Currently living and working in Sydney, Australia.
Kyle Hoffmann is a visual artist working with photographic processes. His work is inspired by the natural world and fundamental hidden phenomena that shape our shared human experience. Fascinated by these mechanisms, the movements of deep time, and how they influence our perceived reality.
Hoffmann’s work has been exhibited in Australia, United States, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Hungry, Greece and the UK. His work has been collected by the National Archives in Washington DC, LVMH, Aqualand Group, and is held in various other corporate and prominent private collections.
Producing pigment and platinum palladium prints.
Publications
2020
Analog Drive Magazine - Issue 1
Found - Monograph, Self-published
2021
Bnw Minimalism Magazine - Featured Artist, Issue 30
Still - Monograph, Self-published
Bnw Minimalism Mag - Top 50 Finalist, Featured in 2020–2021 Annual Publication
Capture Magazine (May–July Edition) - Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers (Top 10 Black & White; Commended Single Image)
LensCulture - Critics’ Choice 2021, Gallery Feature (Sunrise)
2022
LensCulture - Art Photography Awards, Gallery Feature (Paper)
LensCulture - Critics’ Choice, Gallery Feature (Fossil)
The Independent Photo - Emerging Talent, Editor’s Pick (Leucospermum)
Capture Magazine (May–July Edition) - Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers (Top 10 — Paper)
2023
Doco Magazine - Vol. 8 (Kirribilli Palms, Kurraba Point)
LensCulture - Black & White Photography Awards, Editor’s Pick (Leucospermum)
2024
Urth - Kyle Hoffmann’s Guide to Telling Stories in Black and White Photography, London, UK
ShotKit - Inside Your Bag, Pottsville, NSW, Australia
Life Framer - Editor’s Pick (Pink No. 5)
2025
Belle Magazine, November Issue - National Emerging Art Prize (Aether)
Awards
2021
Head On Photo Prize - Semi-finalist, Landscape
Head On Photo Festival - Open Exhibitor (Poppy)
Mono Awards - Highly Commended, Places (Kirribilli Palms)
Minimalism Photography Awards - Honourable Mention, Abstract (Triangles)
International Photography Awards - Honourable Mention
Luxembourg Art Prize - Finalist
2022
Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers (Fujifilm) - Top 40 (Sunrise No. 1)
Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers (Fujifilm) - Top 10 (Paper)
International Photography Awards - Official Selection, One Shot Color (Pink Study No. 5)
International Photography Awards - Honourable Mention, Fine Art Still Life (Fossil)
2023
Budapest International Foto Awards - Silver, Art Portfolio (Fossil)
2024
Siena Creative Awards - Finalist (Aether), Siena, Italy
Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3) - Honourable Mention, Fine Art Landscape (Aether), Paris, France
Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3) - Bronze, Nature (Fossil), Paris, France
Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3) - Bronze, Fine Art Abstract (Paper), Paris, France
Minimalism Photography Awards - Honourable Mention, Abstract (Bridge Stairs)
Minimalism Photography Awards - 2nd Place, Long Exposure (Sunrise)
AS International Film Photography Awards - Gold, Fine Art/Abstract Series (Paper)
BIFA Awards - Bronze, Analog/Film Nature/Landscape (Aether)
2025
Analog Sparks Awards - Fine Art Photographer of the Year (Waratah)
National Emerging Artist Prize - Finalist (Aether), Sydney, Australia
Exhibitions
2021
Head On Photo Festival - Open Exhibitor (Poppy), Group Showing at 107 Projects, Redfern, NSW, Australia (Nov 17–28)
Luxembourg Art Prize - Finalist (Paper No. 9), The Pinacothèque, Luxembourg
2022
Pair No. 3 - Liverpool, UK (Apr 26 - 130 days)
The Art of Water - James May Gallery, WI, USA (May)
Silver, Platinum and Ink - Solo Show, Wedge Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Jun 2 - 2020)
Head On Photo Festival - Open Exhibitor (Fossil), Sydney, NSW, Australia (Nov)
2023
Wanting to See - Group Show, The Art Syndicate, 344 Bourke St, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia (Feb 23 - Mar 12)
Ginkgo - NYC Artist Village, NY, USA (Apr 12-14)
The Other Art Fair - Sydney, NSW, Australia (May 11-14)
Obscura - Ginkgo - Superlative Gallery, Bali, Indonesia (May 22-28)
Head On Photo Festival - (Paper), Sydney, NSW, Australia (Nov)
2024
Magnolia - NYC Artist Village, NY, USA (Apr 3-5)
Siena Creative Awards - Finalist, Group Exhibition (Aether), Siena, Italy (Sep)
Head On Photo Festival - (Pink), The Art Syndicate, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Nov 11-30)
Head On Landscape Awards - Semi-finalist (Aether), Sydney, NSW, Australia (Nov)
2025
Minimalist Photography Awards - (Sunrise), Sylvia Janschek Gallery, Bregenz, Austria (Jan 11 - 25)
Rozou - Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Jul 4)
Platinum, Ink and Pink - The Fenwick, Curated by Kristia Moises, Balmain, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Jul 31)
Analog Sparks Awards - House of Lucie - (Waratah), Budapest, Hungry
Analog Sparks Awards - House of Lucie - (Waratah), Athens, Greece
Head On Photo Festival - Semi-finalist - (Red Poppy), Sydney, Australia
National Emerging Artist Prize - (Aether), Sydney, Australia (Oct 23 - Nov 6)
Solo Show - Platinum, Ink and Pink, 2025 - The Fenwick
Solo Show - Silver Platinum and Ink, 2022 - Wedge Gallery
May 11-14th 2023 - The Other Art Fair
The Process
Kyle’s art practice has incorporated medium format film on the Hasselblad V system since 2014. The process of shooting medium format film allows him to make larger and detailed rich prints. Using this system changes the whole intent of how an image is made. Each frame counts and in most scenes, he takes only one shot. This system was first used by Nasa for the moon missions and is completely analogue, no batteries are needed, there are still Hasselblad bodies on the lunar surface for anyone game to try to recover them. This camera system took one of the most famous pictures “Earth Rise” which comprises all of humanity, except the astronauts taking the image, within one frame. This system is paired with the highest quality lenses from Zeiss and was the preferred choice by professionals before the advent of digital. Most images of note were probably taken with a Hasselblad and were used by the greats such as Ansel Adams and Richard Avedon. Even today Hasselblad still creates some of the highest performing cameras the world has ever known.
The preferred film stocks Kyle uses are Bergger Pancro 400 (the last company creating analogue photography products in France, including photographic papers), Kodak Tri-X 400, and developed mostly with Kokdak Xtol for the majority of his black and white images. This combination gives a beautiful, almost painterly gain. Colour film is either developed at home or by a local laboratory.
The shooting of film feels more tactile. It’s the physicality of creating a photographic object, something that you can find years later after creating, that really appeals to him. There is more of a sense of alchemy and experimentation.
