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Capture Magazine the Annual 2014 Features Epic Sense of Scale

December 4, 2014 Posted in Antarctica, Landscape Photographs, Media, News and Updates, Photographs, Travel PhotographyLeave a comment

I am fortunate to be enjoying a few days down time in Ushuaia at the bottom of South America at the moment before I head back down to Antarctica for one more expedition before Christmas. I have been catching up on a plethora of email and web correspondence as well as enjoying some good coffee at my favourite South American cafe: ‘Ramos’ (and letting my legs recover after a weeks hiking in Patagonia – more to come on Patagonia at a later date). If you ever find yourself in Ushuaia be sure to stop in at Ramos – the rustic charm is as as inviting as the coffee aroma.

Whilst I was in Patagonia the annual edition Capture magazine was released and I was pleased to subsequently find one of my photographs ‘An Epic Sense of Scale‘ was featured. This is the third year in a row I have been fortunate to have some of my photography featured in the annual and it is always a pleasant surprise to flick through a magazine and see your work in print.

Curated Canon 2014 APPA Exhibition News

December 1, 2014 Posted in Media, News and Updates, Photographs, Wildlife PhotographsLeave a comment

For those of you in Melbourne Australia in November and December this year, Eleven 40 photographic Gallery in Malvern is presenting a curated exhibition of prints from the 2014 APPA Awards that opened on the 25th of November this year. The exhibition will run until the 19th of December.

This exhibition brings together a selection of the high scoring images from this year’s Canon AIPP APPA awards. Held at the Digital Playground in September, The Canon AIPP Australian Professional Photography Awards bring competing photographers world wide together who are interested in, not only presenting their images for competition, but also advancing their professional development.

This exhibition brings together a collection of these images considered the best by the judges across all categories – ranging from commercial, advertising and weddings, through to travel, portraiture and the creative category.

Eleven 40 Gallery is proud to have partnered with Canon AIPP APPA to highlight the works of these esteemed photographers.

My winning photographs from the Science, Nature and Environment Category will be on display as a part of the exhibition.

Australian Professional Photography Awards: Science, Environment and Nature Category Winner 2014

Dates: Exhibition open from Tuesday 25th November until Friday 19th December 2014

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm

Location: Eleven 40 Gallery, 1140 Malvern Rd, Malvern, VIC

Entry is Free.

Photo Review December / February Issue Now on Newsstands

November 30, 2014 Posted in Antarctica, Media, News and Updates, Photographs, Travel Photography, Wildlife PhotographsLeave a comment

The new December / February issue of Photo Review ‘Inspiring Australian Photographers’, is now on sale and includes a feature article ‘Ice Work‘ on my polar photography as well as one of my recent photographs from Antarctica on the cover. The cover shot was taken last November during a photographic expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula and is of a Gentoo Penguin calling its mate during a heavy snow fall. I had forgotten the exact location this was taken – but thank you to friend and participant Clemens for remembering it was in fact Cuverville Island. It was shot with a Canon EOS 1DX and the new Canon 200-400mm F4L IS lens with inbuilt 1.4 Teleconverter. Magazines rarely advise you prior to publication that you have made the cover so it is always a wonderful surprise to see the issue for the first time. You can click on the image below to download the full article or HERE to download as a PDF. The full issue of Photo Review is available now in both print as well as digital editions for the iPad or PDF for other electronic readers.

Travel Photographer of the Year Finalist 2014

November 24, 2014 Posted in Landscape Photographs, Media, News and Updates, Photographs5 Comments

It was a pleasant surprise to receive an email on docking back in Ushuaia a few days ago after twenty-one days in South Georgia and Antarctica that several of my photographs have been selected for the final round of judging in the 2014 International Travel Photographer of the Year competition. I took third place and was highly commended in the Single-Shot Water Category in 2012 with the ‘Blue Berg’ photograph from the Jökulsarlon lagoon in Iceland and this is now the third year in a row I have made the finals of this competition. This year I have photographs in the finals in the Earth, Air, Fire, Water Portfolio category (four photographs), Spirit of Adventure Portfolio (four photographs), and the Wild and Vibrant Single Shot category. As final judging has not yet taken place I am unable to share the photographs at this point, but will do so once judging is complete. TPOTY 2014 finalist Blue-Berg I am continually inspired to enter the Travel Photographer of the Year competition as it is one of the few photographic competitions remaining today that still judge the ‘print’ rather than a compressed jpeg. I wrote a couple of years ago of my disillusionment with so many of the photography competitions that make their judgements solely on a compressed jpeg file. The craft of producing a beautiful fine art print is one of the most enjoyable aspects of photography for me and is how I prefer to have my work viewed.

Photo Review Magazine – Ice Work and Cover Photograph December / February Issue

October 22, 2014 Posted in Antarctica, Arctic, Iceland, Landscape Photographs, Media, News and Updates, Photographs, South Georgia, Travel PhotographyLeave a comment

The new December / February issue of Photo Review ‘Inspiring Australian Photographers’, will soon go on sale and includes a feature article ‘Ice Work‘ on my polar photography as well as one of my recent photographs from Antarctica on the cover. The cover shot was taken last November during a photographic expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula and is of a Gentoo Penguin calling its mate during a heavy snow fall. I cannot recall the exact location I took this image as we visited so many different islands, coves and bays during our two weeks visiting and photographing in Antarctica. It was shot with a Canon EOS 1DX and the new Canon 200-400mm F4L IS lens with inbuilt 1.4 Teleconverter. I was able to create a more intimate and evocative photograph by lying down in the snow in order to be at eye level with the subject. The heavy snowfall was a bonus and this really adds to the atmosphere and interest of the photograph for me. Scoring the cover of a magazine is always a huge thrill. Magazines rarely advise you prior to publication that you have made the cover so it is always a wonderful surprise to see the issue for the first time. You can click on the image below to download the full article or HERE to download as a PDF. Photo Review is available in both print as well as digital editions for the iPad or PDF for other electronic readers.It is less than ten days now until I head back to Antarctica for two back-to-back expeditions to South Georgia Island and Antarctica. The excitement of heading to one of the world’s most remote and magnificent destinations for photography is as strong for me now as it was with my very first visit and I am really excited to share these expeditions and the majesty of Antarctica with all aboard. I still have many loose ends to tie up before I board that first plane for the long haul to South America in a weeks time – not the least of which is the traditional packing list blog post. I hope to have this finalised in the next few days.