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Matthew Abbott (1984) is a documentary photographer based in Sydney, widely recognised for photographing social, cultural and political stories covering contemporary suburban and regional Australia.
Abbott is interested in intimate storytelling, offering insights into the worlds of his subjects, shining a light on quiet moments that usually go unseen. He strives to form genuine relationships with the people he photographs, believing that storytelling works best when it comes from an intimate and close connection to its subjects.
He is a regular contributor to The New York Times. Other editorial clients include The Washington Post, Newsweek, Der Spiegel, GEO, and Vogue. Abbott has completed multiple longform personal projects in Australia, USA and Pakistan. Abbott also works with non-governmental organisations and other commercial clients.
Abbotts work has been recognised through a number of prestigious awards, including winning the inaugural 2019 Rust Belt Biennale for his project ‘In the Rust Belt’. His series 'Black Summer' came 2nd in the spot news category World Press Photo 2020. Abbott also won The Nikon-Walkley Journalism Award for Australian Daily life in 2018 and 2019, He’s the Winner of The Leica Photojournalism Award, and has been selected for The National Portrait Prize, The Olive Cotton Portrait Prize and The Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize. Abbott's photographs documenting Australia’s offshore detention centres on Manus Island for Der Spiegel was nominated for and exhibited at the Reporterpreis in Berlin, Germany.
His pictures have been exhibited widely at institutions such as The National Portrait Gallery Australia. The Red Hook Gallery, New York. The Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Sordoni Gallery, Wilkes-Barre USA. The Australian Centre of Photography. The National Library of Australia. The Ethnologisches Museum collection, Berlin.
He is represented internationally by Panos Pictures in London and is a current member of the Oculi collective, Australia’s leading co-operative of visual storytellers. Abbott was the inaugural Oceania-representative for the World Press Photo Global Talent Program. He studied International Photojournalism at the Danish School of Journalism and completed a Masters of Studio Arts at Sydney University. Abbott teaches and holds workshops on a regular basis at institutions and universities around the country.

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