An Award Winning Photographer

Awards

2016

  • UK Travel Photographer of the Year - Finalist, Best Single Image in a Portfolio.

2017

  • Heritage Bank Photographic Competition - CEO Award
  • Your Healthlink National Photographic Competition - Finalist
  • The Age Big Picture Competition - Finalist
  • City of Geelong Calendar Competition - September winner
  • UK Travel Photographer of the Year - 8th Place
  • Australian Photography Magazine Photographer of the Year - 9th Place, Travel category.

2018

  • Kentia Prize - Winner, Travel
  • Australia's Top Emerging Photographer - 8th Place, Travel
  • Heritage Bank Photographic Awards - Top 50

2019

  • Australia's Top Emerging Photographer - 3rd place, student category
  • Australian Photographer of the Year - Top 10, Travel Category
  • Travel Photographer of the Year, Finalist

2020

  • City of Geelong Calendar Competition - Winner
  • Australia's Top Emerging Photographer - 6th Place
  • Perth Centre for Photography CLIP Award - Finalist
  • Australian Photographic Awards - Second Place, Student Category

2021

  • Australia's Top Emerging Photographer - 4th Place Open category
  • Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize - Finalist
  • Global Billboard Project - Finalist
  • Australian Photographic Awards - Shortlist, Student Category
  • Head On Photo Festival - Landscape Award - Finalist
  • Bluethumb Art Prize - Landscape - Finalist

2022

  • International Photo Awards - Finalist/Official Selection - Architecture
  • Australian Photographic Awards - Shortlist (Environment, Experimental, Student)
  • Head-On Photo Landscape Awards - Semi Finalist
  • Perth Centre for Photography CLIP Award - Finalist
  • Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize - Finalist

2023

  • Minimalist Photography Awards - Winner (Creative)
  • Museum of Australian Photography Look! Competition - Winner (Street)
  • APEC Photography Competition - Winner (Influencer Award)
  • International Photo Awards - Finalist/Official Selection - Architecture, Fine Art.
  • Australia's Top Emerging Photographer - Runner Up (Art), Top 20 (Single Shot), Top 20 (Architecture)
  • Australian Photographic Awards - Shortlist (Environment), Finalist (Experimental)
  • Head-On Photo Landscape Awards - Finalist
  • Bluethumb Art Prize - Finalist (photography)
  • Sony Alpha Awards - Finalist (Creative)

Exhibitions & Publications

2017

  • Heritage Bank, Permanent Collection (Heritage Bank Photographic Awards)

2018

  • RAW "Transcend"
  • Centre for Contemporary Photography Ilford Salon
  • Capture Magazine, "The Annual" Edition (magazine publication)

2019

  • "Factum Magna", Southbank
  • Capture Magazine, "New Talent" Feature Article (magazine publication)
  • Capture Magazine, "The Annual" Edition (magazine publication)

2020

  • "Release" Photography Studies College, Virtual Exhibition
  • Perth Centre for Photography, Contemporary Landscapes in Photography (CLIP)
  • Melbourne Without the Crowds (Photobook Publication)

2021

  • Monash Gallery of Art, STAGES : Life in Lockdown
  • Centre for Contemporary Photography Ilford Salon
  • Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre: Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize

2022

  • The Guardian newspaper : Sea Lake travel diary feature.
  • Perth Centre for Photography : Collective Exhibition
  • Centre for Contemporary Photography x Hahnemuhle Salon
  • Wolfhound Gallery : October
  • Yarra Sculpture Gallery : TwoFour 22

2023

  • Centre for Contemporary Photography x Hahnemuhle Salon
  • Museum of Australian Photography : Look!

A selection of award winning images...

2021

  • 2021_APA LukeDavid_APA2021_RacewayWindow
  • 2021_HeadOn LukeDAVID_Speedway
  • 2021_APA LukeDavid_APA2021_TrustInTheLord
  • 2021_Bluethumb Overpass- - OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
  • 2021_Mullins COVID Balloon-1
  • 2021_TE Constructed Landscapes-3 - OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
  • 2021_TE Constructed Landscapes-2 - OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
  • 2021_TE Constructed Landscapes-1 - OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

2022

  • 2022_LukeDAVID_APA2022--2-Presence 14
  • 2022_LukeDAVID_APA2022_Presence 8
  • 2022_IPA LukeDAVID_OldHillStPoliceStation-
  • 2022_LukeDAVID_APA2022-05716_Plateau Passage
  • 2022_LukeDAVID_APA2022-08508_FloodPlain

2023

  • 2023_APEC_20230724-1-DSC00472-Edit-Edit
  • 2023_ATEP 03 Blueway 20230106-3-DSC08079-Edit
  • 2023_ATEP 02 Yellowway 20221002-2-DSC01035
  • 2023_ATEP 01 Greenway 20221002-1-DSC00972
  • 2023_IPA Oodi
  • 2023_ATEP EUR
  • 2023_ATEP OldHillStPolice20220627-1-A7C00485-Edit
  • 2023_ATEP Ways20220820-3-DSC08724
  • 2023_IPA Bonneville_20230724-1-DSC00331
  • 2023_Presence #6
  • 2023_Presence#2HR_20220524-1-DSC05188-Edit-Edit
  • 2023_Presence#8HR_20220515-2-DSC04533
  • 2023_Presence#14HR_20220417-1-DSC02668-Edit
  • 2023_RedLine
  • 2023_TreeTower