Rochelle Tissa

Rochelle is a photographic artist whose work moves fluidly between documentary and art photography. Her practice explores themes of memory, youth-hood, and human connection. With an intuitive approach, she embraces the unpredictability of daily life- pauses, gestures, and fleeting moments that speak to interior worlds. Her images often carry a quiet emotional resonance, shaped by a sensitivity to light and atmosphere. Moving seamlessly between black and white and colour, Rochelle draws on the unique character of Australian light to evoke mood, nostalgia, and a sense of place- a space where personal memory and shared human experience gently intersect.

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AWARDS

2025 — Commended, The Mono Award

2025 — Finalist, Museum of Australian Photography LOOK! Award

2025 — Exhibited, The Hillvale Photo Trophy

2025 — Exhibited, Liminal Gallery Art Prize

2024 — Exhibited, x Hahnemühle Summer Salon, Centre for Contemporary Photography,

2022 — Highly Commended, The Mono Award

2019 — Highly Commended, The Mono Award

2019 — Commended, The Mono Award

PUBLICATIONS

2024 — Edifice Adorned, Convolo Design, convolodesign.com

2022 — The Naked Truth About Breast Cancer, Jane Marshall, Self Published

2018 — Godwin Bradbeer Janet McKenzie, Thames & Hudson

EDUCATION

2012 — Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing, Victorian Collage of the Arts, Melbourne University

2009 — Diploma of Fine Arts, RMIT University, Melbourne