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Spectacular, awe-inspiring photos of Vivid Sydney 2022 illuminating Sydney's CBD skyline and Sydney Harbour have been released by global content creator Eugene Tan of Aquabumps.  

Australia's largest event and a celebration of creativity, innovation and technology, Vivid Sydney was captured for the very first time by Tan in his first ever professional night shoot of the city. The resulting content is a distinct departure from the trademark coastal photography Tan is globally renowned for and showcases the festival to a global audience following a two-year hiatus.   

Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade, Minister for Tourism and Sport and Minister for Western Sydney said Vivid Sydney is back bigger and better in 2022.   

 “Vivid Sydney is back and I'm thrilled the 2022 opening weekend saw record numbers attend the festival. The action-packed program delivers a return to the excitement and adventure that we all need to feel again,” Mr Ayres said.  

“Eugene Tan, one of our state's best content creators, has collaborated with Vivid Sydney to showcase the festival in its beautiful splendour.  

“His photos and video will help us spread the word and show the world why they need to come and experience Sydney at its creative best after dark.”    

The Aquabumps Vivid Sydney content is part of a seven-week collaboration with the NSW Government to support its Feel New South Wales campaign. Among the Vivid Sydney program shot to be part of the series includes unique vision of the Sydney Opera House Lighting of the Sails, Australia's largest ever liquid & light show Sydney Infinity at Darling Harbour, Crown Tower at Barangaroo's inaugural activation The Gallery, and the largest laser installation ever seen at Vivid Sydney – Convergence, in the disused Goods Line railway tunnel.  

The series will capture Vivid Sydney's longest ever continuous Light Walk which stretches a record 8km from the Sydney Opera House to Central Station in 2022.  

Aquabumps' founder Eugene Tan said shooting Vivid Sydney for the first time was an exciting opportunity to do something new and showcase a different side to his home city.  

“It's not very often that I venture away from the coast but shooting Vivid Sydney was an experience I'll never forget. To see the city and its icons – from the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House to Darling Harbour - illuminated for Vivid Sydney was mesmerising and made for an epic creative challenge.   

“I hope the images capture the brilliance of the festival and inspire people to go and witness the magic of Vivid Sydney for themselves,” said Tan.  

Aquabumps' Vivid Sydney imagery is part of a seven-week content collaboration with the NSW Government to support its Feel New South Wales campaign.  

Visit visitnsw.com for travel inspiration and itineraries to make you #FeelNew and #FeelNSW.  

For more information on Vivid Sydney including the full program, go to www.vividsydney.com. Get social using @vividsydney #vividsydney    

MEDIA CONTACTS:  

Greg Vekiarellis, Vivid Sydney, 0401 873 217,  greg.vekiarellis@ogilvy.com.au 
Emma Reyes, Destination NSW, 0424 425 813, emma.reyes@dnsw.com.au  

NOTE TO EDITORS:  
View and download media assets of the Feel NSW Aquabumps collaboration here.  

About Vivid Sydney    
Vivid Sydney is an annual celebration of creativity, innovation, and technology, which transforms Sydney for 23 days and  nights. Staged for its 12th year in 2022, Vivid Sydney fuses mesmerising art displays and 3D light projections with exhilarating live music performances and deep-dive discussions from some of the world's brightest minds and the Sydney Opera House Lighting of the Sails. Vivid Sydney is owned, managed, and produced by Destination NSW the NSW Government's tourism and major events agency.  

About Destination NSW   
Destination NSW is the lead NSW Government agency for the State's tourism and major events industry and is responsible for devising and implementing strategies to grow the State's visitor economy. Our particular focus is driving tourism and acquiring and developing major sporting and cultural events for Sydney and regional NSW. In addition, Destination NSW is the major investor in Business Events Sydney (BESydney) with the aim of securing more international conventions, incentive travel reward programs, corporate events and exhibitions.  

About Aquabumps  
Aquabumps was founded by photographer Eugene Tan in 1999 – and today resides in Bondi as a family run business, that prides itself on good old customer service, quality and craftsmanship. What began as a daily email to friends of images captured at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Aquabumps grew organically and today Eugene's photographs have become synonymous with coastal photography and are enjoyed by over half a million people daily all over the world.