Naomi McKenzie is a conceptual photographer based in the Somerset region of South East Queensland Dungibara Country. After completing tertiary study in Film Photography/Darkroom and Photojournalism in 1997, her practice has evolved to explore a deep connection to place through alternative and traditional photographic and print processes. Drawing on her lived experience of the land in the Mallee region of northern Victoria, she invites elements of the environment to actively participate in the making of her work.

McKenzie is the recipient of the Flying Arts Queensland Regional Art Awards Emerging Artist Award (2023) and the Ipswich Art Prize – Photography (2025), and was Runner Up in the Tambo Art Prize (2024). She was also a finalist in the Galah Australian Regional Photography Awards (2025). Her work has been exhibited widely over the past four years, including recent solo exhibitions at Ipswich Community Gallery (2026), The Condensery (2024), OneSpace (online) (2024) and contributed to over 10 group exhibitions throughout QLD, NSW and VIC.