‘Travel Photographer of the Year’ & ‘Best Australian Story’ Awards

View this post on Instagram This week I'm celebrating a huge piece of news: I've just been awarded 'Australian Travel Photographer of the Year' by @astwinc, the principal professional organization of travel journalists in the country. So I thought I'd share a glimpser of some of my favourite work. Be sure also to check out…

Last chance to see Sydney alive…

On the St James entrance to Hyde Park North in Central Sydney hang 22 gigantic (2.8m x 1.78m) photographic prints. They’re the finalists selected by a panel of judges from over 1300 entries into the Sydney Life Photographic Prize. Each year this competition celebrates “the Sydney that lies beneath the iconic images” that usually define…

Honorable mentions in Global Travel Photo Contest 2011

Quick news flash here guys. The three images above all just received honorable mentions in Planet Magazine‘s 3rd anual ‘Global Travel Photo Contest 2011’. You can see these images amongst a bunch of other mostly really good travel photos at the contest gallery, definitely worth a quick look. Tip: click on the gallery button when…

Mark of excellence award received

Occassionally I make a few forays into the shady world of online photography competitions. Often they appear to be thinly veiled money making schemes or fronts by companies to cheaply acquire imagery for marketing purposes. However, would I complain if I were to win a few thousand dollars in cash as a result of entering?…