PHOTOGRAPHER'S CREDIT
I love photography and started with my first camera at age 19 when I went travelling after high school. I landed in Sydney, a place of great beauty and opportunity.
Early in my career I worked in various press agencies and media outlets as a photographer, photo assistant, photo researcher and photo editor in places such as Australian Associated Press, The Australian Magazine, Big Australia, Austral International and Rex Features.
As well I worked on film sets as a camera assistant and stills photographer. I still love shooting stills.
I've had images published in magazines and newspapers all over the globe, from the Sydney Morning Herald to the Guardian. I was the official photographer for the iconic Bondi View newspaper in its formative years.
I trained at TAFE Darlinghurst and the Australian Centre for Photography in Paddington as well as several courses over the years. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Creative Writing and am currently studying a Master of Teaching at Macquarie University.
As a freelancer, I'm interested in many things, happy to try new types of photography. I would like to create photo essays that educate and contribute to anthropology. I'm crazy about street photography and love iphoneography, I will be teaching classes in the near future.
I need to hear your ideas so I can use that spark to create the fire. Anyone can take photos. The challenge is to collaborate and be an artist.
Photo courtesy Mark Stewart-Pearson, 2011
