My passions other than making photographs and films are music, sports, cooking and the arts. In particular yelling at Arsenal FC and the Adelaide Crows, laughing at stand up comedy and playing loud Australian music. I try to combine my loves of these things and my work as much as I can.
Bio
Born and raised in Adelaide I was gifted a film camera setup for my 12th birthday by my family. On a family holiday my interest in photography really began to thrive. It was several years later that I started working in the industry photographing events, editorial and fashion after changing from a career in entertainment marketing in 2009. After cutting my teeth working and assisting leading photographers in Sydney and Melbourne I attained a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Photography) from the University of Sydney in 2013 and followed that up with First Class Honours in 2014.
In 2014 after landing the role of Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club's Official Photographer for their World Club Cup Tour of Morocco I became a regular photographer for Getty Images and was thrown into the deep end. I was fortunate enough to cover various commercial and editorial assignments in Australia and abroad under the guidance of renowned Sports and Entertainment photographer Ryan Pierse. In 2015 I relocated to Berlin whereI assisted advertising photographers in Europe and continued working for Getty Images covering entertainment, sport and news assignments including Fashion Weeks in Berlin and London.
2016 saw my return home to Australia where I was part of a large editorial and commercial team of sports photographers covering the Australian Open Tennis for Getty Images and their associated clients. Since then I have shifted focus to motion. I work mainly in advertising across the sports, lifestyle and fashion industries specialising in raw and authentic storytelling and writing and directing branded films.
Through creative production company Chisel I have setup a network of event photographers and videographers in Australia who are available to cover PR activations and branded events Australia wide.
Over the years my images have been published in newspapers, magazines and online all over the world including Sydney Morning Herald, The Irish Times, Rolling Stone, SPIN, Timeout and The Guardian to list just a few.
Just some of my clients have included, ANZ, UniLever, ASICS, Ben Sherman, Billabong, DIAGEO, Cricket Australia, Getty Images, Splendour in the Grass, Falls Music and Arts Festival, The Star, Cat Laughs Comedy Festival in Kilkenny, Boost Mobile, Cockatoo Island, McDonald's, Nestle, Sydney Comedy Festival, Western Sydney Wanderers, NEWS Corp, MYER, Rocksurfer's Theatre Company, VOGUE, David Jones, NIKE, Google, Samsung and James Boags Premium.
I’ve combined with extremely talented creative minds and wonderful producers, editors and retouchers over the last 7 years to create imagery for agencies, clients and the media and hope to continue for many years to come. The shift in focus to motion is a welcomed challenge and I look forward to collaborating with many more brave clients, talented creative agencies and wonderful crew in the years to come.
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