Asia-Pacific Photography Awards

2022
Grand Champion Finalist
Advertising & Editorial: Winner, Silver
Landscape: Silver
Open: 3rd place, Silver with Merit, Silver
Portrait: 3rd place, Silver with Merit
Pure: 3rd place, Silver x 2

2021
Advertising & Editorial: Silver x 2

Australian Photographic Prize

2023
Single Capture Portrait: Finalist
Documentary: Semi-Finalist

2022
Pet & Animal: Finalist
EIZO Photographic Artist: Finalist
Commercial: Semi-Finalist
Creative: Semi-Finalist x 3
Portrait: Semi-Finalist, Commended x 2

Australian Photography Awards

2023
People: Shortlist

2022
Experimental category: Shortlisted

2020
Open/Illustrative: Finalist
Portrait: Shortlisted

2019
Illustrative/Open: Highly Commended, 3 x Honourable Mention
Landscape: Honourable Mention

2017
Finalist

Australian Professional Photography Awards (AIPP)

2019
Travel: Finalist, Gold, 3 x Silver Distinction
Alternative Photographic Processes: Silver Distinction
Awarded AIPP Master of Photography I

2018
Illustrative: Finalist, Highest Scoring Print, Gold Distinction, 3 x Silver Award

2017
Australian Professional Illustrative Photographer of the Year 2017
Illustrative: 3 x Silver Distinction, Silver
Awarded AIPP Master of Photography

2016
Illustrative: 3 x Silver Distinction, Silver

2015
Illustrative: Gold Award, 3 x Silver Award
Awarded Associate status with the AIPP

2014
Illustrative: 2 x Silver
Travel: Silver Distinction

2013
Illustrative: Silver
Portrait: Silver

Brisbane Portrait Prize

2022 – Salon de Refuses

Capture Annual/Capture Awards

2023
Portrait and People: Top 20 x 2, Highly Commended
Advertising and Fashion: Commended

2022
Art category

2021
Art category

2019
Travel category

2018
Art category
Travel category

Clayton Utz Art Award

2021 – Finalist

Cosmos Awards

2023 Print
Travel/Landscape: Second Place; Silver x 2
Portrait Fine Art Nude: Silver
Advertising/Commercial: Silver

2022 2nd Trimester
Portrait Fine Art Nude: First Place; Silver
Travel/Landscape: Third Place; Silver x 2
Illustrative: Third Place; Silver x 2
Awarded Master of Cosmos Awards

2022 1st Trimester
Travel/Landscape: First Place; Silver
Portrait Teenager: Third Place; Silver
Portrait Composite: Silver Distinction
Portrait: Silver x 2

2021 3rd Trimester
Portrait Group/Family: First Place; Silver
Creative Portrait Composite: Second Place; Silver Distinction, Silver x 3
Commercial: Third Place; Silver
Portrait Individual: Third Place; Silver
Portrait Teenager: Silver
Creative Illustrative: Silver x 2

2021 Grand Awards
Winner: Grand Award, Creative Division

2020 3rd Trimester
Creative Illustrative: First Place; 2 x Silver
Creative Travel/Landscape: Second Place; Silver
Commercial: Silver

2020 2nd Trimester
Creative Illustrative: First Place; Silver Distinction, Silver
Creative Portrait Composite: First Place; Silver Distinction, 2 x Silver
Creative Travel/Landscape: Second Place; 3 x Silver
Portrait Teenager: Third Place; 2 x Silver

Fremantle Portrait Prize

2019 – Finalist

2017 – Finalist

2015 – Finalist

Head-On Photo Festival

2024 – Finalist, Exposure category

2022 – Semifinalist

Icon International Photography Awards

2023
Winner: Grand Award, In-Camera Division
Open In-Camera: Winner, Finalist x 2; Silver Distinction x 2, Silver
Portrait Creative: Silver
Awarded Icon Double Master

International Loupe Awards 2014

2014
People & Places: 2 x Bronze
Illustrative: 2 x Bronze
Landscape: Bronze

International Pet Photographer of the Year

2023: Gold, Finalist, Creative division

Iris Awards (NZIPP)

2024
NZIPP Australian Professional Creative Photographer of the Year
Creative: Silver Distinction x 2, Silver
Portrait Open: Finalist (Australia), Silver, Bronze x 2
Commercial: Silver Distinction, Silver, Bronze
Documentary: Silver, Bronze x 2
Awarded NZIPP Master with Distinction 2nd Bar

2023
Winner: Ian Poole Memorial Award
NZIPP Australian Professional Portrait Photographer of the Year
Portrait (In-Camera): Silver Distinction, Silver x 2, Bronze
Commercial: Finalist (Australia), Silver Distinction, Silver x 2, Bronze x 3

