While Melbourne was earning the title of the world's most locked down city with over 260 days under stay at home orders, closed playgrounds and limited outdoor time, one 4 year old astronaut was putting on her home made space suit and used her imagination to discover many small worlds that existed around us. These photographs are the memories from our expeditions to these worlds and the stories we've made there. The lockdowns have long ended. We’ve outgrown the space suit. But the time spent together exploring and imagining is one special gift to keep.
Ukraine born and raised, Andrew Rovenko has been calling Australia home for over 18 years.
Having practised his skills as a freelance magazine photographer, Andrew always preferred the freedom of not having to work towards a commercial brief.
This eventually led to doing just personal projects, primarily on film, where the joy of craftsmanship can be experienced the most.
Andrew has been named 2021 Australian Photographer of the Year and his work received international recognition with a number of awards and publications including Vogue and Marie Claire and has been exhibited across the world.
Awards Tokyo International Foto Awards, 2023 – Fine Art Book Winner
Px3 (Prix de la Photographie, Paris), 2023 – Fine Art/People Winner
Analog Sparks, International Film Photography Awards, 2023 – Fine Art/Conceptual Winner
International Photography Awards, 2022 – 1st place / Analog / Film/Portrait
Tokyo International Foto Awards, 2022 – Fine Art Winner
Fine Art Photo Awards, 2022 – Conceptual Category Winner
ND Awards, 2022 – Fine Art/Conceptual Winner
Life Framer Award, Youthhood, 2022 – 2nd Prize
Australian Photography Magazine Photographer of the Year, 2021 – Overall Winner, Portrait Category Winner
Capture Magazine Australasia's Top Emerging Photographer, 2022 – Portrait Category Winner, Overall Runner-up
Bluethumb Art Prize, 2021 – Photography Category Runner-up
National Portrait Photographic Prize, 2022 – Finalist
Kuala Lumpur International Photographic Prize, 2022 – Finalist
Life Framer Award, Home Sweet Home, 2023 - Finalist
Wyndham Art Prize, 2022 – Finalist
IMA Next, Japan, 2022 – Finalist
OptiKA Award, 2022 – Finalist
