Calumn Hockey (born 1992) living on Gumbaynggirr country; is a self-taught photographer, videographer and drone flier.
Over the past 9 years Calumn has based his works throughout Australia, South East Asia and New Zealand covering both adventure based sports and conservation projects.
The journey into the photographic realm began with a 6 month working trip to Uluru, where my passion for photography occurred. Soon I was off to the West Coast of New Zealand to immerse myself amongst the foothills of the Southern Alps to find the meaning of what an adventurer and photographer really is, and I still don’t think I know all these years later.
From the high Himalaya to the temples of Burma, Calumn has worked away capturing some truly breath-taking moments in both adventure and conservation and with no plans on slowing down, things are only just getting started!
I have also done some crazy adventures & expeditions:
Cycled 1200km from Bangkok to Yangon // Cycled from 500km from Uluru to Alice Springs // Climbed Mount Fansipan with a bottle of water // Trekked 100km in 27 hours with no sleep // Trekked the 231km Larapinta trail in 8 days //
Conservation:
Landcare // The Great Koala National Park // Bob Brown Foundation // Global Conservation // Natural History Museum // For Wild Places // Wilderness Society // Nature Conservation NSW // Bush Heritage Australia //
Adventure (select):
North Face Australia // GoPro // Ultra Trail Australia // Tarkine Running // UTMB World Series // Tourism Nepal // Destination Sri Lanka // Incredible India // Ultra Trail Kosciuszko // Roaring Journals + Patagonia Australia // Godzone Australia // Tour de Trails // Simpson Desert Ultra // Coffs Running Festival // Rumble in the Jungle // Hanoi Hoan Kiem 5.1km // Grampians Peak Trail Miler //
Awards:
2023 AUS Geo Nature Photographer of the Year finalist
2023 World Press Photos Contest final round
2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year 58 Highly Commended - Photojournalism Category
2022 Canopy Awards - 1st Place Reportage
2022 World Press Photos Contest - Top 50%
2021 World Press Photos Contest - Top 24%
2021 Australian Mono Awards - Highly Commended
2018-19 National Geographic YourShot P.O.T.D x 3
2017-19 GoPro Photographer of the Day x 4
2017-19 GoProANZ Photographer of the Day x 15
Podcasts and Chats:
we pay respect to the traditional custodians of this land past, present and emerging.