Julian Kingma

Julian Kingma

Julian Kingma started his photography career at The Herald newspaper in 1988, eventually becoming the Head Features Photographer for The Sunday Age for 10 years. Since going freelance he has worked for various national and international publications including Gourmet Traveller, Condé Nast Traveller, Harper's BAZAAR, Rolling Stone and the best of the country’s weekend magazines such as The Australian Magazine and Good Weekend.

Julian has forged relationships with The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Penguin books. Publisher Hardie Grant produced the book IGNI: A Restaurant's First Year, a collaboration between Julian and chef/restaurateur Aaron Turner. IGNI received international acclaim, and they have recently published their follow-up book, The Hot Chicken Project.

Julian has been awarded Quill Awards for Best Portrait and Best Picture Story in addition to Australian Nikon Photographer of the Year. His work is regularly exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra where his work has been steadily acquired for their permanent collection.