I'm a passionate photographer from Melbourne, Australia.

For me photography is a spiritual act, an inner conviction and a desire to abstract essence beyond the material world. I think abstract photography is more than just “technically perfect rendering”, it’s the ability to show emotion and tell a story through composition and lighting.

I generally prefer monochrome conversions as they tend to help me focus on what I consider the essential compositional elements and, therefore, the ultimate message behind the image.

I am continuously inspired by the smallest and simplest of objects, I love playing around with light to create different images and moods and I like how a photograph, unlike the other visual arts, is eternally bound to reality in a more profound way. I am fascinated with the concept of the real, and how people perceive objects and reality.

I love to experiment with these two aspects as the smallest of changes can drastically alter ones perception and evoke particular feelings. I often walk during different times of the day within the same route so that I may appreciate the effects the light has on the textural properties of my immediate environment.

Awards:

2015 - Honourable mention Abstract and Landscape Fine art sections - IPA

2105 - Gold Medal PX3 Prix de la Photographie - Fine Art Architecture section

2015 - Excellence award B&W Magazine - portfolio competition

2015 - Honourable mention - PX3 Prix de la photographie Paris - White competition

2015 - Runner-up Top Emerging Architectural Photographer as voted by Capture Magazine

2015 - International Color Awards nominee, Architecture and Nature sections

2015 - Second Place in the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards Australian National Award

2015 - Juror's selection at 'Wandering Curves' exhibition, New York Center for Photographic Art

2015 - Four Honourable mentions Monochrome Awards

2015 - Top 50 in the Architecture section of Sony World Photography Awards 2015

2014 - Photographer of the year and B&W Photographer of the year - Australian Photography Magazine

2014 - Australia's Top Emerging Architectural Photographer as voted by Capture Magazine

2014 - Merit award - B&W Magazine

2014 - Honourable mention Abstract Fine art section - IPA

2014 - Honourable mention Stark Magazine awards

2014 - 9th Annual Black and White Spider Awards nominee

2014 - Honourable mention - Moscow International Foto Awards

2014 - Jurors merit award - Rfotofolio Awards

2014 - Honourable mention - Adore Noir magazine portfolio contest

Published photo books: Abstract Melbourne

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Publications and Exhibitions:

2015 - Publication in Black+White Magazine October 2015 issue

2015 - Participation in Depth of Field Exhibition - Art Intersection Gallery, Gilbert - Arizona

2015 - Publication in B&W Magazine issue 110 - 4 page spread

2015 - Participation in Stark Magazine Awards Exhibition at PhotoHaus Gallery in Vancouver - Canada

2015 - Publication in Australian Photography+digital Magazine

2014 - Publication in Capture Magazine's - The Annual

2014 - Participation in The Built Environment Exhibition - PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont USA

2014 - Publication in B&W Magazine - issue 104 August 2014

2014 - Publication in Stark Magazine - issue 28

2014 - Publication in Dodho Magazine

2014 - Publication in Camerapixo - Hot Shot 3, Envisionography photography concept

2014 - Publication and interview in Adore Noir Magazine issue 18

2014 - Publication and interview in Vision Explorers issue 10

2014 - Publication in Vogue.it, Shot Magazine, JustB&W Magazine, 1X.com, Photography Masterclass Magazine

2013 - Publication in LensFolio

2013 - Participation in Mountain and Sea Exhibition - PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont USA

2013 - Participation in Color Blind Exhibition - Dark Room Gallery, Vermont USA