About

Mark Davidson (b. 1984) is a photographer based in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. 

Mark was awarded Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer (black and white category) by a panel of local and international judges (2022). He also won first prize in the Aussie Street Photography Festival competition and has been a finalist in LensCulture Street Photography awards.

He also won first place in the Istanbul Street Photo Festival prize for his series on Hong Kong, and has been a finalist in numerous other international street photography competitions.

Mark's work has also been featured in 'Reclaim the Street: Street Photography's Moment' (Thames and Hudson) by Stephen McLaren and Matt Stuart.

You can subscribe to his Substack street photography newsletter here.


Awards

2024 - Finalist, Oslo Street Photography Festival awards

2023 - Finalist, Gomma Black and White Awards

2023 - Winner, Aussie Street Photography Festival

2022 - Winner, Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer, Black and White category

2022 - Finalist, LensCulture Street Photography Awards

2022, Finalist, HeadOn Photo Festival

2022, Finalist, Paris Street Photography Awards 

2022 - Finalist, Miami Street Photography Festival

2022, Finalist, Gothenburg Street Photography Awards

2022 - Finalist, Urban Photo Awards

2021 - Finalist, Street Photo Istanbul Festival

2021 - Third Prize, Picturing Footscray

2020 - Second Prize, Mono Awards 2020, run by Australian Photography and Capture magazines

2020 - Second Prize, Australia Photography Awards, Street/Travel

Exhibitions

2023 - Ballarat International Foto Biennale

2023 - Aussie Street Photography Festival, Sydney

2022 - Head On Photo Festival, Sydney

2022 - Gothenburg Street Photo Festival, Sweden

2021 - ‘Shot in the Heart of Melbourne’, Victorian Artists Society, Melbourne

2019 - ‘Street Beats’, Australian Association of Street Photographers, Melbourne

2019 - ‘Into the Shadows’, Victorian Archives Centre Gallery, Melbourne 

Media

Interview - Up Photographers

Street Beats exhibition - The Guardian

Street Life podcast interview - The Pictorial List

Feature article - Soul of Street magazine

Interview - The Pictorial List

Mono Awards 2020 - The Guardian

Feature on Eyeshot Magazine

Feature on Street Photographers Foundation


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