Jake Nemirovsky is an Australian photographer whose work inhabits the intersection between documentary and personal narrative. His images evoke a sense of familiarity—even when capturing people, places, or moments unknown to the viewer—blurring distinctions between the real and fictional. Jake's practice questions traditional documentary conventions, instead creating visual stories that feel like thumbing through soft-cornered photos from a collective memory. Through carefully paired images and attention to incidental moments, his work distills the essence of human experience, crafting visuals that are both deeply personal and universally resonant. His photography invites viewers into collaborative perspectives on the lived experience, satisfying our yearning to return to moments sweetened by passing time.

︎ jake.nemirovsky@gmail.com

︎ @nemiroj

Available for documentary and commercial work.

Based in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. 


I acknowledge, with deep respect, the sovereignty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the original custodians of Australia.
I pay my respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (photography) with Distinction, RMIT, Melbourne Australia

Bachelor of Arts (Photography) (Honours) first class, RMIT, Melbourne Australia

Solo Exhibition

2024 - Big bug, Hillvale Gallery, Melbourne Australia
2019 - Red Cross Road, Tinning Street Presents, Melbourne Australia

Group Exhibitions

2022 -  Clinic Gallery, Sangenjaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
2022 -  New Photographers: Photo 2022, Melbourne Australia  
2021 -  Palm Photo Prize: East Co, London United Kingdom
2021 -  Iris Award: Perth Centre for Photography, Perth Australia
2020 - Sub/Solar: Rewind Lab, Sydney Australia
2019 -  Tangential Visions: 2019 Robyn Beeche Prize Exhibition, Site Eight, Melbourne Australia
2019 -  Iris Award: Perth Centre for Photography, Perth Australia
2019 -  Sights and Listenings: 2019 Graduate Exhibition, RMIT Building 4, Melbourne Australia
2018 -  Doing Visual Politics, Kathmandu, Nepal

Awards

2021 -  Finalist, ANZ Student Photobook of 2021, The Antipodean Photobook, Australia
2021 -  Finalist, Plam Photo Prize, Palm Studios, London United Kingdom
2020 - Finalist, Gradfoto 2020, Ballartfoto, Ballarat Australia
2019 -  Finalist, Iris Award 
2019 -  Winner, Robyn Beeche Prize
2019 -  Awarded the Kallman Feitel Endowment Award for whose folio demonstrates great potential for success
2018 -  Finalist, Australian Photography Awards Documentary Category
2018 -  Finalist, Australian Photography Awards Student Category

Publications

Magnum Photos, Feature Shoot, Record Nepal and  Dummy Magazine 


Photobooks/Zines
2024 - Big bug, Tall Poppy Press
2021 - All that is Solid Melts to Air, self published
2019 - Krov, self published
2018 - Red Cross Road, self published
2018 - Bendigo Hotel, self published
2018 - Collingwood Zine, self published