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Hamish John Appleby

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People, People, Photojournalism, Photojournalism, Portrait, Street, Travel

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Australia

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Hamish John Appleby is an Australian photographer based in Melbourne with more than 25 years of professional experience. His personal work centres on documentary, street and environmental photography, exploring people, place, everyday life and the relationship between communities and their surroundings. He has lived, travelled and worked across more than 50 countries, developing a photographic practice grounded in observation, human connection and visual storytelling. Appleby holds a Master of Media Arts and has produced independent documentary projects including PROBOSCIDEA – The Emotional Lives of Elephants. His work spans long-form documentary projects, editorial photography and individual images made through sustained engagement with people and place.

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The Human Waterline
2026Photographer of the Year Contest

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