2022
Portrait In-Camera: Finalist (Australia), Silver x 3, Bronze
Creative: Bronze, Silver x 2
Illustrative: Silver, Silver Distinction x 2
Awarded NZIPP Master with Distinction 1 Bar

2021
Illustrative: Highest Scoring Print, Silver Distinction, Silver
Travel: Silver Distinction, Silver
Commercial: Silver Distinction
Landscape Single Capture: Silver Distinction, Bronze
Portrait In-Camera: Silver, Bronze
Awarded NZIPP Master with Distinction

2020
Finalist, International Photographer of the Year
Illustrative: Gold, 2 x Silver Distinction, 2 x Silver
Creative: Gold, Silver Distinction
Portrait Open: Gold, Silver
Travel: Silver Distinction, Silver
Landscape Single Capture: Bronze
Awarded Associate of NZIPP 

Koy Awards

2023
Winner
Illustration and Fine Art: First, Second, Third place
Commercial: Third place

Out From The Mist

2020
Finalist x3
Winner: Colin Biggers & Paisley prize

Queensland Epson Professional Photography Awards (AIPP)

2019
Queensland Professional Photographer of the Year
Queensland Professional Travel Photographer of the Year
Travel: Gold, 2 x Silver Distinction, Silver
Commercial: Finalist, Silver Distinction, 2 x Silver

2018
Illustrative: Finalist, 3 x Silver Award
Portrait: Silver Award
Wedding: Silver Award
Landscape: Silver Award (Wanda Anderson)

2017
Queensland Professional Illustrative Photographer of the Year 2017
Illustrative: 2 x Gold, Silver Distinction, Silver

2016
Illustrative: Finalist, Gold, 3 x Silver
Travel: Silver Distinction
Landscape: 2 x Silver

2015
Queensland Professional Illustrative Photographer of the Year 2015
Landscape: Gold, Silver
Illustrative: 2 x Silver with Distinction, 2 x Silver
Portrait: 2 x Silver

2014
Illustrative: 2 x Silver
Travel: 2 x Silver

2013
Queensland Emerging Photographer of the Year 2013
Illustrative: Silver Distinction, Silver
Portrait: Silver Distinction, Silver

Silver Lining awards (AIPP)

2020
Winner, Places Category
Isolation: Fourth Place, Semi-Finalist
Travel: Semi-Finalist

SWPP 20×16

2024
Creative Portrait: Outstanding Standard x 2
Illustrative: Excellent standard
Advertising/Commercial: Merit Standard x 3

2023
Awarded Fellow of SWPP, Illustrative Portraiture (IFSWPP)
Creative Portrait: Merit Standard, Exceptional Standard (Highest Scoring Print), Creative Portrait Photographer of the Year, Portrait Photographer of the Year, 2nd place overall Photographer of the Year

2022
In-Camera Artistry: Second Place; Merit standard
Pets: Excellent standard
Illustrative: Excellent standard, Merit standard

SWPP Monthly Digital

2023
Visual Narrative: Finalist, Gold
In-Camera Artistry: Gold, Highly Commended
Open Avant-Garde: Gold
Illustrative: Highly Commended x 2
Creative Portrait: Highly Commended
Advertising/Commercial: Highly Commended

2022
Illustrative: Highly Commended
In-Camera Artistry: Highly Commended
Visual Narrative: Highly Commended
Advertising and Commercial: Highly Commended

2021
Visual Narrative: Gold x 2
Pet/Animal: Gold

The Portrait Conference

2018 Print Competition – Finalist

World Photographic Cup

2025 – Member, Australian team

2024 – Member, Australian team

2021 – Member, winning Australian team

2019 – Member, winning Australian team

WPPI

2022 Annual
In-Camera Artistry: Third Place; Silver Distinction
Portrait Teenager: Silver Distinction
Portrait Family: Silver
Open Creative: Gold, Silver Distinction x 3

2021 Annual
Open Creative: Silver Distinction, Silver x 2
Children/Teenager: Silver

2020 Annual
Landscape: 2 x Silver, 2 x Silver Distinction
Awarded Master of WPPI

2019 Annual
Illustrative: 5 x Silver

2018 Second Half
Illustrative: Second Place; 2 x Silver Distinction, Silver

2018 Annual
Illustrative: Silver Distinction, 2 x Silver Award

2017 Second Half
Winner, Illustrative Category
Illustrative: First and Second Place, Silver Distinction, 3 x Silver Award

