I live in Wollongong, south of Sydney in Australia, and I like to photograph nature in my local area, the Illawarra.

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My photos have been exhibited at a number of locations around the world, including the Blank Wall Gallery in Athens (Greece), the PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont (USA), and the Colorado Environmental Film Festival (USA). They have also been published in a number of magazines, including Australian Photography, Outdoor Photographer (UK), and Professional Imagemaker.

AWARDS

2025

•Maddens Falls: Highly Commended, The Landscape Awards (Australian Photography Magazine) (Landscape category)

•Light Show near Landslide Lookout: Commended, The Landscape Awards (Australian Photography Magazine) (Landscape category)

2024

•Bowerbird with Cricket: Finalsit, Close-up Photographer of the Year 6 2024 (Global) (Category: Animals)

•Maddens Falls: Gold Medal (winner) for the Waterways & Wetlands category in the 10th Australian Photographic Society National Exhibition, Nature

•After Fire: Highly commended, Australian Photographer of the Year (Category: Landscape)

•Satin Bowerbirds: Winner, Wild Photo Awards (global), October 2024 (Category: Animal Behaviour)

•Banksia Buds: Winner, National Tree Day Nature Pattern Photography Competition (Australia)

•Banksia Buds: Gold medal, 4th Summer International Society of Art Photographers Photo Awards (Category: Flower)

•Swamp Banksia: Bronze medal, 4th Summer International Society of Fine Art Photo Awards (Category: Flower)

•Sunset at Bombo: Highly Commended, The Landscape Awards (Australian Photography Magazine) (Landscape category)

•Where the fire ended: Highly Commended, The Landscape Awards (Australian Photography Magazine) (Landscape category)

•Glowworm Tunnel: Winner, Shelton Snowdrops Photography Competition (Global) (Theme: Nature Unbound)

•Burnt heath Banksia cone at sunset: Finalist, International Garden Photographer of the Year (Global) (Category: Plants & Planet)

•Where the fire ended: Highly commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year (Global) (Category: Plants & Planet)

•Satin bowerbirds: Highly commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year (Global) (Category: Wildlife in the Garden)

•Woodland recovering from fire: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year (Global) (Category: Plants & Planet)

2023

•Satin Bowerbirds: Finalist, Photo Collective Australian Photography Awards

•Regrowth After Fire: Highly commended, Australian photographer of the year (Category: Animal and Nature)

•Satin bowerbirds: Honorable Mention, Chromatic Photography Awards 2023 (Global) (Category: Wildlife and Animals (Amateur))

•Heath Banksia Buds: Shortlisted, Close-up Photographer of the Year 2023 (Global) (Category: Plants)

•Backlit Damselflies: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year, Macro Art Competition (Global)

•Ghost fungi: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year Macro Art Competition (Global)

•Satin Bowerbirds: Finalist, Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year (Category: Our Impact)

•Goose Barnacles on the Beach: Finalist, Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year (Category: Animals in Nature)

•Droplets of water on a cobweb: First runner-up, CameraPro April photo competition, ‘Black and White Photography’ (Australian)

•Scribbly-gum bark transformation: Highly commended, 2023 Australian Photographer of the year Awards (Category: Animal and Nature)

•A Little Wattlebird on a Hairpin Banksia: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year (Global) (Category: Wildlife in the Garden)

2022

•Bower Birds: Very Highly Commended, The Societies of Photographers (SINWP) Bird Photographer of the Year in aid of RSPB 2022 (Global)

•Scribbly-gum bark transformation: Honourable Mention, Budapest International Foto Awards 2022 (Global) (Category: Nature, Trees (Non-professional))

•Banksia Buds: Commended, Wild Art Photo Awards 2022 (Global) (Category: Wild Land: Abstract Nature)

•Microworld with sundews: Gold winner, 2022 European Photography Awards (Global) (Category: Nature Photography - Plants and Fungi (Amateur))

•Bottlebrush flowers opening: Gold winner, 2022 European Photography Awards (Global) (Category: Nature Photography - Macro (Amateur))

•Sydney peppermint tree recovering from fire: Honourable mention, 2022 European Photography Awards (Global) (Category: Nature Photography - Plants and Fungi (Amateur))

•The Big Wave: Honourable mention, 2022 European Photography Awards (Global) (Category: Black & White Photography - Seascape (Amateur))

•Scribbly-gum bark: Honourable mention, 2022 European Photography Awards (Global) (Category: Nature Photography – Natural art (Amateur))

•Bottlebrush flowers opening: Honourable mention, 2022 European Photography Awards (Global) (Category: Nature Photography – Natural art (Amateur))

•Bottlebrush flowers opening: Honorable Mention, 2022 Moscow International Foto Awards (Global) (Category: Nature/Flowers (Non-Pro))

•Recovery After Fire: Honorable Mention, 2022 Moscow International Foto Awards (Global) (Category: Nature/Trees (Non-Pro))

•The big wave: Nominee, Fine Art Photo Awards (Global) (Category: Seascape)

•Banksia spinulosa flower spike close-up: Highly commended, Royal Horticultural Society Competition (Global) (Category: Macro)

•A variety of bird action at Coomaditchy Lagoon: Bronze Award, Camelback Gallery (Global) (Category: Amazing Animals)

•Banksia Buds: Special Recognition Award, Colorado Environmental Film Festival Contest (Global)

•Hibiscus Harlequin Bugs: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year (Global) (Category: Wildlife in the Garden)

•Bottlebrush Buds: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year (Global) (Category: The Beauty of Plants)

•Scribbly-gum tree recovering from fire: Commended, International Garden Photographer of the Year (Global) (Category: Plants and Planet)

2021

•Scribbly-gum Trees Responding to Fire: Commended, Photographer of the Year 2021, presented by Nokia (Australian) (Category: Animal & Nature)

•Banksia spinulosa flower spike close-up: Finalist, Golden Turtle Photography Contest, (Global) (Category: Art and Nature’s Image)

•Droplets of water on a cobweb: Winner, Australian Photography monthly competition (Australian) (Category: Nature’s Perfect Geometry)