A return to editorial portraiture early this year starting with this portrait of roadie Geoffrey Stevenson for Smith Journal magazine’s vol 18. Shot in the Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle NSW.

Smith Journal issue 18

In September I joined David Dare Parker, Jack Picone, Renee Nowytarger, and Getty Images Australia’s Stuart Hannagan in the Redfern offices of the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance to select the finalists and winners in the 2014 Nikon-Walkley Awards for Excellence in Photojournalism. Congratulations to all finalists, the standard in Australian press photography remains high despite tough industry conditions. Special congratulations to Andrew Quilty/Oculi who took out both major awards.

Andrew Quilty’s striking ‘Baby Burn Victim in Boost Hospital’ photo has been named the 2014 Nikon-Walkley Photo of the Year.

Wet conditions once again as I joined Craig Greenhill from Saltwater Images for shooting over 2 days at the increasingly popular Sail Port Stephens regatta. Unlike last year however we at least went into open water, not that that made the job any easier.

Pre-start, Day 1 - Sail port Stephens 2014

Beau Geste

Inside port Stephens on Day 2

Sail port Stephens 2014

Sail port Stephens 2014

My image Dune, taken last year at Winda Woppa Reserve in Tea Gardens NSW is a finalist in the 2014 Muswellbrook Photographic Award.

Dune, 2013

Predominantly Orange, my 2011 self-published masterpiece of safety-cone photography, has been featured as ‘book du jour’ over on the excellent Self Publish Be Happy site.

Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu Nepal 2009