ABOUT
RUSSELL ORD
Russell Ord is an Australian photographer best known for his striking surf and ocean photography. Ord grew up playing Rugby League, Surfing and working as a firefighter. He began pursuing photography seriously in the early 2000s and quickly made a name for himself with his intense, dramatic images of big-wave surfing and ocean landscapes.
Ord's work is regularly featured in numerous publications, including The Surfer's Journal, Tracks, and Australian Surfing Life, and he has won multiple awards for his photography. He is particularly well known for his willingness to take risks in pursuit of the perfect shot, often putting himself in dangerous situations to capture the power and beauty of the ocean. Russ's unique talents culminated in his documentation of a violent twist of the Indian Ocean known simply as 'The Right'. In pursuit of a unique, career-defining angle. The hard-won image was the focal point for his celebrated documentary, 'One Shot'.
He has worked with organizations such as Surfrider Foundation and is an ambassador for SurfAid, helping to improve the health, well-being and resilience of remote communities connected to us through surfing. While he remains a passionate and astute chronicler of the ocean's moods, Today, Russ, along with his wife Catherine, work towards providing education, mentoring and training in photography to young people who otherwise would be limited to having no access due to location, financial, social and health disadvantages through the Desert Light Foundation.
VIDEO LINKS: One Shot Documentary / Project Real - FujiFilm
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Photokina 2016, Cologne Germany
FUJIFILM 2017, Tokyo, Japan
FUJIFILM 2019, Tokyo, Japan
Patagonia, Innsbruck, Austria
Rough Seas, Cannery Arts Centre Esperance / The Heart Margaret River
Gravy Gallery, Nedlands.
Raw Motion, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Bunbury.
Yallingup Surf Film Festival, Dunsborough.
Deep Water Series, Margaret River.
O’Neill - Loose Yourself Somewhere National Exhibition.
3 Masters of Surf Photography, Witzig Gallery, Maclean, N.S.W.
Emptiness, Team Digital Perth WA.
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Moments, Sean Doherty.
Australia’s Century of Surf, Tim Baker (Cover)
Incredible Waves, Chris Power
Surf 100 Greatest Waves, Transworld U.S.A.
Surfing WA 50yrs, Margaret River Press (Cover)
Advanced Surf Fitness, Lee Stanbury (Cover)
Water Is Freedom, Russell Ord, Anthony Pancia
Waterproof - Australian Surf Photography, John Ogden
Mainbreak, Mick Scott & Russell Ord
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K38 Heavy Water Award - Saving Jacob Trette, California, U.S.A.
Oakley Big Wave Awards - Rescue U.S.A.
IPA 2016 Sports Photographer Of The Year