Madeline Begley is a visual storyteller based in south-east Queensland.
She recently returned to Brisbane after three years living and working in regional New South Wales. Based in Wagga Wagga, she worked as both an editorial photographer at The Daily Advertiser and a camera operator and editor with 7NEWS Riverina.
In 2021 she was a freelance photographic contributor to The Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.
2017
Bachelor of Photography with Distinction, Griffith University, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, Australia
2014
Bachelor of Design (Architectural Studies) with Honours, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
2013
Studied at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
2018
Top 10 (5th place) in student category, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2018
Top 20 in documentary/photojournalism category, Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2018
2017
C.R. Kennedy Award for Excellence in Photographic Documentary Practice in still and moving image
2017, 2016, 2015
Griffith Awards for Academic Excellence
Disruption, Grey Street Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, Australia, 2020
QCA Showcase Graduate Exhibition, Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, Australia, 2017
Within/ Without, Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, Australia, 2017
Nepal Non-Fiction, Chyasal, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2016.
Student Showcase, Goa International Photo Festival, Goa, India, 2016
The Power of Community, Maud Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, 2016
80 Years of Caring, Brisbane City Council Chermside Library, Brisbane, Australia, 2016
How to See Kathmandu, Editions 1 & 2, 2016