James Bugg (AU)

Image: James Bugg, from the series [Bush Dance], 2022. Commissioned by Photo Australia for PHOTO 2022 International Festival of Photography. Courtesy the artist.

Image: James Bugg, from the series Bush Dance, 2022. Commissioned by Photo Australia for PHOTO 2022 International Festival of Photography. Courtesy the artist.

Born 1996, Melbourne, Australia
Lives and works Melbourne, Australia

James Bugg is a photographic artist based in Melbourne. Bugg is interested in visual storytelling exploring the relationships between people, place and circumstance. Working on long term projects his work explores subcultures that drift to the edges of society. Often working with communities in regional parts of Australia Bugg looks to foster community and connection through the narratives he creates.

PHOTO 2022 Events

Founding Partners
  • Bowness Family Foundation
  • Naomi Milgrom Foundation
Major Government Partners
  • City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program
Major Partners
  • Maddocks

PHOTO Australia respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands upon which we work and live, and the rich and diverse Indigenous cultures across what is now called Australia. For over 60,000 years, Indigenous arts and culture have thrived on this sacred land, and we honour Elders and cultural leaders past and present. This was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

01–24 March