Kay Gibbons
Photographer
Travel & Documentary
Capturing intersections of time & place
My images often act as time travellers encapsulating past and present.
Documenting culture and travel within urban and rural settings, while exploring themes of time and place is a true passion.
I also like to practice the art of mindfulness - a gentle study of immediate circumstances and surrounds which I happen to stumble across.
About Kay
For around 30 years I was a professional singer/songwriter, however, photography was never far from my side.
I began studying photography at high school eventually majoring in it for Year 12. Later I furthered my studies with courses in Analogue Black & White Dark Room Techniques at the CAE in Melbourne, and online through Digital Mastery Techniques taught by renowned international photographer, Canadian, Mark Hemmings.
My work has been published online with the Swiss-based international magazine, Frames, which I have also produced several presentations and a podcast for them.
I finished Top 10 in 2023 and Top 6 in 2024 for Australian Photography Magazine’s Photographer of the Year (Travel and Portrait respectively) and have been published several times in their comps.
I’ve been a guest presenter and competition judge for Melbourne Camera Club, and a judge for Corio Bay and Bellarine camera clubs. I am a member of the Geelong F Stoppers.
In the past I have partaken in commercial photography work including weddings, portraiture, architecture, food, hospitality, events, and music, however, I call myself a fine-art travel & documentary photographer first and foremost.
I use a Nikon D850 and two simple lenses: a Nikkor 50mm pancake lens and a Nikkor 70-300mm zoom. I edit using Adobe Lightroom. That pretty much sums up all the bells and whistles I utilise.
Gallery
Argentina
A land of colour & contrasts
Belgium
Beautiful with a capital B ... Brussels
France
Colmar in the Alsace region of France inspired the setting (and story) for Beauty and The Beast
Geelong
Hometown happiness.
Italy
The sublime Swiss-Italian border and its centuries-old secrets.
Melbourne
Affectionately nicknamed The Big Smoke
Queensland
Coastal vibes around the Coolangatta region.
Switzerland
Switzerland - landlocked and lovely
Tasmania
Hobart region
Victoria
Hometown state
Portraits
The art of people.
Commercial
Various projects