Artist Résumé
Contact Information
Personal Statement
Coenraad is using photography as a tool to learn about the people and places that surround him. He is inspired by the intricate facets of South African existence, particularly those intimately linked to the land. His series Young Farmers won the Sony World Photography Awards Student Competition in 2021. This body of work has expanded into The Land Project and contributed to getting him published in the Royal Photographic Society as one of the top photographic graduates globally. When speaking about his work, Coenraad explains "I am using photography to learn about the people and places that surround me. I hope to capture the nuances of South African lives that have a strong connection to the land".
Education
2022 BA Honours Visual Communication, Major in Photography
(Graduation December 2022)
Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.
2021 BA Visual Communication, Major in Photography
Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.
2018 Higher Certificate in Commercial Photography
Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.
Awards
2021 Winner: Sony World Photography Awards Student Competition for Young Farmers
Winners announcement video: Sony World Photography Awards 2021
A Year in Photos from Sony World Photography Awards 2021
2021 Shortlisted: Sienna Creative Photo Awards Portraiture Competition for HW and Olwethu after a long day herding cattle on horseback
Exhibitions
2021 Group Exhibition, Festive Season, IS Art Gallery, Stellenbosch, South Africa, November
2021 Group Exhibition, Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography Graduate Exhibition, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 16-18th
November
2021 Online Group Exhibition, Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography Graduate Exhibition, Stellenbosch, South Africa
2021 Group Exhibition, Sony World Photography Organisation World Tour, Galerie Joseph, Paris, France, 5-14th November
2021 Group Exhibition, Sony World Photography Organisation World Tour, Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, Germany, 28th October - 12
January
2021 Group Exhibition, See and Be Seen, Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch, South Africa
2021 Group Exhibition, Fotofestival Lenzburg, Sony World Photography Organisation World Tour, Lenzburg, Switzerland, 4th September
- 3rd October
2021 Online Group Exhibition, Sony World Photography Awards, Virtual Exhibition
2022 Group Exhibition, Into The Blaze, The Fourth Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2022 Group Exhibition, Shutter Land: A Photographic Exhibition, Art and About Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
2022 Group Exhibition, Days of Being Wild, Cavalli Art Gallery, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 29th May
Interviews, News & Press
Television:
“Fotograaf Coenraad Torlage”, Die Groot Ontbyt, Kyknet, 22 June 2021.
Online:
Sony World Photography Awards 2021 Press Conference, 15th April
Forbes, Powerful Images From Winners Of Sony World Photography Awards 2021, 15th April
BBC, Sony World Photography Awards 2021: Amazing award-winning photos, 15th April
BBC, In pictures: 2021 Sony World Photography Awards, 15th April
CNN, Sony World Photography Award unveils the year's best photographers, 15th April
Publications
2021 Journal, “Class of 2021”, The Royal Photographic Society Journal, July issue.
2021 Book, Sony World Photography Awards.
2021 Magazine, National Geographic Traveller, issue 98.
2022 Magazine, GEO Magazine, May Issue.
2022 Magazine, GEO Magazine, June Issue.
2022 Newspaper, "Ah, But Our Land is Beautiful and Complex, Daily Maveric, South Africa, 18th June
2022 Magazine, Digital Photography.