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Benjamin Warlngundu
Ellis
BWEPhotography
Gudanji/Wambaya
Male
Starting out in 2007 as a hobby, Benjamin has since crafted a disciplined self-taught approach to his work as a photographer, both on a personal & professional level. He is straightforward, engaging and clearly professional in his practice with each and every client.
The scope of his work is ‘observational’, having developed a distinctly refined & unrivalled take in chronicling First Nations culture & arts festivals and events. Benjamin possesses a canny ability to interface the elements of subject & space in a way that awards his audience with a sense of ‘being there’. He also specialises in the documentation of landscapes (both urban & remote spaces), and practices reinforcing ownership by highlighting the traditional names of the lands in which he depicts.
Benjamin, an Aboriginal man of the Gudanji/Wambaya nations in the north, is especially passionate about the role First Nations arts and media industries play into the celebration of Indigenous cultures and identities, both here and in the Pacific. By harnessing that drive, he has always dedicated himself & his work to honour the spirit & legacies of First Nations peoples.
For this reason, Benjamin has delivered on various significant cultural legacy projects, been featured in a number of publications both in print and online – including a feature 7-page spread exploring his work over the years in the quarterly publication in 2022, of the National Portrait Gallery’s Portrait magazine. He has also been featured on the cover of an academic reader title Musical Collaboration Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People in Australia published by Routledge in 2023.
Further testament to his work, Benjamin is regularly being sought for work in an official capacity with major First Nations cultural & arts festivals and bands throughout Australia including the National Indigenous Music Awards since 2019, and recently securing the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards since last year to name a few. His latest exciting ventures include being invited to exhibit multiple works at two upcoming exhibitions including one to be held in 2024 at the National Portrait Gallery which will then tour nationally.
The scope of his work is ‘observational’, having developed a distinctly refined & unrivalled take in chronicling First Nations culture & arts festivals and events. Benjamin possesses a canny ability to interface the elements of subject & space in a way that awards his audience with a sense of ‘being there’. He also specialises in the documentation of landscapes (both urban & remote spaces), and practices reinforcing ownership by highlighting the traditional names of the lands in which he depicts.
Benjamin, an Aboriginal man of the Gudanji/Wambaya nations in the north, is especially passionate about the role First Nations arts and media industries play into the celebration of Indigenous cultures and identities, both here and in the Pacific. By harnessing that drive, he has always dedicated himself & his work to honour the spirit & legacies of First Nations peoples.
For this reason, Benjamin has delivered on various significant cultural legacy projects, been featured in a number of publications both in print and online – including a feature 7-page spread exploring his work over the years in the quarterly publication in 2022, of the National Portrait Gallery’s Portrait magazine. He has also been featured on the cover of an academic reader title Musical Collaboration Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People in Australia published by Routledge in 2023.
Further testament to his work, Benjamin is regularly being sought for work in an official capacity with major First Nations cultural & arts festivals and bands throughout Australia including the National Indigenous Music Awards since 2019, and recently securing the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards since last year to name a few. His latest exciting ventures include being invited to exhibit multiple works at two upcoming exhibitions including one to be held in 2024 at the National Portrait Gallery which will then tour nationally.
NT
Event, Art