John Bodin - photographic artist.


John Bodin (age 50 years) was formerly trained in 1982 at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) Bachelor of Arts-Photography he has attained a double Master status (Master Photog.) from the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP)

His work is principally concerned with the utility of the landscape within a semi – abstracted interpretation. Bodin’s study in philosophy and meditation serve as a visual source of reflection and is integral to his image making.

He has travelled extensively and in 2003 served a short residency at New Delhi India and more locally has been involved in a solo show in May 2006 and eleven group exhibitions in the last six years. He was a finalist in the 2005 New Social Commentaries Acquisitive Prize and the acclaimed Prometheus Visual Art Award in 2007.

Represented in Melbourne by Anita Traverso Gallery, he has been collected privately in Australia and New Zealand.

He has been consistently invited to Judge at the (AIPP) National PPY Awards and has participated as a Mentor to University and College students of photography.

John Bodin lives and works from his inner city Melbourne studio.