Awards
2010
Australia's Top Photographer Awards
2009
Queensland Multi Media Awards
Cairns
Queensland Multi Media Awards
Cairns
Asia Without Borders International Photo Contest
Singapore
2008
Queensland Media Awards
Brisbane
Queensland Media Awards
Brisbane
Queensland Multi Media Awards
Cairns
Gordon Parks International Photo Contest
USA
Queensland Multi Media Awards
Cairns
2007
Walkley Awards
Sydney
Queensland Media Awards
Brisbane
Queensland Multi Media Awards
Cairns
2006
Walkley Awards
Melbourne
Queensland Media Awards
Cairns
Queensland Media Awards
Brisbane
Queensland Media Awards
Cairns
2005
Walkley Awards
Sydney
Queensland Media Awards
Brisbane
Telstra Country Wide Media Awards
Cairns
Telstra Country Wide Media Awards
Cairns
2003
Telstra Country Wide Media Awards
Cairns
2002
NQ Media Awards
Cairns
2001
NQ Media Awards
Cairns
2000
Hurley Awards for Outstanding Press Photography
FNQ Media Awards
Cairns
1999
Hurley Awards for Outstanding Press Photography
1998
NQ Media Awards
Townsville
Hurley Awards for Outstanding Press Photography
FNQ Media Awards
Cairns
1997
FNQ Media Awards
Cairns
1990
Kodak-adidas Australian Sports Photo of the Year Awards
1989
Association Internationale De La Presse Sportive (AIPS)
1988
Kodak/adidas Australian Sports Photo of the Year Awards
Rothmans National Press Photo Awards
Adelaide
CUB Australian Horse Racing Picture of the Year
CUB Australian Horse Racing Picture of the Year
Kodak-adidas Australian Press Photo of the Year Awards
1987
Kodak-adidas Australian Sports Photo of the Year Awards
Association Internationale De La Presse Sportive (AIPS)
1985
Kodak-adidas Australian Sports Photo of the Year Awards
Melbourne
2010 Australia's Top Photographer Awards - "Top Ten" finalist in both Photojournalism and Editorial Categories - as Voted by Peers
2009 Queensland Multi Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best Photographic Image
2009 Queensland Multi Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best Editorial Image/Photograph
"When This Man Dies ..... " - Tommy George from Laura is the last of his clan - the Kuku Thaypan - and the last speaker of his 'language'.
2009 Queensland Multi Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best Sport Photograph
"Gone To The Dogs" - from a photo essay on the threatened demise of the Cairns Greyhound Racing Club.
2009 Asia Without Borders International Photo Contest - Singapore - Finalists in "Faces of Asia" and "Wild"
2009 International Color Awards - Photography Masters Cup - Finalists in "Photojournalism", "People" and "Sport"
2008 Queensland Media Awards - Brisbane - WINNER - Best Photo Essay
2008 Queensland Media Awards - Brisbane - WINNER - Best News Photograph
2008 Queensland Multi Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best Photographic Image
2008 Queensland Multi Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best Editorial Image/Photograph
2008 Gordon Parks International Photo Contest - USA - Finalist
2008 Queensland Multi Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best Editorial Feature (with journalist John Van Tiggelen)
2007 Walkley Awards - Sydney - Finalist - Best Feature/Daily Life Photography
A series of five photographs of indigenous Queenslanders 40 years after the referendum that recognised them as 'Australians' - depicting the issues of homelessness, community conditions, indigenous life expectancy and juvenile crime.
2007 Queensland Media Awards - Brisbane - WINNER - Best Coverage of Indigenous Affairs Across All Media
Indigenous Affairs dominate the Australian media during the year - the Cameron Doomadgee (Mulrunji) death in custody, riots in aboriginal communities, continued debate over 3rd world conditions and the unprecedented action by the Federal Government, even the eviction of a 105 year old aboriginal woman - amongst the issues photographed in communities across Queensland.
2007 Queensland Multi Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best Sport Photograph
Players battle the torrential tropical downpour that fell throughout the Brisbane Lions V St Kilda AFL pre-season match at Cairns 24th February 2007.
2006 Walkley Awards - Melbourne - Commendation - Best News Photography
Category 5 storm Cyclone Larry smashed it’s way through Innisfail and district, south of Cairns Australia, around daybreak 20th March 2006. Miraculously no lives were lost, however, it left a large percentage of the population with shattered homes, business’s and lives. These photographs span the period from the moment Cyclone Larry hit to the continuing turmoil 3 months later.
2006 Queensland Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best Sports Photograph
Thrown saddle bronc rider David Loffel curls under the hooves of his flying mount during the Mt Isa Rodeo 14th August 2005. Miraculously Loffel escaped serious injury.
