Eric Algra Photographer

Biography

I began my career in professional photography in 1980. While working freelance, I satisfied my passion and developed my vision by pursuing personal work, which included landscape, portrait, and street photography. In 2003 I ceased working professionally so that I could concentrate totally on pursuing my own work. In 2010 I joined the Melbourne committee of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB), which is now a member of the world-wide photography festival grouping, the Festival de la Luz (Festival of Light). This is proving to be immensely satisfying.

EXHIBITIONS

FORTHCOMING
2011	Ned Kelly Was Here Gallery on Sturt, Ballarat, Victoria A BIFB' 11 fringe program exhibition
GROUP
2010	Kodak Salon Centre For Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy, Victoria
2009	Linden Postcard Show 2009 Linden Centre For Contemporary Arts, St Kilda, Victoria
	2009 Kodak Salon Centre For Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy, Victoria
2008	In A Moment PhotoSpace, Collingwood, Victoria
2006	Soft Around The Edges HQ Gallery SALA Festival, Adelaide, SA
	BHP Billiton Waltzing Matilda Photographic Exhibition Outback Regional Gallery, Waltzing Matilda Centre Winton, Queensland
2004	Captured Moments The Art Centre, Port Noarlunga, SA
	Josephine Ulrick National Photography Prize Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2003	Josephine Ulrick National Photography Prize Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, NSW
1999	Heritage Building Society Acquisitive Photographic Awards Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Queensland
	The Fuji ACMP Collection 4 Australian Tour
	Prospect Portrait Prize Prospect Gallery, Adelaide, SA
1998	Scotch College Fine Art Exhibition Scotch College, Adelaide, SA

SOLO

2006	Postcards from Forgotten Places Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA
1998	One Sixtieth, Wide Open – Twenty Years of Stage Photography Adelaide Festival Centre, SA

PUBLICATIONS

Light Leaks magazine
Canada
Contributing photographer: Various issues
2009 and 2010

McLaren Vale: Trott’s View
Adelaide, Australia
Monograph: One of four commissioned photographers
2007

dB magazine
Adelaide, Australia
Review: ‘Postcards from Forgotten Places’
December 2006

The Advertiser
Adelaide, Australia
Review: ‘Inspired by Outback Ruins’
January 1, 2007

The Adelaide Review
Adelaide, Australia
Review: Prospect Portrait Prize
February 2000

Better Photography Magazine
Australia
Feature: ‘Terowie’
Issue 14 , 1999 (p.48-51)

Underground In The City Of Churches
Author: Tim Kelton
Monograph: Principal photographer
1986

Inner City Sound
Author: Clinton Walker
Monograph: Contributing photographer
1982

AWARDS

1999	Heritage Building Society Acquisitive Photographic Awards: Commendation
1998	Australian Professional Photography Awards: Ilford Trophy Winner for highest scoring print Athol Shmith Award For Black and White Excellence
1997	Accepted into Fuji ACMP Australian Photographers’ Collection