Sarah Pannell is an Australian photographer and artist based in Melbourne/Naarm. She holds a BA in International Studies from Deakin University (2009) and a BA in Photography from RMIT University (2012). Sarah focuses on observing and documenting shifting cultures and evolving spaces with a soft and humanistic perspective. She strives to capture the delicate interplay between people and their environments, focusing on everyday life and the preservation of traditions.

Sarah has published several photographic works, including her debut monograph Tabriz to Shiraz (2019) with Perimeter Editions and Hillvale, as well as self-published titles such as Welcome (2024), The Territories (2015) and Sehir (2014). Her work has been exhibited in Australia and abroad, including at the National Gallery of Victoria and the Old Treasury Building Museum.

Sarah’s clients include Bloomberg, Lonely Planet, Airbnb, Eurail, Thames & Hudson, Hassell, Tourism Australia and Museums Victoria. Sarah works within the food, lifestyle, editorial and travel industry as a freelance photographer. Commercial portfolios available by email request.

She lives and works in Melbourne/Naarm, on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country, Australia

Proud member of Women Photograph

Instructor at Leica Akademie Australia

Licensing Contact: Kintzing

Photographic archival prints available by request

Email me for custom print enquiries

Awards

  • Shortlisted - Australian Photobook of the Year (Pre-press), 2022
  • Finalist - Australia and New Zealand Photobook Award, 2019
  • Magenta Foundation Flash Forward 2019
  • Winner, Single Image Category - Female In Focus Award presented by British Journal of Photography, 2019
  • Finalist, AFAR Travel Photography Awards presented by LensCulture, 2018
  • Finalist, Perth Centre for Photography - PCP IRIS Award Perth, Australia, 2018
  • Winner, Send Anywhere Award by British Journal of Photography, UK, 2017
  • Finalist, Perth Centre for Photography - PCP CLIP Award Perth, Australia, 2017
  • Winner, Peoples Choice Award - Independant Photography Festival, Melbourne, 2014
  • Winner, Peoples Choice Award - Independant Photography Festival, Melbourne, 2013

Residencies, Workshops & Discussions

  • NGV Australia - Life As We Know It, September, 2019
  • Rucka Artist Residency, Cēsis, Latvia. April-May 2019
  • RMIT University Photography Alumni Artist-in-Residency, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. August-December 2018
  • How To Flatten A Mountain Residency, Cow House Studios, Wexford County, Ireland. April-May 2018
  • Jacky Winter Gardens Artist Residency, Belgrave, Victoria, Australia. November 2017
  • Women Photograph Workshop at Photoville, Brooklyn, NYC, USA. September 2017

Solo Publications

  • I Dreamt Of The Sea, 2021
  • Tabriz to Shiraz, 2019 - Published by Perimeter Editions + Hillvale
  • Bouquet, 2017
  • The Territories, 2015
  • Carmen Sandiego, 2015
  • Sehir, 2015

Clients Include

  • Airbnb
  • Bloomberg News
  • Eurail
  • Lonely Planet
  • National Gallery of Victoria
  • Tourism Australia
  • HASSELL Studio
  • Bloomberg Businessweek
  • Thames & Hudson
  • Hardie Grant Books
  • Greenpeace Australia
  • Runners World, USA
  • South Australia Tourism
  • Immigration Museum
  • WeTransfer
  • Adventure.com
  • Broadsheet Melbourne
  • PAM (Perks And Mini)
  • Time & Place
  • MAAP
  • HUSH UK
  • Peachy Green

Published Work (Print)

