After winning a Silver Award at the Australian Professional Photography Awards (AIPP), I have been incredibly luck to win two Silver Awards and a Silver Distinction in the West Australian Professional Photography Awards.
It's very hard to be judged against the best photographers in Australia and a very nerve racking day!
As Ferris Bueller once said, 'Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it'.
Being the tragic 80's child that I am, just shows you I can quote all my favourite John Hughes movies and somehow always relate it to what's happening in my life right now.
But it's true. This quote definitely sums up family life. Children grow up in a blink of an eye, and families only seem to gather for special occasions, like Weddings.
That's why I really enjoy photographing Family Portraits as they are fun, stress free, and I know my clients treasure them as I would treasure family photos of my own family. Sometimes clients come to my studio, sometimes we choose a beautiful park, or sometimes if the family home allows, we'll photograph there.
'General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaking suspicion, ... love is actually all around'.
The first photo was taken on a bridge in Paris, they didn't notice anyone around them. The second in a walkway in Siena, Tuscany. Both lost in their own worlds.
A wonderful author from Poland, Elzbieta Grobicka, had approached me sometime ago, asking if she could use one of my favourite images on the front cover of her book. She was kind enough to send me a copy of the published work. It looks wonderful and I wish her all the success in the world!
The Book Cover.
International Museum of Women, San Francisco USA.
I was lucky enough to be approached by the International Museum Of Women (IMOW) a few years ago when they saw some of my images on mothers and asked me to take part in an exhibition on the topic. It is an incredible organisation with some of the most influential female leaders from around the world supporting it contributing to it and giving voice to it. From political leaders, former female presidents from Latvia to Ireland, Human Rights activists from Sudan to Afghanistan and that's just to name a few amazing members. IMOW among other things is an innovative museum that showcases art, stories and ideas to celebrate, inspire and advance the lives of women around the world. I was very humbled to be approached by them again this year to contribute images to be showcased in their 'Mama' exhibition.
