Ari Rex
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Welcome!
Ari Rex is an international award-winning photographer based in Canberra. He is regarded as a leading professional in his field.
Ari was awarded Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 and 1st Place in Astrophotography (2019) at the prestigious IPA International Photography Awards.
Born in Vlore, on the south coast of Albania, Ari's interest in photography started when he was a little boy. His father had an old Zorki camera and Ari was fascinated by it, since then his passion for photography kept growing and expanding.
Ari is driven by perfection. His broad technical knowledge has allowed him to work in many fields of photography including portrait, wedding, event and commercial photography. Ari loves photographing people, he also continues his lifelong pursuit in landscape, macro and astrophotography, many of these works can be seen in his social media account links above.
For Ari, there is nothing as magical as when the camera captures the full splendour of the Milky Way arching over the horizon. It is a skill he loves to share through specialist courses for those keen to perfect their own experience of capturing the stars.
Ari holds an Advanced Diploma of Photography from CIT, Canberra.
He is also an accredited member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP).
Ari is fluent in Albanian, Italian and English.
“I appreciate the often unseen beauty of everyday life, and I strive to capture that in every picture. I want my audience to feel a connection to my photographs through the story that they are trying to tell.”
"Only at night, we realise that we are part of something much bigger. At night you see the stars, the Milky Way, nebulae and galaxies that are thousands of light-years away; and that makes you see everything in perspective. This is also what feeds me physically and spiritually when I go out at night to photograph the stars."
Some of the Awards
2020 IPA Winner "Nature Photographer of the Year"
2020 2nd Place , AIPP Silver Lining Awards "Celebrations"
2020 Finalist, Documentary, Australian Photography Awards
2020 Bronze Medal, International Pano Awards
2020 Finalist, AIPP Silver Lining Awards , "Celebration"
2020 Finalist AIPP Silver Lining Awards , "Isolation"
2020 Semi Finalist HeadOn Photo Awards, Landscape
2019 1st Place Astrophotography, IPA International Photo Awards
2019 Australasia Top Emerging Landscape Photographer
2019 Finalist, AIPP ACT Commercial Photographer of the Year
2019 Finalist, HeadOn Photo Awards Landscape
2019 Bronze Medals, Pano Awards
2019 Silver with Distinction Award, Landscape APPA. AIPP
2019 Silver with Distinction Award, Commercial APPA. AIPP
2019 Silver Award, Landscape APPA. AIPP
2019 Finalist AIPP ACT Commercial Photographer of the Year
2019 Silver Award AIPP Epson ACT
2019 APA Honourable Mention, Landscape
2018 Honorable Mention International Photo Awards
2018 Highly Commended Australia's Top Emerging Photographer
2017 Finalist, Sunstudios 2017 Emerging Photographer
2017 Silver Award, AIPP APPA
2017 Silver Awards EPSON NSW/ACT
2016 CIT, High Court of Australia, Canon Australia Prize
2016 UN/CIT Prize for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
2016 Honorable MentionIPA International Photo Awards
2015 Silver Award EPSON NSW/ACT AIPP
Some Exhibitions, Interviews, Accolades
* 2021 Live Interview on WakeUp Show Top Channel
* 2020 Representing Australia at World Photographic Cup WPC
* 2020 "The Annual " Capture Magazine, Landscape
* 2020 Canberra Times Interview about the international winning prize
* 2020 Interview with Diaspora Shqiptare
* 2020 November Live Interview at ORA TV Albania
* 2020 Live Interview at ABC TV Albania
* 2020 Storm Chasing Interview UK Mail+
* 2020 July Live interview at ORA TV Albania
* 2020 Bolide explosion Interview Caters UK
* 2020 Astrophotography interview ZSH Albania
* 2020 "Interstellar" Exhibition, HeadOn Photo Festival
* 2019 "The Annual" Capture Magazine, Landscape.
* 2019 Parliament of NSW Sydney Head On
* 2019 Solo exhibition as part of 2019 Heritage Festival " Space"
* 2018 Best Photograph, Canon Australia
* 2018 Solo exhibition at Namadgi Visitor Centre
* 2017 "The Annual" Capture Magazine
* 2016 "The Annual" Capture Magazine
Published & Mentions
Forbes, BBC, Dpreview, Best Photography, Professional Photo, Capture Magazine, Virgin Australia, Canon Australia, The Age, Sunday Telegraph, The Age: Traveller.com.au, Canberra Times, ABC News Australia, Australian Photography, SMH, Daily Telegraph, UK Mail, Daily Motion, Gazzetta.it, Aflo, Libero.it, Informazzione.it, ISSUU
Clients.
Australian Tourism, Virgin Australia Airlines, Telstra, Canon Australia, Cathay Pacific, Hudson, BP, National Museum of Australia, National Archives of Australia, CBM, Foxtel, Macquarie University, Australia Parliament House Australia, Visit Canberra, ACT Parks and Conservation Services, Geocon, Westfield and more..
