Geoffrey Goddard

Geoffrey Goddard is an internationally awarded art director, designer and photographer with a passion for 20th Century architecture, road trips and street photography all of which you will find in his work.

His latest series ‘Impossible Horizons’ extends his interest in architectural photography by manipulating images of buildings to produce other worldly objects that float in space, freed from the constraints of terra firma. These abstract symmetrical forms entice the viewer to take a closer look, interpreting the objects in any way they wish. an architectural Rorschach test that triggers individual responses to what they could be.

While embarking on extensive road trips across Australia and the US photographing architecture Goddard also explores deserted landscapes, documenting decaying monuments of human endeavour from abandoned motels and gas stations to entire towns.
 This has led to two bodies of work ‘Welcome to Dystopia’ and ‘Deserted’, exploring themes of emptiness and desolation.

He has been a finalist in the Head On Landscape Prize and was recently runner up in the Architecture category for Capture Magazines 2018 Emerging Photographers Awards, also placing 5th in the Documentary category. His images have been ex...

B.A. in Fine Art from the South Australian School of Art majoring in Photography and Digital Imaging.

Recent Exhibitions & Awards:

2017- Finalist Head On Landscape Prize, Head On Photography Festival, Sydney

2017- Altered States - solo exhibition Head On Photography Festival, Head On Photography Festival, Sydney

2017- This is Sirius - group exhibition for the Save our Sirius Foundation, National trust Gallery, Sydney

2017- Head On Landscape Finalists - The 17th Pingyao International Photography Festival, China

2018 - Revisited – Head On Landscape Prize 2017’ - Head On Photography Festival, Sydney

2018 - Head On Landscape Awards Exhibition - Auckland Festival of Photography, New Zealand

2018 - Capture Magazine Emerging Photographers Awards - Runner Up Architecture

2018 - Impossible Horizons - solo exhibition M2 Gallery, Sydney

2018 - The Print Swap - Indian Photography Festival, Hyderabad

2018 - Featured in Capture Magazine’s 2018 Annual

2018 - The Print Swap - Group show at ROOT Studios, New York