While everyone else had a real job I spent more than 25 years hiking and camping in southwest Western Australia. I go for long walks into national parks, carrying my field camera, film, tripod, and sometimes a tent, food and water. Nowadays, I find myself working closer to the city. I am drawn to the visual nuances found within the transition zones of remnant bushlands and urban life.
Our light in Western Australia is unique, being both hard and voluminous. It is a continual challenge to capture its varied qualities. I worked professionally for many decades with colour film for publishing, but I have always enjoyed, and continue to use black and white film for its more abstract interpretation of my environment.
Working in the darkroom, my direct involvement in the traditional craft of silver gelatin printmaking allows me to create a photographic print that is not only a deeply personal expression, but unique.
In 1989, I founded Stormlight Publishing, a publishing imprint dedicated to producing high-quality photographic publications showcasing the landscapes of Western Australia. The imprint produced a range of products, including postcards featuring national parks, greeting cards, note cards, calendars, posters, and books. Stormlight Publishing’s commitment to excellence was recognised with both State and National Print Awards for outstanding achievement in print production.
Alongside publishing, I contributed landscape and environmental photography to conservation and environmental magazines, books, calendars, and diaries, helping to promote Western Australia’s unique natural heritage to a wider audience.
In 2010, Stormlight Publishing’s first book, Pemberton Wine Region Western Australia, was named an Australian finalist in two categories at the prestigious Gourmand Awards in Paris, recognising its excellence in publishing and design.
Selected Exhibitions
2023 CCP x Hahnemühle Summer Salon, Centre For Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Australia (Group)
2023 Beverley Art Prize, 54th Annual Exhibition, Beverley Town Hall, Beverley, Australia
(Group)
2022 Victoria Park Centre for the Arts Members’ Exhibition, Kent Street Gallery, Perth, Australia
(Group)
2020 Birds Sing Out of Tune, Victoria Park Centre for the Arts Members’ Exhibition, Kent Street Gallery, Perth, Australia
(Group)
2018 Collective 2018, Perth Centre for Photography, Holmes à Court Gallery, Perth, Australia (Group)
2015 Dissociation, Heathcote Gallery, Applecross, Australia (Solo)
2014 Lost in Suburbia, Canning River Eco Education Centre, Wilson, Australia (Solo)
2013 Lost in Suburbia, Riverton Library, Riverton, Australia (Solo)
2012 Changing Places, Foto Freo, Barracuda Art Gallery, Fremantle, Australia (Group)
Public Collections
National Library of Australia
State Library Western Australia
South West Health Campus, Bunbury, Australia
Commissions
2007 Percent For Art Scheme Commission, South West Health Campus, Bunbury, Australia