Brett Leigh Dicks
Brett Leigh Dicks (born 1964), is an Australian/American photographer.
Life and work[edit]
Dicks was born in Sydney. Between 1988 and 1991 he studied Applied Science at the Sydney Institute of Technology before undertaking a Graduate Diploma in Microscopy & Microimaging at the University of Sydney.[1] He contributed photographs to numerous research papers in the field of microbial and invertebrate biology [2] as well as to the book Seen & Unseen: Discovering the Microbes of Yellowstone.[3]
In 1993 Dicks left Australia for the United States where he staged several exhibitions of his work prior to returning to Australia the following year. He staged his first major Australian exhibition in 1995 at the Lewis Morley Photographers Showcase. He left Australia again in 2000, traveling to Germany to exhibit [4], before immigrating to the United States permanently in 2002.
In 2018 Dicks was announced as a finalist in the Sony World Photography Awards[5] and in 2019 was a finalist in both the Perth Centre for Photography's CLIP Award and Head On Festival's Landscape Award.[6][7]
He is a member of the Atomic Photographers Guild.[8]
Personal life[edit]
Brett Leigh Dicks resides in Santa Barbara, California and Fremantle, Western Australia. He is married to Australian singer-songwriter and poet, Natalie D-Napoleon.[9]
Publications[edit]
- A Quiet Conviction: Photographs of Decommissioned Prisons, Western Australian Department of Planning, Lands, and Heritage, (2015), ISBN 978-0-9924351-1-0 Search this book on
.. - Behind These Walls: Photographs of Decommissioned Australia Prisons and Gaols, Maitland City Council (2017), ISBN 9-780980-677-133 Search this book on ..
Solo exhibitions[edit]
- 1996: The Spirit of Place, Lewis Morley Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
- 1998: The American Southwest, Fotografie Eduard Raab, Hamburg, Germany.
- 1999: Beyond Truth or Consequences, Point Light Gallery, Sydney, Australia.[10]
- 2000: Aus dem innem Australiens, Fotografie Eduard Raab, Hamburg, Germany.
- 2000: Brett Leigh Dicks, Haus der Fotografie, Hannover, Germany.
- 2001: Der Blick des Antipoden, Galerie für Fotografie, Rotenburg, Germany.
- 2003: Across the Crustal Frontier, Point Light Gallery, Su=ydney, Australia.[11]
- 2004: Buchenwald, Santa Barbara City Library, Santa Barbara, USA.
- 2007: Gallipoli, Santa Barbara City Library, Santa Barbara, USA.[12]
- 2009: The Berlin Wall: Twenty Years On, The Karpeles Museum, Santa Barbara, USA.[13]
- 2016: A Quiet Conviction: Photographs of Decommission Prisons, Fremantle Gaol, Fremantle, Western Australia.[14]
- 2017: Behind These Walls: Photographs of Australian Prisons, Maitland Gaol, East Maitland, Australia.[15]
- 2018: Inside: Photographs of Australian Decommissioned Prisons, Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, USA.[16]
- 2018: Opposing Forces: Photographs of Decommissioned Missile Bases, Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum, Ottawa, Canada.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-leigh-dicks-69542866/
- ↑ Office, Publications. "- Home - The University of Sydney". sydney.edu.au.
- ↑ Arthur, Jean (26 July 2005). "Microbes of Yellowstone Detailed in New Book By MSU Researcher". MSU News. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ Stiller, Veit (30 June 2001). "Den Weg in den Markt ebnen". Die Welt. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ "2018 Sony World Photography Awards Honors 40 American Photographers". Digital Image Reporter. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ "ClIP AWARD". www.visitperth.com.au.
- ↑ "2019 Head On Photo Awards winners - Capture magazine". www.capturemag.com.au.
- ↑ "Atomic Photographers Guild A photographic exploration of the nuclear age". atomicphotographers.com.
- ↑ Durling, Roger (1 October 2018). "The Santa Barbara Questionnaire: Natalie D-Napoleon". Santa barbara Independent. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ https://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/uninews/864_The%20University%20of%20Sydney%20News%20Vol%2031%20No%2014%20June%203%201999.pdf
- ↑ "Village life, but not as all would recognise it". The Sydney Morning Herald. April 7, 2003.
- ↑ https://www.advance.org/articles/gallipoli-photographs-by-brett-leigh-dicks/
- ↑ http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/565631985209442349
- ↑ http://sbseasons.com/2016/05/local-photographer-exhibits-at-fremantle-prison-in-australia/
- ↑ "Nightlife: How being drunk helped to shape history". ABC Radio. December 3, 2017.
- ↑ large, As part of a; Prisons, Inter-Continental Project Shooting Old Decommissioned; beauty, photographer Brett Leigh Dicks' exhibition of images from his native Australia elicits unexpected; Commentary, Social; Woodard, poetryBy Josef; Correspondent, News-Press. "Santa Barbara News-Press : Daily newspaper since 1855". www.newspress.com.
- ↑ "Cold War photos bring history to life at the Diefenbunker". ca.news.yahoo.com.
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