"This is a feature photographer at the top of his game.” - Judges comments for the MEAA 2024 Visual Storyteller of the Year Award -South Australia
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Che Chorley is an award winning photographer with a passion and affinity for the ocean. Che is blessed to be in a position in which he can pursue such an accidental art-form, taking photography seriously, but not necessarily expecting serious results. Photography has been a natural accompaniment to his travels and he continues to strive to convey the beauty and uniqueness that surfing, adventure and travel allow. Che studied photography at the Centre for Creative Photography in Adelaide, and currently exploring new horizons and seascapes back home in South Australia. Che has worked throughout Australia and internationally and continues to bob about in the ocean when he has a spare moment.
Che is available for commercial, editorial and commissioned work.
Awards
2024 | Winner of the MEAA South Australian Visual Storyteller of the Year
2023 | Winner SA & NT Rural Photographer of the Year
2023 | Winner Best Rural Photographer Award – Nature/Landscape/Rural Scenes
2023 | Winner Best Rural Photographer Award – Production
2023 | Winner Best Camera News Coverage for “Set in Stone”
2022 | Winner of the South Australian News Photograph of the Year
2022 | Winner of the Northern Territory Visual Storyteller of the Year
2021 | Winner of the Northern Territory Visual Storyteller of the Year
2020 | Shortlisted for the Northern Territory Visual Storyteller of the Year
2019 | Shortlisted for the Australian Photography Awards - Portraits
2018 | Winner of the Southern Ocean Art Prize
2017 | Finalist in the Surf Art Award presented by Onkaparinga Council
2017 | Finalist in the SALA Moving Image Award
2017 | Finalist in the West Torrens Art Prize
2015 | Finalist in the 2015 Bowness Prize
2015 | Winner People's Choice Emma Hack Art Prize
2015 | Finalist in the Clifton's Art Prize - Adelaide
2014 | Winner the Heysen Prize for Landscape
2014 | Finalist in the 2014 Emma Hack Art Prize
2014 | Finalist in the SALA Contemporary Art Prize
2014 | Finalist in the 2014 Emerging Artist Award
2013 | Sunday Mail 2013 Rising Star of South Australian Art
LAND SEA YOU ME Book Awards for Voice of Design
2017 | AGDA Awards Book Design, PINNACLE
2017 | AGDA Awards Book Design, Judge’s Choice
2017 | AGDA Awards Catalogues & Brochures - Distinction.
2017 | Type Directors Club, Typographic Excellence New York, USA
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