About the photographer
When I was young I was inspired by my Father's passion for photography and film making, and my Mother's passion for the painted image. To me digital photography and digital image processing are the perfect logical step to integrate these two different artforms. I first began taking pictures with a 1960s Olympus rangefinder and did my own black & white processing in a lab in my parent's laundry. Today I use a Canon 40d, and a processing lab in the form of a Wacom digitising tablet and a number of image processing programs.
I studied veterinary medicine in the 80s, but moved completely over to an entreprenurial life in digital media by the mid 90s. Focusing on digital video and 3D animation through most of this, I didn’t return to photography until 2004 when the first digital cameras that could challenge the quality of film began to emerge.
During this photographic rebirth, I was doing volunteer work at the Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, providing both remarkable photo subject opportunities, and a rekindling of veterinary interests. Having now completed a veterinary conservation Masters program, I am working at the Wattle Grove Veterinary Hospital seeing a mix of family pets of all species, and a wide range of West Australian wildlife. I always have my camera at the ready for those remarkable intimate animal moments.
