Biography/Work Experience

Nyk Sykes was born in Sydney, Australia and raised in Australia and the UK. Sykes had a long career as a Graphic Designer in Editorial and Advertising before adding photography in 2002. Since 2007 photography has been his principal creative practice.

Philosophy on Work

The trick with photography, is to find the stillness of the soul. To the curves of the catwalk, through the glamour of the game, in the blinding noise of battle — we must be still. As we waltz through the wedding, scrum the red carpet, run with the riot — we must move, and be still. We hold in our hands, the site of our seeing — we hold in our sight, the heart of our vision. As the light fades, the stillness grows — so still the soul takes us, out of sharp sight, into vast vision.

Professional Specialties

Photography, Retouching, Graphic Design. in Photography: Arts & Entertainment, Beauty & Fashion, Portrait and the Nude.

Graphis Appearances

Photography Annual 2015, '17, '18, '19, '20, '21, '22, '23. Nudes 5 (2019).

Awards

Other than Graphis: • Silver, Fine Art, Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), 2012 • Silver, Fashion, London Photographic Association (LPA) Awards, 2009 • Bronze, Advertising, Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), 2010 • Finalist, International Photography Awards in 2011, '13, '14 and '20.

Graphis Awards

GOLD (total 2) — Photography Annual 2023 (Nudes), Nudes 5 (2019). SILVER (total 11) — Nudes 5 (2019) • Photography Annual 2023 (Nudes) • Photography Annual 2022 (Nudes) • x3, Photography Annual 2021 (Architecture, Beauty & Fashion, Nudes) • Photography Annual 2020 (Nudes) • Photography Annual 2018 (Portrait) • x2, Photography Annual 2017(Nudes, Portrait) • Photography Annual 2015 (Entertainment).

Proudest Achievements

Named in the Graphis Photography Annual as among the 'Best in Asia and Oceania' 6 times (2015, '17, '18, '20, ’21, '22, '23).

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Museum/Gallery Exhibitions

Photography has been exhibited in Barcelona, Cannes, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Sydney, Venice, and Zurich

Education

Bachelor of Arts (philosophy and history), Australian National University • Studies in Photography at the Sydney Institute of Technical and Further Education (Ultimo TAFE) • Art Direction at the Australian advertising industry's AWARD School