Photojournalist Ella Rubeli named Walkley Young Journalist of the Year

Freelance photojournalist Ella Rubeli has been named 2014 Walkley Young Journalist of the Year as judges commended her “extraordinary” use of video, photojournalism, print and multimedia.

Rubeli’s three submitted pieces appeared in now defunct news site The Global Mail and focused on coal miners in the Hunter Valley, a mother grieving the loss of her son and an indigenous housing crisis in Tennant Creek. The 24-year-old won praise for her “outstanding use of all mediums”.

Rubeli “not only displayed the incredible emotion and impact that great storytelling can have, but proved that photojournalism will continue to play a powerful role across all mediums and has a very bright future”, judges said.

The Sydney journalist was also named the winner of the camerawork category.