Realising Man in the Landscape

My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Australia | Monday, November 7, 2011 | 5 photos

Always drawn to a photograph's ability to communicate on a universal level, it was inevitable that during a working holiday to Canada in 2009, I discovered my passion for travel photography. Only several months into a two year trip, and having just bought my first DSLR, I decided to return home to Australia to undertake a Bachelor of Visual Arts, with a major in photography. Now two years into my studies, I have undertaken many self-directed projects which have seen my passion for travel photography flourish.


I believe in the responsibility, as a photographer, in contributing creatively and intellectually to the education and understanding of others and the environment the world over. I strive to represent my surroundings objectively and honestly. My hope is to further inform and even influence the way people look at different cultures and environments.


My dedication to learning, as well as my unique perspective and ability to convey a story through my photographs are several reasons I am perfectly matched for this opportunity. I am extremely hard working and motivated, with a clear goal to become a travel photographer. I am already undertaking steps to realise this aspiration. Photographing the breathtaking landscape of Africa and its people alongside Jason Edwards is another step on my journey to achieving this.

Taken in winter, these photographs of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, explore the human desire to shape and represent landscapes and living things in idealised ways. My goal became to seek out and uncover truth, highlighting similarities between the wild and cultivated, the natural and artificial. An arcadian landscape was discovered, where the dichotomy and bifurcation of the ideal and reality is destroyed. The result presents a complex response to what it means to be human in, and our impact upon, a 'natural' landscape.