Bundjalung Country · Ballina · Northern NSW

Ballina photographer for families, events, homes.

Portraits, events, real estate and aerial photography across the Northern Rivers, by Kris Cook.

Get a free quote Or call Kris on 0411 872 912

Awards

Olive Cotton Award nominee, 2024

Shooting events since 2018

Clients

  • Koori Mail
  • National NAIDOC Awards
  • Supply Nation

Working with Kris

What do you need photographed?

Father holding his daughter on the beach at Ballina, photographed by Kris Cook

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Portraits and Family

On Country, at home, or out where the light is good.

Sessions from $250. Photos back in 3 to 5 days.

See how it works
Country singer in a white hat at the microphone under the stage lights at Bluesfest Byron Bay, 2022, photographed by Kris Cook

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Events and Festivals

Festivals, runways and community events across NSW and Queensland.

Edited gallery in 5 to 10 days, cleared for promo use.

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Open-plan living room and kitchen of a Northern Rivers listing, photographed by Kris Cook

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Real Estate

Listings and architecture for agents and owners across the Northern Rivers.

Photos back in 24 to 48 hours.

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Drone view straight down over surf breaking onto a pebble beach on the Northern Rivers coast, by Kris Cook

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Aerial

Drone footage and photography for landscape, real estate and event work.

Stills and 4K video. Back in 3 to 5 days.

See how it works

Not sure which? Call Kris and describe the job. 0411 872 912

How it works

Three steps, no fuss.

  1. 01

    Get in touch

    Call Kris, or send the date, the place and what the photos are for through the form.

  2. 02

    Plan the shoot

    Kris confirms the date, the place and the light, and comes back with a quote for the job.

  3. 03

    Get your photos

    An edited online gallery, ready to download at printable resolution. Most jobs come back within 3 to 10 days.

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Recent work

Lanes of looking.

Boulders Beach headland at dusk near Ballina, photographed by Kris Cook

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Coastal

Sunrise walks, headland light and hinterland creeks, the Northern Rivers from Ballina to the Tweed.
Mother and baby cheek to cheek, family portrait by Kris Cook

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Portraits

Portraits made on Country, at home, or out where the light is good.
Dancer in ochre with arms raised on stage at Groove on the Grass, Grafton, 2023, photographed by Kris Cook

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Events and Festivals

Festivals, runways and community events, photographed by Kris since 2018.

Beyond the Northern Rivers

From Arnhem Land to the national stage.

Milingimbi Art and Culture

Yurrwi (Milingimbi), North East Arnhem Land · 2025 Artwork by Ganalbiŋu Malibirr artist Matthew Teapot Djipurrtjun, shown at the 2026 Adelaide Biennial

National NAIDOC Awards

Brisbane Convention Centre, Meanjin · 2023
Kristopher Cook, Bundjalung and Dhungatti photographer, Ballina NSW

About Kris

Olive Cotton Award nominee, 2024. Shooting events since 2018.

He has photographed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander events across the country since 2018, and works with Koori Mail, the National NAIDOC Awards, Desert Pea Media, Sharing Stories Foundation, Supply Nation and National NAIDOC award winner The Salty One Art. In 2024 that work earned him a nomination for the Olive Cotton Award.

Read Kris's full story
Malachi and Jalurah walking on the beach and talking in language, from Kris Cook's video Our Ngurra

Language on Country

Our Ngurra: Bundjalung language, spoken on Country.

A project Kris made with Malachi and Jalurah, two young men talking in mother tongue on the beach, so the language can be heard and used on Country. Made for education, filmed the way Kris shoots everything: outdoors, in natural light, no fuss.

About four and a half minutes, with subtitles. Plays in the YouTube player.

Where Kris shoots

Photographing across Ballina · Lennox Head · Byron Bay · Lismore · Evans Head · Tweed Heads · Murwillumbah

Get in touch

Talk to Kris about your shoot

Two ways: call him, or send the details and he'll come back to you with a price.

Call Kris 0411 872 912 or send the details

Mornings are best. He is often out shooting at first light.