About
About Me
Being in the outdoors allows me to reset, ground myself and escape from the pressures of mainstream life, shedding all the distractions so I can just be. In these moments I am able to clear my mind to just focus on my surroundings, allowing myself to see the details of the beauty and fragility of nature in its purest forms. I have a passion for both grand and intimate landscapes, enjoying the process of out the shapes and the abstract detail of the elements of nature. From the shapes of mountains, water ways and coast lines to the abstract detail of water, rocks, plants, juxtaposed against the elements of the sun, moon, stars, wind, and rain.
What all these have in common for me is light, shapes, layers, textures and patterns and the moments when they choose to come together in a way that bring to life feelings of wonder and awe. Moments where you are struck by feelings that are sometimes overwhelming and where you almost feel like what you are seeing is unbelievable. They are always fleeting moments as life doesn’t stop, and the art comes in seeking out and capturing these moments in time as evidence that the moment was real, and that I can go back there every time I see that image again.
Selected Awards
2024
- Honourable Mention – International Photography Awards – “Inundation”
- Honourable Mention – International Photography Awards – “Inundation”
- Official Selection – International Photography Awards – “Angelic”
- Top 100 – The Landscape Awards – Infinity
- Highly Commended – The Landscape Awards – Rolling Ranges
- Highly Commended – The Landscape Awards – Drifting
- Highly Commended – The Landscape Awards – Endless Valley
- Commended – The Landscape Awards – Purple Haze
- Top 20 and Highly Commended – Asia Pacific Photography Awards – Pure
- Highly Commended – Asia Pacific Photography Awards – Black and White – Rolling Ranges
- Highly Commended – Asia Pacific Photography Awards – Landscape – Three Sisters Reversed
- Highly Commended – Asia Pacific Photography Awards – Landscape – Purple Haze
2023
- Official Selection – International Landscape Awards – “Flow”
- Honourable Mention – International Landscape Awards – “Flow”
- Honourable Mention – International Landscape Awards – “Ablaze”
- Bronze – Epsom International Pano Awards – “Infinity”
- Bronze – Epsom International Pano Awards – “Ablaze”
- Bronze – Epsom International Pano Awards – “Ethereal”
- Commended – The Landscape Awards – “Glimpse”
- Commended – The Landscape Awards – “Empress Falls”
- Commended – The Landscape Awards – “Serenity”
- Highly Commended – Great Walks Magazine – Wilderness Photography of the Year – “Sylvia Falls”
- Highly Commended – Great Walks Magazine – Wilderness Photography of the Year – “The Fairy Glen”
- Highly Commended – Great Walks Magazine – Wilderness Photography of the Year – “Cliffs on Fire”
- Highly Commended – Great Walks Magazine – Wilderness Photography of the Year – “Ronny Creek Valley”
- Highly Commended – Great Walks Magazine – Wilderness Photography of the Year – “Empress Falls”Angeli
Group Exhibitions
2023
- Bent Art, Rex-Livingston Art+Objects, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
2022
- Blue Mountains ArtFest, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia
- Bent Art, Rex-Livingston Art+Objects, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
2021
- Bent Art, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
2019
- RawArtists, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
I’ve taken the pledge to uphold the Seven Principles of Nature First Photography which were developed to help educate and guide both professional and recreational photographers in sustainable, minimal impact practices that will help preserve nature’s beautiful locations. #naturefirst
They are to:
- Prioritise the well-being of nature over photography.
- Educate yourself about the places you photograph.
- Reflect on the possible impact of your actions.
- Use discretion if sharing locations.
- Know and follow rules and regulations.
- Always follow Leave No Trace principles and strive to leave places better than you found them.
- Actively promote and educate others about these principles.
