Cat is a leading creative, who specialises in advertising, lifestyle, documentary & portrait photography, based in Naarm | Melbourne.
Generally her assignments are on location and include working with experienced professionals to create campaigns, honest human portraits and documenting the underdog. There's also a lot of content creation.
While working full time as a photographer, behind the scenes she's playing with silver ring making, swimming, restoring old furniture and loves shiny gold tape.
Going forward Cat is happily engaging new clients with a sustainable and forward thinking ethos.
Shooting on digital and 35mm film.
hello@catblackphoto.com
Working out of Big House Arts and available for travel across Australia
9-11 Hocking Street, Coburg North (By appointment only.
Full & half day rates / packages available
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Worked with.
A countless bunch of lovely individual humans for creative portraits as well as:
Vogue x Alfa Romeo, Fender, VEGEMITE, Peroni, Bose, MYOB, Medibank, Shaynna Blaze, Carlton Brewhouse, Victoria Police, YAMAHA Music, Aletheia & Phos, Armaguard, Woolworths, Ulo Australia, Vision Australia, Catherine Murphy, Pentavite, ASKO, Huggies, Lendlease, Stockland, Keyton, Hume Bank, Harris Scarfe, Aletheia & Phos, Linfox, Seasol, Monash Uni, Energy Safe Victoria, Country Road, Ray White, Cinori, MND Australia.
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Some production companies + creative agencies.
Eric Tom + Bruce / The Producers / Untold Studios LA, Visual Domain / Trout / Big & Small Productions / Communicado / Trout
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Published in.
Vogue Online, Capture Mag Summer 2023, F-Stop Photography Mag, Issue #121, CEO Magazine, The Age, The Herald Sun, Lonely Planet Wine Trails Aus & NZ
Frankie Magazine, Archer Magazine, The Australian Financial Review, Tatler UK, Broadsheet, Sunday Life, Kilkenny People, Vogue Italia Online, The About Blank, Melbourne, Good Salon Hair Guide UK, FasterLouder, Creative Head Mag, Image Magazine, The Independent IE , The Irish Times.
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Artist CV.
2023 The Capture Awards, 2023 | Placed top 10 - Fashion and Advertising category for ‘Il dolce far niente,’
Published print and online Summer 2024 issue of Capture magazine.
2023 The Capture Awards, 2023 | Highly Commended - Landscape & Environment category for ‘The hill you choose to die on.’’
2023 Ballarat International Foto Biennale | Finalist for Martin Kantor Portrait Prize, Ballarat Town Hall. ‘Holly’
2023 F-Stop Photography Mag, Issue #121 October - November 2023 | Catherine Black & Valentina Casalini — A Perpetual Season / Pas de deux
2023 Work in progress | Documentary photographic portraits of residents in Goongerah. East Gippsland. Ongoing work for work to be published.
2022 The Mono Awards |"Decimated" received a Highly Commended Award in the Places category.
2022 The Mono Awards | "Bootskootin" received a Highly Commended Award in the People category.
2021 The Mono Awards | Self Portrait - Cat + Kitty’ received a Highly Commended Award in the People category.
2021 Monash Gallery of Art | Open call exhibition, STAGES: Life in Lockdown. Atrium Gallery.
2018 ILFORD CCP Salon / Centre for Contemporary Photography AUS | Group Exhibition | Photograph subject: Framed 20x30’’ Titled ‘The Bodyguard.’
2018 Part 1 | Goons, Marfa Gallery Melbourne AUS | Personal photographic exhibit focusing on a small isolated ‘alternative living’ community in East Gippsland. Raised over $1400 for wildlife carers in Victoria.
2014 The Bernard Shaw, Dublin IE (Personal Exhibition with Graciela Vilagudin) Duo exhibition | Featuring 20x30’’ mounted photographic portraits of the locals in Portobello, Dublin.
2014 The Photographic Academy, UK Online | Self Portrait Category Winner
2013 See Me, Times Square NYC (Group Digital Show) Group Exhibition | Varied images and photography subjects.
2012 Head On Portrait Prize | Finalist AUS Photograph subject: Documentary style of hipsters dancing. Titled ‘House of Love.’
2011 Head On Portrait Prize, AUS | Shortlisted Titled ‘Not for long.’ Photograph subject: Documentary style of two children on a bench mid move.
2008 Brunswick Street Gallery, Group Show AUS | Photograph subject: Documentary photography taken in Gippsland.