Bio
"Boris Austin is a freelance British photographer & film maker based between London & Beijing, China. With More than 10 years of media experience he has worked for Companies Such as BBC, Stern, UNICEF, Canon and Bloomberg.
Starting as a professional multimedia designer at the age of 17 he later moved on to focus more on photography and video production, documenting youth, social issues & music culture in London. After graduation of his BA from the LCC (London College of Communication) he won a scholarship to study a now internationally acclaimed MA in Photojournalism & Documentary Photography Based in Dalian China. (Photoma.org) Boris was later invited to lecture on the MA and has recently been contracted to teach photography and multimedia workshops to UNICEF journalists in Beijing.
Boris Austin works with both film and digital and primarily uses a Canon 5d Mk2 adapted for video, Medium Format Rollieflex 120, Professional Sound recorder and portable lighting rig. His work has received awards and has been exhibited and published worldwide. He is available for commercial, editorial or documentary work across Asia.”
+86 13520064106 In Melbourne Australia till March 11th + 61 415465121
Recent Awards / Achievements
October 09 - ”Gold Winner” for the London Photographic Association's Love, Pain & Beauty Competition.
June 09 - Selected as a winner for the Magenta “Emerging Photographers of 2009” Award.
May 09 - Commisioned by Stern Magazine for the "Sichuan Earthquake Anniversary Special” 10 Page feature.
December 08 - Golden Mercur Award for 30 Page Special feature “Intimate China” for Onze Wereld Magazine
Aug 08 – Front Page and feature shoot for Canons CEO Tsuneji Uchida.
Global Entrepreneur Magazine.
June 08 - Exhibited at “The Photographers Gallery” London after being selected for graduate show with Solidified Memories Project.
Previously
Nominated for best visual Artist of 2006 alongside Banksy
and Mathew Barney by XLR8R Magazine in San Fransisco
"This London-based documentary photographer has been shooting some of the most interesting and well-produced portraits and event photography around. Working for the likes of Hospital Records and Knowledge magazine, his energy and passion for photography is dizzying."