  • TON Magazine, Issue 2, 2023
  • Superbloom by Jac Semmler - Published by Thames & Hudson
  • Philoxenia: A Seat at My Table - Published by Hardie Grant
  • Frankie Magazine - 2014 & 2023
  • Museum Magazine, 2021
  • Archer Magazine, Issue 15, 2021
  • New York Times, Sunday Print Edition, November 2020
  • Travesias Magazine - Issue 201, Mexico, 2019
  • Pomegranate Press 029 - Tunnel of Faith, 2019
  • Sunday Magazine - Issue 00, London, UK, 2019
  • Kiosk Books - There There There, 2019
  • OPEN - Bloom Publishing, 2018
  • RUM Tidskriften Magazine - Issue 101, Sweden, 2018
  • This Is The Same Ocean - Issue 5, 2015
  • From Here On - Ain’t Bad Editions, 2015
  • Yen Magazine, April 2015
  • Stay Young Issue 5 - Editions Ltd, 2014
  • Hyper Observation - Collaboration with Nicholas Hawker, 2014
  • Oasis - Bloom Publishing, 2014
  • We Saw It Before You - Hillvale Photo, 2014

Published Work (Online)

  • The New York Times
  • British Journal of Photography
  • The New Yorker Photo Dept.
  • It's Nice That
  • LensCulture
  • Lindsay
  • Booooooom
  • VICE
  • FotoRoom
  • Palm* Studios
  • The Adventure Handbook
  • iGNANT
  • Tourisms France
  • Assemble Papers
  • C41 Magazine, Italia
  • Acclaim Magazine

Solo Exhibitions

2022

  • The People are the Times - PHOTO 2022 Festival, Melbourne, Australia

2019

  • New Harvest - Missing Persons, Melbourne, Australia
  • Tabriz to Shiraz - Hillvale Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
  • Tabriz to Shiraz - PhotoIreland Festival, Publication Launch, Dublin, Ireland

2018

  • On The Move - Public Art Exhibition - LIGHTSCAPES at Rodda Lane, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

2015

  • East of the Euphrates - Photobook Melbourne Festival, Neospace Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
  • The Territories - Independent Photography Festival, Melbourne, Australia

Group Exhibitions

2025

  • FW: ILOVEYOU - MOM Gallery, Thornbury, VIC, Australia

2023

  • 10 Years of Honey Fingers - At The Above, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • On Holy Water - Platform Arts, Geelong, VIC, Australia
  • Found Objects - Lamington Drive, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

2022

  • After Hours - Hillvale Gallery, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
  • Trust The Process - Milk Gallery, Collingwood, VIC, Australia

2021

  • Arise - Oigall Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

2019

  • Civilization - The Way We Live Now - National Gallery of Victoria (NGVA), Melbourne, Australia
  • Female in Focus Award - United Photo Industries, New York City, USA
  • Undercurrents: A Photobook Exhibition - Transformer Station Cleveland, Ohio, USA

2018

  • IRIS Portrait Prize Award Exhibition - Perth Centre for Photography - PCP Clip Award Perth, Australia
  • No Place Like Home - Community Exhibition by Gulf Photo Plus - Gulf Photo Plus Gallery, Dubai, UAE
  • Edition 01 (Group Show) - Presented by Ha-ven, Goodspace, Sydney, Australia

2017

  • CLIP Award Exhibition - Perth Centre for Photography - PCP Clip Award Perth, Australia

2016

  • Belonging (Group Show) - Curated by Daniel Boetker-Smith - Obscura Photo Festival, Penang, Malaysia
  • Heavy Heart (Group Show) - Farewell to Ruffian Gallery (Group show) Footscray, VIC, Australia

2014

  • Bain Marie (Group Show) - Presented by The Heavy Collective - Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, Australia
  • We Saw It Before You (Group Show) - Presented by Hillvale Photo - Tinning Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • From Above (Group Show) - Colour Factory Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

2013

  • ATLAS - Ruffian Gallery, Footscray, Victoria, Australia
  • C-LAB - Von Haus, Melbourne, Australia

2012

  • A Show At Bronek's (Group Show) - Bakehouse Studios, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • CCP Kodak Salon 2012 - Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Australia
  • Shouts and Undertones - RMIT University Graduate Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia
  • Street Level USA - Verve Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

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