Dean Sewell (photographer)
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Dean Sewell is a multi-award winning Australia
n documentary photographer. He lives in Sydney with his partner, fellow photographer Tamara Dean.
His first major award arrived when he was a very young photographer in 1994 when he was awarded the Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year
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Based in Moscow in 1996 and 1997, Dean covered the Chechen War and Russian Federal Elections as well as documenting social issues in the former Soviet Union.
Dean's series on The Block, an Aboriginal community in Redfern, an inner suburb of Sydney, was showcased at the Visa pour L'Image festival of photojournalism in Perpignan, France.
In 2001, Dean was a co-founder of the Australian photographic collective Oculi, which features Australia's best professional photographers.
In 2004, Dean flew to Aceh just after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami and photographed the aftermath. His powerful and heartbreaking work, shot on black and white film, won a World Press Award.
1998 - Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year
2000 - World Press Photo
Award - 2nd Place - People in the News category - East Timor independence
2001 - Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award - Highly commended 'Cave Clan'
2002 - World Press Photo
Award (3rd Place) - Nature and the Environment category - Australian bushfires
2003 - Finalist - Energex Arbour Contemporary Art Prize
2003 - Finalist - Agfa, Das BildForum 7th International Prize for Young Photojournalists
2004 - Finalist, Josephine Ulrick National Photography Prize - 'Lara'
2005 - World Press Photo
Award - Spot News Stories - Aceh Tsunami aftermath
2006 - Winner, Australia’s Top Photographers, Photojournalism
2007 - Finalist, Head On portrait prize, Australian Centre For Photography
2008 - Finalist, National Photographic Portrait Prize - 'Common Ground'
2009 - Moran Contemporary Photography Prize - 'A Dry Argument' Murray Darling Basin
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n documentary photographer. He lives in Sydney with his partner, fellow photographer Tamara Dean.
Career
Sewell grew up in Sydney and started his career as a news photographer for The Sydney Morning Herald..His first major award arrived when he was a very young photographer in 1994 when he was awarded the Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year
Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year
The Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year Award recognises newsworthiness, impact, technical superiority, creativity and originality in news photography. It was first awarded in 1969 as a separate award, but in 2000 merged with the Walkley Awards to create the current prize...
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Based in Moscow in 1996 and 1997, Dean covered the Chechen War and Russian Federal Elections as well as documenting social issues in the former Soviet Union.
Dean's series on The Block, an Aboriginal community in Redfern, an inner suburb of Sydney, was showcased at the Visa pour L'Image festival of photojournalism in Perpignan, France.
In 2001, Dean was a co-founder of the Australian photographic collective Oculi, which features Australia's best professional photographers.
In 2004, Dean flew to Aceh just after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami and photographed the aftermath. His powerful and heartbreaking work, shot on black and white film, won a World Press Award.
Awards
1994 - Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the YearNikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year
The Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year Award recognises newsworthiness, impact, technical superiority, creativity and originality in news photography. It was first awarded in 1969 as a separate award, but in 2000 merged with the Walkley Awards to create the current prize...
1998 - Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year
Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year
The Nikon-Walkley Australian Press Photographer of the Year Award recognises newsworthiness, impact, technical superiority, creativity and originality in news photography. It was first awarded in 1969 as a separate award, but in 2000 merged with the Walkley Awards to create the current prize...
2000 - World Press Photo
World Press Photo
World Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955 the organization is known for holding the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest....
Award - 2nd Place - People in the News category - East Timor independence
2001 - Leica/CCP Documentary Photography Award - Highly commended 'Cave Clan'
2002 - World Press Photo
World Press Photo
World Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955 the organization is known for holding the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest....
Award (3rd Place) - Nature and the Environment category - Australian bushfires
2003 - Finalist - Energex Arbour Contemporary Art Prize
2003 - Finalist - Agfa, Das BildForum 7th International Prize for Young Photojournalists
2004 - Finalist, Josephine Ulrick National Photography Prize - 'Lara'
2005 - World Press Photo
World Press Photo
World Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955 the organization is known for holding the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest....
Award - Spot News Stories - Aceh Tsunami aftermath
2006 - Winner, Australia’s Top Photographers, Photojournalism
2007 - Finalist, Head On portrait prize, Australian Centre For Photography
2008 - Finalist, National Photographic Portrait Prize - 'Common Ground'
2009 - Moran Contemporary Photography Prize - 'A Dry Argument' Murray Darling Basin