Lachie Chugg Photography

My name is Lachie Chugg and I am from the South East suburbs of Melbourne, doing most of my work around Mornington Peninsula and Southern areas of Melbourne. 

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My Passion for photography and especially sports photography was always there from a very young age, however I didn't really know until I was about 15 when I picked up a DSLR camera for the first time. I was at the Sandown 500 and my uncle offered me to have a go at his camera and take some shots of the V8 Supercars. That day really ignited the passion for me and I felt like I had the natural eye for a decent shot. 

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From there, I got my first DSLR for Christmas in 2017 and would regularly shoot landscape photography on the Mornington Peninsula, in particular Koonya Ocean Beach in which my Grandpa happened to live just a 5 minute walk from. I also decided id give it a crack at school, picking media as one of my subjects in year 9. It was top of my subject preferences every year through to year 12, and through a lot of hard work and passion, I managed to get some good results in year 12. 

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One thing that was common in all of my free choice media assignments was that all of them generally revolved around sport. In Year 11, I went to the holy grail of motorsport, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, and took photos at the iconic Bathurst 1000 for my major project and in Year 12 for my major assignment I was lucky enough to be able to visit 2 V8 Supercar garages to capture the work the teams put in behind the scenes. 

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After school, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. after conversations with the careers counsellor I decided to combine my two passions, sport and photography and enroll in a sports media university course at Swinburne University. This is where I learnt how to get the most out of my camera and how to technically improve my photos. I also learnt how to create videos and short documentaries which I also found a strong passion for and still enjoy to this day. 

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From University I managed to build up some relationships and connections and in 2021 I was told about a local sports media company looking for photographers to photograph local football. I took the opportunity and reached out the company, and in April 2021 I had my first Saturday working as a sports photographer at the local footy for Frankie Photography.

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2 years later and i have completed 2 football seasons with Frankie Photography which involved action shots at the games as well as junior clubs team photo nights. This opportunity has brought me plenty of experience shooting sport and  I've been lucky enough to have some success which I have listed in the achievements section. Hopefully in the future ill be able to open some more doors and create some more great content and land a media job for a professional sports team or organisation.