Narelle Autio
photographer
Narelle Autio is an Australian photographer and visual artist. She graduated with a degree in Visual Arts from the University of South Australia in 1990. Her career began as a photojournalist for the Adelaide Advertiser before she traveled extensively to the United States and England, working for various newspapers. She returned to Australia in 1998 and worked as a staff photographer for The Sydney Morning Herald until 2003. Autio is known for her vibrant images of Australian coastal life and outback scenery, often focusing on the human body's relationship with water. She has won numerous awards, including the Walkley Award and several international prizes from Leica.[1,3]
- coastal life
- water
- human body
- Australian outback
Books
Works by Narelle Autio
- 2000 The Seventh Wave: Photographs of Australian Beaches Co-authored with Trent Parke.
- 2001 Coastal Dwellers Award-winning series.
- 2009 The Summer of Us
- 2013 Water Hole
- 2013 To the Sea
Exhibitions
- 2000 The Seventh Wave
- 2002 Dream/Life and The Seventh Wave
- 2004 Dream/Life and The Seventh Wave
Awards
- 2001 Walkley Award
- 2002 Leica Oskar Barnack Award