Yani Clarke is a documentary // art // street // photographer based in Lismore, NSW, Australia (Bundjalung nation).
Yani’s work explores people and places on the edge of what society deems as “normal” — capturing the raw essence of 'decadence and decay’, through her photographic practice. Bruce Gilden praises her work for its remarkable ability to 'tell the entire story of a person’s life in a single image.”
This has earned Yani numerous accolades, including being a semi-finalist in both the Head On Portrait Prize and the Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women in 2016, as well as nominations for the prestigious World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in 2016 and 2018.
Her evocative imagery, a seamless blend of poetry and reality, has been featured in publications such as VICE magazine, F-Stop Magazine, Empty Kingdom, and Pearl Press. Yani’s photographs offer an intimate glimpse into life’s untold stories, capturing moments of profound hardship, resilience, and rebirth.
