Brad Walls (born 1992) is an Australian fine art aerial photographer, best known for his collection ''Pools from Above''.

Biography

Walls was born in 1992 in

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. Walls's artworks have appeared in magazines such as

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Style

Walls' works showcase architecture, public spaces, and people from above.

has described his work as exploring the "beauty in the minimalist shapes, colours and textures" from above the subject. Walls prefers working with lines and geometry, experimenting with standard design principles including negative space and symmetry to bring out subjects' features.

describes his post-production process: "Walls will crop the shots in a specific way to create a different visual look".

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explores Walls' attention to detail in his ''Pools from Above'' series "immediately struck by the tiled steps, patterned surfaces and decoration". The photographer has a keen interest on people within his work to showcase an alternate viewpoint which is unseen by the naked eye. Reviews of Walls' maiden Book '''Pools From Above were mostly positive with David Jenkins from

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commenting "Walls has taken his drones to California, Mexico, Australia and beyond to explore 'negative space and compositional balance'. There is that, in spades, but there’s also seductive riffing on colour, ripples, emptiness and possibility –

David Hockney David Hockney (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists o ...

is not the only poet of the swimming pool".

Awards

Siena International Photo Awards The Siena International Photo Awards (SIPAContest) is a photography competition for professional, amateur and student photographers from around the world. It is judged by an international panel of experts that includes renowned photographers, edi ...

- Drone Photo Awards (runner-up) * Aerial Photo Awards - Sport & People

Books

* Brad Walls (2022). ''Pools from Above''. Rizzoli. * ''MINIMALISM IN PHOTOGRAPHY : the original''. .l. TENEUES MEDIA GMBH & CO. 2022.

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3-96171-414-2.

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References

21st-century Australian photographers Artists from Sydney Aerial photographers University of Sydney alumni Living people 1992 births {{DEFAULTSORT:Walls, Brad