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JUSTIN M MILLAR

 

Justin M Millar is a professional photographer and drone pilot residing in Ottawa, Ontario. He has graduated with a Diploma of Photographic Arts from SPAO, and in Audio Engineering from TARA. Since committing himself to his practice full time he has won several awards including Outstanding Digital at the 2023 Apex Exhibition, awarded Silver and Bronze at the Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), and has received two honorable mentions from the International Photography Awards, and holds an Advanced Operations RPAS (remotely piloted aircrafts system) license.

Justin Millar, Self Portrait, BTS Point of Impact

Education

  • 2023 Artist Residency, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa (SPAO)

  • 2022 Diploma, Photographic Arts and Production, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa (SPAO)
  • 2021 Pilot Certificate, RPAS Advanced Operations, Transport Canada
  • 2015 Diploma, Audio Recording Engineering, TARA - The Audio Recording Academy

Awards & Accreditations

  • Honorable Mention | IPA, Int’l Photography Awards 2023
  • Outstanding Digital | 2023 Apex Exhibition 2023
  • 2022 Jury Top 5 Selection |TIFA, Tokyo
  • Honorable Mention | IPA, Int’l Photography Awards 2022
  • Silver | PX3 2022, Prix De La Photographie Paris, Special/Night Photography - Professional
  • 2022 People’s Choice Winner | 2022 APEX Exhibition
  • Expert Shortlisted | Low Light | Amateur Photographer of the Year
  • 2021 Official Selection |TIFA, Tokyo International Foto Awards
  • Honorable Mention | IPA, Int’l Photography Awards 2021
  • Bronze | PX3 2021, Prix De La Photographie Paris
  • Expert Shortlisted | Natural World | Amateur Photographer of the Year
  • Expert Shortlisted | Landscapes | Amateur Photographer of the Year

Selected Exhibitions & Publications

  • Residue, SPAO School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa, 2023
  • 2023 Apex Exhibition, SPAO School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa
  • Blue Hour, Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 2023
  • 2022 Exhibition No. 17, SPAO School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa
  • 2022 Apex Exhibition, SPAO School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa
  • SPAO Annual 2022, SPAO School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa
  • 2021 PX3 Paris Photo Prize Exhibition, Espace Beaurepaire, Paris, France
  • Annual PX3 Book No. 15, Farmani Group Inc
  • SPAO Photo-synthesis Garden, SPAO School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa
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