Trent parke photographer biography
Amateur photographer biography...
Trent Parke
Australian photographer
Trent Parke is an Australian photographer. He is the husband of Narelle Autio, with whom he often collaborates.
Trent parke photographer biography
He has created a number of photography books; won numerous national and international awards including four World Press Photo awards; and his photographs are held in numerous public and private collections. He is a member of Magnum Photos.
Early life
Parke was born and brought up in Newcastle, New South Wales. He started photography when he was twelve. At age 13 he watched his mother die from an asthma attack.[1]
Career
Parke has worked as a photojournalist for The Australian newspaper.[1]
In 2003 he and his wife, the photographer Narelle Autio, made a 90,000 km trip around Australia, resulting in Parke's books Minutes to Midnight[2] and The Black Rose.[1]
Parke became a member of the In-Publicstreet photography collective in 2001.[3] He became a Magnum Photos