dotART: Exhibit Around - WOW: World of Women (Pre-selected Author)


With Susan Meiselas, American documentary photographer and member of the Magnum Photos collective, it's a collective photographic tribute to women. The work has also been exhibited in Trieste Photo Days 2022.


dotART x Exhibit Around - Editorial Project 'Divine Insights: A Journey Through the World of Wine'


HOISZN Magazine

 

Issue 004: The Forbidden Issue. (September 2024) / Issue 005: The Home Issue (January 2025)

 

An art and design zine based in Melbourne featuring Asian Australian artists and creatives, contributing to the larger conversation around Asian Australian art and culture.​​​​


Recognitions

 

Eyeshot Street Photography Open Call Editor’s Picks, July 2024.


2025 Dublin Street Photography Festival Open Call Editor's Picks | Showcased, Jan 2025.

 

Leica Fotografie International - Street Photography Gallery August 2024.

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Selected Invitation: 2025 Al-Tiba 9 Contemporary Art Directory for Artists Throughout 2025

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Founded in 2013, Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art is an international exhibition showcasing Photography, Installation, Sculpture, Video Art, Virtual Art, Performance, and Fashion design, held annually at the MAMA National Modern and Contemporary Art Museum in Algiers.

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F-STOP Magazine

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Founded in 2003, F-STOP is a prominent magazine that showcases contemporary photography worldwide.

 

Issue #108 ‘Vacation’ – Group Exhibition | August–September 2021

 

Issue #109 ‘Landscape’ – Group Exhibition | October–November 2021

 

Issue #111 ‘Parenting’ – Group Exhibition | February–March 2022

 

Issue #117 ‘Black and White’ – Group Exhibition | February–March 2023

 

Issue #118 ‘Street Photography’ – Group Exhibition | April–May 2023

 

Issue #123 ‘Color’ – Group Exhibition | February–March 2024

 

Issue #126 ‘Telling Stories’ – Group Exhibition | August–September 2024



Exhibitions



Trieste Photo Days Tour x URBAN 2021 – Group Exhibition

Triste, Italy | 4–31 August 2021

 

Blank Wall Gallery – ‘Street Photography’ – Group Exhibition

Athens, Greece | 19 November – 1 December 2021

 

Blank Wall Gallery – ‘Life in the Pandemic’ – Group Exhibition

Athens, Greece | 21 January – 2 February 2021

 

‘Surveillance Society: The State of Control’ by LoosenArt – Group Exhibition

Rome, Italy | 3–11 May 2022

 

Blank Wall Gallery – ‘Moments of Colour’ – Group Exhibition

Athens, Greece | 11–23 March 2022

 

LoosenArt ‘Open Exhibition’ Invitation

LoosenArt Collection Gallery, Rome, Italy | 6–13 September 2022

 

URBAN 2022/2023 + Trieste Photo Days 2022 – Group Exhibition

Trieste, Italy | 1 October – 30 November 2022


1st B&W Athens Photography Festival – Group Exhibition

Athens, Greece | 18–21 February 2023


 



Mythography Vol. 3 by dotART: Exhibit Around

Civico Museo Sartorio, Trieste, Italy | 27 October – 26 November 2023

 

6th Chania International Photo Festival – Group Exhibition

KAM COMA, Chania, Greece | 3–9 August 2023

 

2nd B&W Athens Photography Festival – Group Exhibition

Athens, Greece | February 2024

 

Paris International Street Photo Awards + Xposure 2024 International Photography Festival

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 28 February – 5 March 2024

 

‘Play! Let the Game Begin’ by Exhibit Around APS – Group Exhibition Invitation

Piazza Unità d’Italia, Trieste, Italy | 25 October – 10 November 2024

 

7th Chania International Photo Festival – Group Exhibition Invitation

KAM Center of Mediterranean Architecture, Chania, Greece | 22–26 July 2024

 

Blank Wall Gallery – ‘Red’ – Group Exhibition Invitation

Athens, Greece | 14–25 June 2024





12th SITHOA 2024 by The Australian Association of Street Photographers – Group Exhibition

Wolfhound Gallery, Melbourne, Australia | 31 May – 9 June 2024


Photometria Awards 2024 – ‘Constructed Realities’, Judged by Martin Parr – Group Exhibition

Ioannina City Hall, Ioannina, Greece | 28 September – 1 December 2024

Art Space, Athens, Greece | 29 November – 7 December 2024

Esp+ Gallery, Ladadika, Thessaloniki | 31 January – 26 February 2025

 

Blank Wall Gallery - ‘Travel’ – Group Exhibition Invitation

Athens, Greece | 20 September – 2 October 2024

 

Rozou AU Vol.6 – Collective Group Exhibition

Curtin House Rooftop, Melbourne, Australia | 14–15 November 2024

 

PhotoSlam at Pisa Street Photo International Festival 2024

Viale delle Piagge 16, Pisa, Italy | 21–22 September 2024

 

Ethnic Elegance Street Photography Exhibition by Wyndham City Council

Saltwater Community Centre, Melbourne, Australia | 26 July – 25 September 2024​

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3rd B&W Athens Photography Festival – Group Exhibition Invitation

Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece​​ | February 2025



And that’s the journey so far & The list keeps growing, just like the weddings I get to capture.

It’s my art, my joy, my pride.

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