2017 Annual
Illustrative: Gold, 2 x Silver

2016 Second Half
Winner, Illustrative Category
Illustrative: First Place, Gold, Silver Distinction, 6 x Silver
Awarded Associate status with the WPPI

Accreditations and Recognition

Fellow of the SWPP (IFSWPP)
NZIPP Master with Distinction – 2 Bars
Icon Double Master of Photography
AIPP Master of Photography – 1 Bar
NZIPP Accredited Professional Photographer
PPAQ Certified Professional Photographer

Titles

2024 NZIPP Australian Professional Creative Photographer of the Year
2023 Icon International Photography Awards Grand Award (In-Camera division)
2023 NZIPP Australian Professional Portrait Photographer of the Year
2023 SWPP 20×16″ Portrait Photographer of the Year
2023 Koy Awards overall winner
2021 Cosmos Awards Grand Award (Creative Division)
2019 AIPP Queensland Professional Photographer of the Year
2019 AIPP Queensland Professional Travel Photographer of the Year
2017 AIPP Australian Professional Illustrative Photographer of the Year
2017 AIPP Queensland Professional Illustrative Photographer of the Year
2015 AIPP Queensland Professional Illustrative Photographer of the Year
2013 AIPP Queensland Emerging Photographer of the Year

Speaking Engagements

2024

Societies of Wedding and Portrait Photographers Convention, London (January 2024) – Headshots Start to Finish, and Your Creative Assistant – Introduction to Generative AI

Photography Society of Queensland Convention (May 2024) – Live dance photography keynote, abstract portraiture workshop, generative AI workshop

NZ Photo Show (August 2024) – Generative AI 101

2023

Professional Photographers Association of Queensland – Photographic Print Judging 101
Photographic Society of New Zealand Conference, Wellington NZ – Keynote, Practical headshot workflow demonstration, Dance deep dive
Australian Photographic Prize industry showcase, Melbourne – Personal Projects talk
National Photography Portrait Prize exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra – Concept Capture Craft – The Art of Idea Development
PPBN.tv – Creative development and personal projects
Professional Photography Business Network industry night, Brisbane – Personal Projects talk
Societies of Wedding and Portrait Photographers Convention, London – Nailing the Narrative (the art and science of engaging a viewer), and From Concept to Capture (tools and techniques for ideation and realisation of those ideas)

2022

Australian Photographic Prize conference – Nailing the Narrative – the art and science of engaging a viewer
New Zealand Photography Show – Courageous Storytelling – Designing and executing strong images that keep a viewer engaged
Mosman Camera Club – Creative Storytelling
Photography Society of Queensland Convention – Opening keynote, Storytelling with Intention
Workshop – 1:1 Critiques
Workshop – Rapport building with portrait subjects
Queensland Camera Group – Illustrative Storytelling
Story Art Masterclass – “Maybe Today” evolution

2021

Melbourne Camera Club – Illustrative Photography
Canon + CameraPro – On The Couch with Kris Anderson
Fraser Tull – Instagram interview
Photo Arts Club Tweed – Visual Communication
Southbank TAFE – guest lecture on awards entries
AIPP Level-Up Post-Production conference – Photoshop Fails panel with Ben Shirk and Renee Robyn
AIPP Level-Up Post-Production conference – Proper Pre-Production Preparation Prevents Poor Post-Production Performance
Gold Coast Photographic Society – Club talk

2020

AIPP Live Q&A – Visual Storytelling
APS Live! Conference – Visual Storytelling

2019

Mount Gravatt Photographic Society – Visual Storytelling
WPPI Masterclass – Surefire Steps to Crafting an Effective Storytelling Image
Masters Apprentices Camera Club – Creating Effective Storytelling Images

2018

AIPP Queensland – Post Production Tips & Tricks – Panel of 6 presenters
Photographic Society of Queensland Judges Forum – Creativity, Communication and Innovation – judging with an open mind
Caloundra Camera Club – Visual communication and illustrative photography
Brisbane Camera Group – Communicating with illustrative photography
Aspley Camera Club – Illustrative photography
AIPP Queensland On The Lounge

2017

Southbank TAFE – Guest lecture on Illustrative Photography for Diploma and Advanced Diploma students

2016

Queensland Academy of Design – Guest lecture on storytelling images
Queensland AIPP Hair of the Dog Conference – “Preparing and Producing Award Images” breakout session with Darren Jew and Ian Poole

2015

Queensland Professional Photography Awards – Category Winner Artists’ Talk
Presented with Matt Palmer at the Foto Frenzy gallery

Podcasts/Video

The Naked Tog Ep 7 (2023) Podcast, Youtube

EIZO (2023) CG2700X Unboxing (YouTube)

