I find myself staring at Julian Kingma’s images, hoping his secret will unfold to me. On one level, I get it. All that technical skill, borne of years of assignments. The eye, trained instinctively for framing and composition. The hand, subconsciously forging light into story.
It’s a form of alchemy, I guess. Like any mastered skill, one that elicits an admiring shake of the head.
But that’s not it.
How does he do that? Find the moment we are all looking at, but that only he can see?
- Andrew Denton
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“I have had the pure joy and privilege of being photographed by Julian many times. Julian has a relationship with the lens that is unique and magical, and a way of communicating with the subject that always manages to bring out that extra something.”
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“Persuasive, charming, talented — Julian Kingma is a pleasure to work with.”
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“Julian has a care free gift for finding the drama and ridiculousness in every frame. Our time together was inventive, collaborative and low stakes. He has great taste, which is the most important commodity of all.”
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Julian Kingma began his career as a press photographer in 1988, later becoming Head Features Photographer for The Sunday Age. He has shot for Vogue, Rolling Stone, Gourmet Traveller and Australia's leading weekend magazines, and is the photographer behind the acclaimed books IGNI, The Power of Choice and The Hot Chicken Project. He lives on Victoria's Surf Coast, where he's happiest bobbing on his surfboard at Bells Beach in the early hours.