2006 Queensland Media Awards - Brisbane - WINNER - Best Freelance Journalism Across All Media
2006 Queensland Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best Coverage Of Environmental Issues Across All Media
Category 5 storm Cyclone Larry smashed it’s way through Innisfail and district, south of Cairns Australia, around daybreak 20th March 2006. Miraculously no lives were lost, however, it left a large percentage of the population with shattered homes, business’s and lives. These photographs span the period from the moment Cyclone Larry hit to the continuing turmoil 3 months later.
2005 Walkley Awards - Sydney - Finalist - Best News Photography
2005 Walkley Awards - Sydney - WINNER - Nikon Walkley Award for Best Regional/Suburban Photographs
Australia's worst air crash in 40 years claimed 15 lives at Lockhart River on Cape York 7th May 2005. A memorial service in Cairns saw huge outpourings of grief as families came to terms with their tragedy. Amongst the victims was young police officer Sally Urquhart . Her fiance Trad Thornton - and family - mother Elizabeth, dad Shane, brother Brendan and sister Natalie - were inconsolable throughout the ceremony.
2005 Queensland Media Awards - Brisbane - WINNER - Best Freelance Journalism Across All Media
2005 Telstra Country Wide Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best All Media Coverage Of Environmental Issues
The Boxing Day 2004 tsunami in Asia decimated countries bordering the Indian Ocean, claimed almost three hundred thousand lives and left many millions homeless. This collection of photographs culled from my short journeys to Banda Aceh Indonesia, Phuket and Khoa Lak Thailand and southern Myanmar won two awards "across all media".
2005 Telstra Country Wide Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best News Photograph
"The Tear"
18 month old Alhamdee sheds a tear in a refugee camp in Banda Aceh Indonesia nearly two weeks after the Boxing Day tsunami brought unprecendented devastation to the city. One of many thousands homeless and with insufficient food and water in Aceh's refugee camps, Alhamdee also lost his father, brother, grand parents and uncle to the tsunami and is left with only his mother.
2003 Telstra Country Wide Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best News Photograph
"The Pain"
Despite the pain, badly injured West Australian Laurie Kerr insists on walking unaided into Royal Darwin Hospital Australia 13th October 2002 - just a day after the Bali Indonesia terrorist bomb blasts. Kerr was on the first airlift aircraft out of Bali to Darwin Australia along with fourteen other severely injured Australian, Canadian and US victims.
2002 NQ Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best Sports Photograph
"Jones the Fish" - Australian World Record Holder Liesel Jones
Australian World record holder Liesel Jones powers to a win in a 100 metres breaststroke Grand Prix event in Cairns on the 25th of May 2002 prior to competing for Australia in the Commonwealth Games.
2001 NQ Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best News Photograph
Ethnic Indian farmers Sapaya and Gayn Datt weep over the destruction of their house in Muaniweni, west of Suva Fiji 2nd August 2000. The home was one of many torched by supporters of George Speight's coup in race related violence. The photograph was published extensively in Australia (Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian and many others) and world wide.
2000 Hurley Awards for Outstanding Press Photography - NEWS - THIRD
An elderly refugee, one of the first airlifted from East Timor, sheds tears as she seeks the comfort of a nun on arrival at the Darwin refugee centre 14th September 1999 - the day the United Nations compound in Dili was evacuated. The UN compound had been undersiege from armed militia since the East Timorese voted overwhelmingly for independence from Indonesia.
2000 FNQ Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best News Photograph
A young refugee, one of the first airlifted from East Timor, clutches a statue of the Virgin Mary as her mother sheds a tear at the Darwin Australia refugee centre 14th September 1999 - the day the United Nations compound in Dili was evacuated. The UN compound had been undersiege from armed militia since the East Timorese voted overwhelmingly for independence from Indonesia.
1999 Hurley Awards for Outstanding Press Photography - NEWS - MERIT AWARD
86 year old Arthur Stanley Brown was arrested and ordered to stand trial in Townsville for the brutal murder of the Mackay sisters, Judith (7) and Susan (5) 29 years previously. The photo of Brown and his wife Charlotte was taken during a break in proceedings from outside the court house and through a plate glass wall. It was published page 3 of the Age, Melbourne. All charges against Brown were eventually dropped due to his deteriorating state of health. He died a year later and consequently was never found guilty of the murders.
