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Alfred Gregory (Greg) 1913 – 2010 climber, explorer and photographer was born in Blackburn, Lancashire UK. In 1952 he was with Shipton’s Cho Oyu expedition in Nepal and in 1953 he was chosen as a climbing member of the British team, led by John Hunt, which made the first ascent of Mt Everest where he reached 8500 metres in support of the Hillary and Tenzing successful summit attempt. He was also the official stills photographer for the expedition. Throughout the 1950s he led several expeditions: in Nepal, to Rolwaling and the Gauri Shankar massif where 19 new peaks were climbed and a plane table survey made, and to Ama Dablam; to Distigil Sar, Karakoram, in Pakistan: to the Cordillera Blanca in Peru. For over 50 years Greg worked as professional photojournalist and he loved shooting the people of the world. For him mountains were merely a backdrop to their lives and he never thought of himself as a landscape photographer. For 20 years he worked freelance for Kodak UK presenting up to 60 lectures each winter throughout Britain and Europe, illustrated with Kodachrome transparencies. For more than 25 years with his wife Sue, also a photographer, he planned and operated Photographic Holidays and Treks to remote regions of the earth. In 1996 he came to live in Australia and became an Australian citizen.
Born in London and now living in the US, Nick Brandt is easily one of our most remarkable and collected modern day photographers. After directing Michael Jackson’s ‘Earth Song’ video in Kenya and Tanzania, Brandt was compelled to present a complex and deep portrait of African wildlife. A mix of awe, beauty and sympathy, his large scale soft-sepia photographs show the grandness of the wild combined with personal humility. Once you see one you immediately feel an empathy with the animal - the true owners of the African wild. In all, Brandt’s almost intimate relationship with his subject matter is overwhelming. It almost feels like Brandt has asked them to sit for the photos as if in a private portrait session.
Motivated by curiosity and creative drive, Scott Newett is an advertising photographer who uses his tricks of the trade to develop a unique style of photography best described as hyper-real. Surprisingly though, his personal work is not fabricated digitally; the high key colours, shadows and warped perspectives he achieves are created with signature lighting techniques. But instead of presenting products - or people - in their best light, Newett's series, cleverly styled by Hayley Callander, hint at nefarious activities and epic fails. His Talent Series depicts a bunch of blokes with a distinct lack thereof - these guys don't have a clue. In each photograph things are amiss. Despite being given all of the best accoutrements, Newett sets his characters up for failure, and that's why we love them. Doggedly determined, Newett's guys appear ready for action in stunt cars, on bikes and in the squash court, but something always disrupts their intentions - a string of sausages lies inexplicably on the ground, Star Wars storm-troopers make a guest appearance, it’s all just a bit wrong. Scott's Stormtroopers shot has just been nominated as a finalist in the 2011 National Photographic Portrait Prize.
Joshua Holko is an Australian born, Melbourne based photographer specialising in Fine Art Landscape, Nature and Wilderness Photography. He has studied with Distinction at Photography Studies College in Southbank Melbourne and the Australian College of Journalism. He has an unbridled passion for Landscape, Nature and Wilderness photography that has seen him travel extensively throughout Australia, the United States, New Zealand’s South Island, Iceland and Antarctica (late 2011). Last year Joshua was awarded a Bronze Award in recognition for excellence in the Open Landscape category in the 2010 International Aperture Awards for his photograph ‘Abandoned Blue Berg’ taken in Iceland in July 2010 He was subsequently awarded a Silver Award in the ‘Places’ category for outstanding excellence in the Australian Better Photography Photograph of the Year competition. Joshua’s photography has been published in numerous magazines including most recently the February issue of Wild Magazine. His work has also been sold and licensed to overseas companies for use in fine art calendars and Christmas Cards. Recently several of Joshua’s photographs were included in the National Geographic ‘Ph otograph of the Month’ awards and were published online at the National Geographic website.
Daniel Kolieb is a young photographer in pursuit of capturing the majesty and beauty of our natural world. A self-taught photographer, Daniel's passion and talent as a landscape photographer has taken him to some of the most remote locations on Earth, from documenting the deafening silence of Antarctica to the untamed natural sculptures and colours of North and South America. Daniel is influenced and follows in the tradition of Ansel Adams, with whom, he shares a grand passion for the wilderness and environment. As a photographer Daniel’s mantra is to capture that special moment when nature captures the eye, moves the soul and takes your breath. His craft captures those moments with a sensitivity that touches the viewer, and pleads to bear witness. Daniel’s photographs have been widely exhibited and awarded much acclaim around Australia. The ‘ Antarctica’ series of photographs have been viewed and celebrated by a number of leading art commentators and artists, including Mr. Bill Henson and Ms. Alison Inglis.
David Mitchener has a voracious appetite for exploration with a keen eye for ‘that moment’. A passionate traveller his contemporary view of ancient life infuses us with a desire to explore further with him. Panoramic images from all over the world resonate with the viewer whilst his technical skill can be seen within work from 10 years in the world of advertising.
George Kyriacou’s artistic journey began behind the lens of an Olympus Trip, documenting and studying people. Obsessed with the intricacies of human behaviour and characteristics this study was at a local level with the strong base of his social science education being the catalyst. George then increased his own ‘depth of field’ and took his work abroad, spending 7 years documenting all he perceived to be in possession of a remarkable, beautiful, yet often fleeting timelessness. Throughout his career the swirling unpredictable dance of the darkroom alchemy has been a source of fascination and the thing that kept him from joining the digital revolution. Having exhibited in Cyprus, Greece, London and Melbourne his work has been admired but there is so much more, one only has to look…
Tracey Lee Hayes horse images are inspired from living
in the country.
Growing up on a farm nurtured her love
of animals and she would watch, fascinated by the
“look of the way they move”, as her father trained the horses. Influenced by the darker side
of people and life,
she is striving to portray a new, quirky view of what supports and shapes movement. |
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