Rohan Kelly

Rohan Kelly, The Daily Telegraph

A massive shelf cloud moves towards Bondi Beach, Australia, on 6 November 2015. The cloud was part of a weather front that brought violent thunderstorms, with local media reporting damaging winds, hailstones the size of golf balls, and heavy rainfall. Shelf clouds are low cloud banks often with smooth or layered surfaces, and black, turbulent bases.

After growing up on a family farm in Western Australia, Rohan Kelly discovered photography during a trip to Africa and subsequently went on to study photography in Perth. In 1998, he began his professional career at the Northern Territory News in Darwin, gaining international attention in 1999 while covering the evacuation of East Timorese to Darwin Airport during the election crisis. Kelly also covered the 2000 Sydney Olympics as part of News Limited’s national photography team, with his sports work recognized as a Walkley Awards finalist.

In 2001, Kelly joined The Daily Telegraph in Sydney, working across multiple sections and on the picture desk. Since 2016, he has served as a staff photographer covering local crime, sport, entertainment, and news.