ABOUT
Nyk Sykes was born in Sydney, Australia and brought up in Australia and the UK.
Sykes' has won awards from New York, London and Paris for his advertising, fashion, nude, portrait, arts and entertainment photography. Most notably, New York's prestigious Graphis Photography Annual has named Nyk among the "Best in Asia and Oceania" 8 times over the past 10 years (2015, '17, '18, '20, '21, '22, '23, '24).
ACHIEVEMENTS
Awards include:
•Gold, Graphis Photography Annual (New York; 2023, '24)
•Gold, Graphis Nudes 5 (New York; 2019)
•Silver, Graphis Photography Annual, (New York; 2015, '17–18, '20–23
•Silver, Prix de la Photographie Paris (Paris; 2012)
•Silver, London Photographic Association Awards (London; 2009)
•Finalist, International Photography Awards (2011, '13, '14 and '20).
•Gold, Graphis Photography Annual (New York; 2023, '24)
•Gold, Graphis Nudes 5 (New York; 2019)
•Silver, Graphis Photography Annual, (New York; 2015, '17–18, '20–23
•Silver, Prix de la Photographie Paris (Paris; 2012)
•Silver, London Photographic Association Awards (London; 2009)
•Finalist, International Photography Awards (2011, '13, '14 and '20).
Sykes' photography has been published in: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the UAE, the UK and the USA in books, magazines and newspapers.
Sykes' work has been exhibited in: Barcelona, Cannes, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Sydney, Venice and Zurich as well as in regional centres in Austria and France. He work has been included in shows for Art Basel, Art Basel Miami, Head On, and the SwissArtExpo.
Photos by Sykes are held in the permanent collections of the National Library of Australia and in the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, as well as in private collections.
EDUCATION
Sykes was trained in photography at the Sydney Institute of Technical and Further Education (Ultimo TAFE) and in art direction at the Australian advertising industry's AWARD School. Earlier he graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and history.
ARTISTIC STATEMENT
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.