Digital Art Talk ep5 (2022) YouTube

Matt Talks Photography (2022) 9 Album Covers Featuring Photography Critiqued (YouTube)

Australian Photographic Prize (2022) Interview (YouTube)

Matt Talks Photography (2022) 5 Photos that Matter (Youtube)

CameraPro On The Couch (2021) Youtube

EIZO Behind the Image (2020) YouTube

Mark Rossetto Business Coaching (2020) APPA Interview (YouTube)

StoryArt (2019) Behind The Muse (YouTube)

Photomission (2019) Podcast

Media

The 2022 International Portrait Photographer of the Year book – Feature
No Order Issue #2 – Artist Feature
Professional ImageMaker Magazine – August/September 2022 Issue 123 – Feature: Build One To Throw Away
Better Photography magazine – Feature, Conceptual Photography with Kris Anderson
Digital Camera World – Apollo 11 crew watching a lunar launch among AIPP Photography Awards finalists
Australian Photography – The winners of the AIPP Silver Lining Awards
PhotoReview – AIPP Silver Lining Winners Announced
Inside Imaging – AIPP Silver Lining Awards Winners 
Capture Magazine Online – Australian State PPY feature
South-West News – Queensland PPY feature
Capture Magazine Online – Queensland PPY feature
AIPP Journal – June 2019 – Feature
Shotkit – What’s in my camera bag
Capture Annual 2018 – Art, Travel categories
Capture Magazine Online – Feature on The Muse
AIPP Journal – June 2018 – Feature
Rangefinder Magazine – December 2017 – Feature – WPPI Second Half winners gallery
Rangefinder Magazine – December 2016 – Feature – WPPI Second Half winners gallery

Judging

AIPP Queensland Professional Photography Awards

2019 – Illustrative, Landscape, Portrait, Family
2018 – Commercial, Travel, Landscape, Family, Wedding
2017 – Landscape, Illustrative, Travel, Family, Wedding
2016 – various categories

AIPP APPA – Australian Professional Photography Awards

2019 – Commercial, Illustrative

AIPP Silver Lining Awards

2021 – various categories

Asia Pacific Photography Awards

2021 – various categories

Australian Photographic Prize

2024 – Director of Judging
2023 – Director of Judging
2022 – Nikon Digital Awards: Creative, Landscape
Canon Professional Awards:

Icon International Photography Awards

2024 – Portrait Individual, Portrait Group, Portrait Boudoir + Fine Art Nude

Mosman Photography Awards

2024 – Open
2023 – Open (Lead judge), Monochrome, Animals+Birds, Creative
2022 – Open

NZIPP Iris Awards

2024 – Landscape, Student, Commercial, Documentary, Illustrative
2023 – Family, Student, Creative, Travel, Landscape Open, Illustrative, Winner of the Ian Poole Memorial Award
2022 – Illustrative, Creative, Student, Portrait Open, Travel
2020 – Creative, Portrait Open, Portrait In-Camera, Commercial, Family, Illustrative

One Eyeland

2023 – Fine Art

Out From The Mist

2024 – Photography
2023 – Photography
2022 – Photography

RISE International Photography Awards

2020 – Creative, Travel
2019 – Portrait, Pet & Animal, Family, Children, Wedding, Newborn, Maternity, Baby, Birth

Queensland College of Art

2018 – Advertising and Documentary portfolio assessment

Sony Alpha Awards

2022 – Creative
2021 – Creative
2020 – Creative

Southbank TAFE

2023 Semester Two – Diploma of Photography
2022 Semester Two – Diploma of Photography
2022 Semester One – Diploma of Photography
2021 Semester One – Diploma, Advanced Diploma of Photography
2019 Semester One – Diploma, Advanced Diploma of Photography
2018 Semester One – Diploma, Advanced Diploma of Photography
2017 Semester Two – Diploma, Advanced Diploma of Photography
2017 Semester One – Diploma, Advanced Diploma of Photography

Societies of Wedding and Portrait Photographers 20×16″

2025 – TBA
2024 – Maternity, Newborn, Children, Pets, Creative Portrait, Group/Family Portrait. Fellowship panel, Associate panel. Love Edits’ The Judging Room
2023 – Advertising/Commercial, Monochrome, Pet, Open, Illustrative

WPPI

2019 Annual – Premiere, Teenager, Groups/Families, Boudoir, Fashion/Beauty, Pet/Animal

Club Judging

2022 Aspley Camera Club – September club judging (ICM, Open)
2022 Queensland International Digital Circuit – Mono, Scapes, Architecture
2022 Mosman Camera Club – Monthly competition – narrative photography
2018 Brisbane Camera Group – Annual competition, digital and print