ABOUT
Ebony Finck (b.1987) is an Australian freelance retoucher, editor, and photomedia artist working remotely with commercial photographers and visual artists in Australia and internationally.
Her experience spans both the wedding and portraiture sector, including high-volume editing and batch processing, and the fashion/editorial industry, specialising in fine skin retouching and colour management. This cross-section of experience, from product imagery to portrait and talent-focused work, has developed a high degree of versatility and adaptability across a wide range of creative projects and workflows.
She has provided retouching and editing services for photographers and creatives, including Amanda Fordyce, Stephanie Bailly, PVH Production, and Natascha Stellmach.
Alongside her commercial work, Ebony maintains an independent photomedia art practice. The fragility of human existence and psyche is central to her work, which explores the transient nature of life and the emotional landscape through the use of landscape, animal, and human form.
After completing an Advanced Diploma of Photography at Photography Studies College Southbank in 2015, she divided her time between her personal practice and freelance creative work.
PHOTOGRAPHIC / VIDEO ASSISTANT
Natascha Stellmach (2016 - current), Stephanie Bailey (2016 - 2018) Thom Rigney (2016 - 2017) Jesse Marlow (2016 - 2017), Heaven Pictures - George Apostolidis & Craig Moodie (2015 - 2017), Amanda Fordyce (2014 - 2015)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016: Juncture, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Indian Photo Festival: Hyderabad
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018: Loud and Luminous, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2017: Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women, Brightspace, Melbourne
2017: IRIS Award Portrait Prize, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
2017: Copenhagen Photo Festival, Censored Exhibition, Copenhagen
2017: Contemporary Australian Landscape, Burrinja Gallery
2017: The Best of LensCulture, Volume 1” screening at Voies Off Festival in Arles, France
2016: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London
2016: Taylor Wessing Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Sutherland
2016: Emerging Artist Award, Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
2016: Life Framer, Rome, Paris, London, Los Angeles
2016: CCP Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne
2016: Yarra Sculpture Gallery Fresh15 graduate show, Melbourne
2016: IRIS Award Portrait Prize, Perth Centre for Photography, Perth
AWARDS
2018: Life Framer “After Dark” editors’ pick
2018: Head On Portrait Prize, semi finalist
2018: Bluethumb Art Prize, semi finalist
2017: Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women,Brightspace, highly commended
2017: Life Framer “Still Life” shortlisted top 20
2017: IRIS Award Portrait Prize, Perth Centre for Photography, finalist
2017: UNCOVER Series Award, Perth Centre for Photography, finalist
2017: RPS International Photography Exhibition 160, shortlisted
2016: TIFA Photo Award, honourable mention
2016: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, NPG London, selected for exhibition
2016: Emerging Artist Award, Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, second prize
2016: Head On Portrait Prize, semi finalist
2016: Heartfelt PSC Graduation Award “using photography to make a difference”
2016: Lensculture Portrait Prize, finalist
2015: Life Framer “The Human Body” first prize
2015: IRIS Award Portrait Prize, Perth Centre for Photography, finalist
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017: The Best of LensCulture: Volume 1
2016: GUP Magazine website, 03/16, unknown author
2015: Life Framer website, 09/16, Alison Morley