1998 NQMedia Awards - Townsville - WINNER - Best Newspaper Photograph
1999 FNQ Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best Photograph
Papua New Guinea Tsunami Disaster - July 1998
On the 17th of July 1998 three ten metre waves slammed into the coast of the West Sepik province of Papua New Guinea, wiping entire villages off the map. Much of the population perished in that few minutes - the majority of the victims children. I was the first photographer to reach the remote Sissano Lagoon disaster area - and this photo of Coretta Yorenti, suffering a fractured skull, was the first to reach the outside world. Transmitted to Associated Press by satelite phone it was then syndicated and published world wide.
1998 Hurley Awards for Outstanding Press Photography - NEWS - MERIT AWARD
Papua New Guinea Tsunami Disaster - July 1998
On the 17th of July 1998 three ten metre waves slammed into the coast of the West Sepik province of Papua New Guinea, wiping entire villages of the map. Much of the population perished in that few minutes - the majority of the victims children. I was one of the first photographers to reach the remote Sissano Lagoon disaster area - and this photo of of a young boy calling for his mother as he is taken aboard an evacuating aircraft was amongst the first to reach the outside world.Transmitted to Associated Press by satelite phone it was then syndicated and published world wide.
1998 FNQ Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best News Photograph
The murder of young Japanese tourist Michiko Okuyama in Cairns Australia sent Japanese and Australian media into a frenzy. Her body was found dumped in a Cairns swamp and a 16 year old youth was arrested for her murder.In a bizarre twist it was alleged that the acccused wheeled the body five kilometres through city streets to the swamp in a rubbish bin - in broad daylight. Despite police assurances that the accused youth had already been sent to Brisbane detention I was not convinced and staked out the police air wing for several days - before being rewarded with the only photograph of the accused - deliberately obscuring his face so the photo could be published in Australia.
1997 FNQ Media Awards - Cairns - WINNER - Best News Photograph
10th October 1996 - Six year old Tjandamurra O'Shane made world headlines when a complete stranger doused him with petrol in his Cairns school playground and set him alight. He was rushed by air to Brisbane Hospital with burns to seventy percent of his body.Paul Wade Streeton was arrested and charged with attempted murder. On the day Streeton was found guilty at the Cairns Court House months later Tjandamurra's father stopped his car briefly outside the court. Tjandamurra, with burn scars still evident, glared at the scene where his attacker was being judged.
1990 Kodak/adidas Australian Sports Photo of the Year Awards - SECOND Place
This photo of Cairns sail boarder Peter Clifford competing in the WindToys Slalom Series at Trinty Beach Australia was an after thought entry in what was to be the final year of the Kodak/adidas Australian Sports photo awards. It was awarded second place overall.
1989 Association Internationale De La Presse Sportive (AIPS) - Worlds BEST Sport Photographs
1988 Kodak/adidas Australian Sports Photo of the Year Awards - Commendation
Wet weather during the Kangaroos V Ivanhoes rugby league match in Cairns left one halfback contemplating more than just the position of the ball! Published extensively in Australia and around the world.
1988 Rothmans National Press Photo Awards Adelaide PHOTO SEQUENCE Merit
1988 CUB Australian Horse Racing Picture of the Year - Commendation
Cairns jockey Bernie McAuliffe was caught somewhat unawares when his mount burst through the start barrier at a Cairns Melbourne Cup Day meet. His only injuries in a spectacular fall was a broken wrist and dented ego.The three pics that follow are just half of a sequence of six photos that impressed the Rothmans judges.
1988 CUB Australian Horse Racing Picture of the Year - Commendation
Just an ordinary Saturday race meeting at the Cairns Jockey Club - but one horse decides not to wait for the start or his jockey.
1988 Kodak/adidas Australian Press Photo of the Year Awards - Fourth Place
Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser competing in a Masters butterfly event at the North Queensland Games in Cairns Australia - moments after hearing the news that she had entered the political arena by winning the New South Wales seat of Balmain. The photo was also published in Dawn Fraser's Biography "Our Dawn".
1987 Kodak/adidas Australian Sports Photo of the Year Awards - Commendation
Townsville's Edith Tibbs shows her feelings to Cairns opponent Kitty Evans during a bowls match at the Stratford Bowls Club Cairns Australia. The photo has since been published world wide on many occassions.
1987 Association Internationale De La Presse Sportive (AIPS) - Worlds BEST Sport Photographs
Ivanhoes Colin Moore scores a flying try against Marreba in the Rugby League match at Paramatta Park Cairns 04/05/86.
1985 Kodak/adidas Australian Sports Photo of the Year Awards - Melbourne - WINNER
This was the inaugral year of the Kodak/adidas Australian Sports Photo of the Year Awards. The photo of Cairns slalom water skier Steve Hook was taken on Trinity Inlet Cairns and was judged overall winner.