My name is Nigel Unsworth and I'm a practicing visual artist based on the NSW South Coast. My practice is varied including traditional styles of travel, landscape and portrait photography, as well as fine art photography. Transcending form from the realism of traditional photography allows the viewer to engage in the artwork on a different level.

My area of research for my PhD explores the aesthetic affinities between photography and cinema, exploring how meaning can be constructed and analysed in the cinematic photograph.

AWARDS/EXHIBITIONS

2023 - The University Medal - James Cook University

2023 - Nostalgia Exhibition Artly Mix Cultural Space – Sao Paulo, Brazil

2023 - William Thomas Williams Postgraduate Scholarship - James Cook University

2022 - Solo Photography Exhibition (Alonement) - Fern Street Gallery, Gerringong NSW

2021 - Harry Hopkins Memorial Art Prize - James Cook University

2021 - Monochrome Awards - 2 Honourable Mentions (Portrait & Fine Art)

2017 - Australian Professional Photography Awards - Melbourne

2017 - Wedding and Portrait Photographers International - Las Vegas

2016 - Australian Professional Photography Awards - Melbourne

2015 - Australian Professional Photography Awards - Melbourne

2011- Australian Professional Photography Awards - Sydney

Education

PhD Candidate - James Cook University

Current

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Class 1 - James Cook University

2022

Bachelor of Creative Arts and Media (Photography) - James Cook University

2021