About
“Feel as I feel – draw in the oceans air, taste the salt on your tongue & bare witness to the altering states of the ocean. These are my testimonials to the sea.”
Tal Lemmens (b. 1991) is an international award-winning ocean and seascape photographer based in Torquay, on the Surf Coast, Victoria, Australia. Tal heralds from Warrnambool and relocated in 2017, where he still frequently visits the Great Ocean Road and other parts of the Australian coastline. His photographs document the wild, windy and rugged atmosphere of the southern hemisphere’s oceans.
The ocean has always been something that Tal has been connected to from a young age. He speaks of gratitude to his father for indoctrinating him to the sea and body boarding. Stumbling across old film photos of his father’s surf trips, intrigued and showed Tal that photos could promote a story – a lifestyle, triggering his interest in photography. Tal would spend the majority of his youth taking photos of his friends surfing. This was the precursor to Tal beginning to develop and hone his photography skills, beginning his career in capturing his iconic seascapes.
Tal’s craft is unique to a few. What makes Tal’s photography different to most, is the donning of a wetsuit and flippers before immersing himself in the ocean brine with his camera. He is exposed to the very real-life dangers – he is at the mercy of the uncertainty and unpredictability of the swells and its plethora of creatures. He aims to promote inquisitiveness and emotive feelings through his images, encouraging the viewers to connect with nature and submerse themselves in the moment with him. No matter what, the ocean will always be a part of him – Tal states the ocean is his lifeblood, “I am consigned to the sea.”
Tal’s photography endeavours have led to his images being recognised on a global scale and well ranked in both national and international photography competitions.
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First Place (Gold Medal) - Our World Category - VIEPA Vienna International Photo Award 2020.
Special Prize - Our World Category - VIEPA Vienna International Photo Award 2021.
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Honourable Mention - Seascape Category - Fine Art Photography Awards 2023.
Honourable Mention - Fine Art/Abstract Category - APA Annual Photography Awards 2022.
Honourable Mention - Fine Art & Landscape Category - Chromatic Photography Awards 2022.
Honourable Mention - Nature: Seascapes / Waterscapes - Neutral Density Photography Awards 2022.
Honourable Mention & Official Selection - Fine Art/Abstract & Nature Categories - International Photography Awards 2022.
Honourable Mention - Landscape Category - Chromatic Photography Awards 2021.
Honourable Mention - Fine Art, Landscape Category - International Photography Awards 2021.
Honourable Mention - Abstract Category - APA Annual Photography Awards 2020.
Honourable Mention - Fine Art/Abstract Category - APA Annual Photography Awards 2020.
Honourable Mention - Landscape Category - Australian Photography Awards 2019.
Honourable Mention - Fine Art/Abstract Category - International Photography Awards 2019.
Highly Commended - Landscape Category - Photographer of the Year 2018.
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Surfcoast Arts Trail - Ocean Grind, Torquay, Australia, 2024.
Tales of the Sea - Torquay Wine Store, Torquay, Australia, 2023.
Fine Thanks Gallery, Torquay, Australia, 2022.
Affordable Art Fair - Melbourne Australia, 2022.
Summer Photo Festival – LIK Galerie, Gallery of Photography, Vienna, Austria, 2021.
The Hue & Cry Collective, Geelong, Australia, 2021.
Summer Photo Festival – LIK Galerie, Gallery of Photography, Vienna, Austria, 2020.
Art Local, Artists of the Surf Coast – Ocean Grind, Torquay, Australia, 2019.
Eagles Nest Gallery, Aireys Inlet, Australia, 2017.
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Represented by Martinich & Carran – Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne, Australia. 2022.
Represented by Eagles Nest Gallery, Aireys Inlet, Australia. 2020.
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Geelong Advertiser, 2024.
Surf Coast Times, 2023.
Forte Magazine, 2023.
Geelong Advertiser, 2022.
Times News Group, 2021.
Geelong Advertiser, 2020.
Times News Group, 2020.
Surf Coast Creatives Podcast, 2020.
Breakfast Culture Club, 2018.
Forte Magazine, 2018.
White Horses Magazine, 2018.
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I am available for wedding & elopement photography by getting in contact here: tallemmensweddings.com.au
