Jack Atley
Jack Atley is an Australian photographer.
Life
Atley is a self taught photographer, teaching himself how to develop and print photography as a child.
After shooting the news he then spent the next 12 years covering major sporting events[5] for Australia's leading daily newspapers, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.[6]
More recently, he received the award as 2010 Volunteer of the Year by The Steve Waugh Foundation, the charity established by former Australian Test Cricket captain Steve Waugh that aids youths with rare diseases.[7] In 2011, he was awarded the contract as The Official Photographer to document photographically the most significant changes to The Sydney Opera House site since it was first built.[5][3]
In May, 2011 he won the Open Section First Prize in The Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize - for an image taken on World Rare Disease Day.[8][9]
Atley has taken many photos of famous people including
Photographic awards
Atley has won first place in several photographic competitions:
- 1st Place Australian Sports Photographer of the Year - 1988[1]
- 1st Place - The Australian Press Photographer of the Year Award - 1995[2]
- 1st Place overall - The Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize - 2011[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Work Hard, Get Lucky". Photo Review.
- ^ a b "CrawlWall Monitoring Service CWMSZZ-3494943026". www.photolinks.com.
- ^ a b c d "Jack Atley Photographer". The Loop.
- ^ "2011 Moran Prize – Winners Announced - Australian Photography".
- ^ a b c d "Exposure Pro: Jack Atley".
- ^ "Sailing - Sports - Olympics - theage.com.au". www.theage.com.au. 25 July 2008.
- ^ "Loweprofessionals Xtras - Lowepro Ambassador Jack Atley". Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Jack Atley wins Moran photo prize". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ a b "2011 Photographic Prize : Open - winner | Moran Prizes". www.moranprizes.com.au. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
External links
- jackatley.com, photography studio
- Profile of Jack Atley