With a career in professional photography spanning 22 years, Alex’s passion began with travel and further education at Melbourne’s RMIT.
Alex worked as a staff photographer for News Corp Australia for 21 years. Working as a press photographer afforded him to develop a wide variety of skills over multiple disciplines. During his employment at News Corp Alex covered major breaking news events including tsunamis, natural disasters, and countless bushfires. He covered three Olympic Games, two Commonwealth Games, and a multitude of major events nationally.
Alex’s services range from editorial to commercial campaigns, lifestyle and portraiture, architecture or aerials, sporting events, and special interests.
His passion for underwater photography has driven him to travel to some incredible destinations, and with extensive lighting skills, and the ability to work under pressure and deliver to fast deadlines, he can be anywhere at a moment’s notice.
Awards:
- Intrepid Travel Photography Competition Winner 2004
- Australian Sports Commission Media Awards 2007
- News awards Photograph of The Year 2009
- Quills Best News Photograph 2009
- Quills Best Sports Photograph 2010
- Quills Best Sports Photograph 2012
- PANPA Sports Photograph of the Year 2013
- News Awards Photographer of the Year 2013
- Aviation Photographer of the Year 2013
- I-SHOT-IT Leica Black and White Competition Winner 2015
- Aviation Photographer of the Year 2015
- News Awards Photographer of the Year 2016
- Quills Best Sports Photograph 2016
- Walkley Press Photographer of the Year 2016
- PANPA Portrait Photograph of the Year 2016
- PANPA Sports Photograph of the Year 2016
- I-SHOT-IT Leica Black and White Competition Winner 2017
- Quills Best News Photograph 2019
- News Awards Specialist Journalism and Photography 2019
- News Awards Photograph of The Year 2020
- Quills Best News Photo 2020
- News Awards Photographer of the Year 2021
- Kennedy Awards Best Sports Photography 2021
- Walkley Award Best Sports Photography [folio] 2021
- Walkley Award Press Photographer of the Year [folio] 2021
- Quills Best Sports Photo 2021
