Gavin Rene Libotte is a multi award winning Australian Musician/photographer born in Kent Sussex England and is currently based in Sydney. He has been in love with Photography since he set up his own darkroom in the bathroom as a teenager.
Studying Fine Art and Graphic Design gave him the visual skills and photographic eye that is needed to create stunning images. His current obsession is Street Photography, where art meets the everyday and the human story is documented in a moment.
His photographic influences include Ray K Metzker, Trent Parke and Alex Webb.
He has won numerous awards including
- 1st Place Singles PISA STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2024
- 1st Place Black & White STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS FDN 2024
- 2nd Place Series BRUSSELS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2024
- 3rd Place Singles GOTHENBURG STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2024
- 1st Place APP Reportage Photographer of the year 2023
- 1st Place Capture Awards Street & Documentary 2023
- 2nd place Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer 2023
- FINALIST Fuji Moment Awards, Livorno Photo Meeting, MX Street Photo Festival, Tehran Street Photography Festival, Aussie Street and many more.
PUBLICATIONS
- MY EYE GOT LAZY ZIne Park Life 2024
- AAP Magazine Streets 2024
- AAP Magazine Shapes 2023
- AAP Magazine Black & White 2023
- AAP Magazine Colours 2022
- AAP Magazine The Mind’s Eye 2022
- DODHO Portrait Book 2023
- DODHO Black & White Book 2023
EXHIBITIONS
- HEAD ON Photo Festival Solo Show 42 Days 2024
- HEAD ON Photo Festival Solo Show Maya 2023
- LE PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE DE PARIS (PX3)
- TREVISO Photographic Festival ITALY 2023
- FRAME TOKYO STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2023/24
- PRAXIS Gallery The Portrait Exhibition 2023
- BBA GALLERY ONE SHOT PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2022/24
- New York Center 4 Photographic Arts Group Show
- STREET BEATS AASPI Melbourne Australia 2023
