Saturday - 9:30

Dean Saffron is a freelance documentary photographer who began his career as a commercial photographer for resort chains, mining companies and the  fashion industry. In January 2007 he undertook aid work projects and documented Austraining programs in conjunction with World Food Program, Unicef and UNHCR. Vastly different from his previous briefs, this work throughout Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar border and East Timor encouraged him to enter the world of photojournalism.

Since then he has freelanced for Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian publications as well as magazines such as Australian Geographic. His story on white squatters living in South Africa was featured in The New Internationalist.

The Presentation illuminates the link between the power of photography and it ability to cultivate empathy and awareness between the view and the subject.

Saturday - 11:00

Giulio studied at Queensland College of Art in 1987-88 before completing his cadetship for the Canberra times in 1989. Among other things, Giulio worked in Scotland for over five years in the 1990's and had photos published in every major Scottish and London based newspaper.

In 1998 he hitch-hiked around Australia, photographing everyone who gave him a lift and subsequently self published a book on the journey, "...so I did", in 1999

He currently lives and works in Brisbane and is the Photo Editor with ABC News Online.

In his years as a news photographer, Giulio has seen many changes in photography, none greater than what is now known as 'public journalism'.

We live in a world where everyone has a camera. Whether we like it or not, they are ‘photographers’. From a news perspective, these ‘photographers’ have become the eyes of the world.

In Australia there are several hundred news photographers. There are 21 million ‘others’ with cameras. They are an integral part of the news gathering process.

Sunday - 10:50

Anthony Cornelius has followed the weather since he was a child. Anthony commenced a science degree in 1999, and began working as a meteorologist for Weatherwatch in 2001. In recent years, Anthony's role has expanded into severe weather forecasting and research.

Further to this, Anthony's passion lies in thunderstorms and has been chasing thunderstorms since 1998. During this time Anthony has had many encounters with some of the most violent storms in Australia - of which much of his photos and video have been showcased on television and in newspapers, magazines and calendars around Australia.

Saturday - 14:15

Darren Jew has photographed the planet's landscapes and wildlife from Antarctica to Zambia over his 30-year career– on mountain peaks, desert plains and beneath the Ocean's surface.

After his photography studies at the Queensland College of Art and work in darkrooms and commercial studios, Darren found his vocation at the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, where his photographic skill found harmony with his profound love of nature.

The last two decades have seen Darren pursue his passion for capturing and sharing the natural World, producing sought-after nature, travel and scientific images both above and below the water; selling fine art prints; undertaking magazine commissions and; leading photo tours to the World's great wildlife, landscape and marine destinations–including his yearly migration into the Pacific to lead guide whale swimming photo tours in Tonga.

Sunday - 14:10

Sancintya Simpson is an emerging photo-media artist based in Brisbane. Her parents were migrants to Australia, her mother of Indian heritage from South Africa and her father an Anglo-New Zealander. The impact of being brought up in a cross-cultural environment has had major influence on Sancintya's image making.

Her photographic-based work revolves around notions of hybridity. She is interested in the different aspects of hybridity, particularly hybrid culture and media. Through this she deals with topics such as stereotype and identity, encouraging the viewer to engage in self-reflection in relation to society and themselves.

Sancintya has had solo exhibitions at Ipswich Art Gallery and the Queensland Centre for Photography, as well as numerous group shows. She is currently completing her Bachelor of Photography, with majors in Photographic Art and Visual Culture at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.

Monday - 9:30

Mykl has been a keen amateur photographer for more than half his life, and an active member of the Toowoomba Photographic Society for several years.  He treats his photography as a creative balance to his
career as an engineer and manager. 

Mykl is passionate about photography as a vehicle for creative expression rather than just a collection of equipment and techniques.

Saturday - 13:15

Nick Melidonis is a passionate photographer and photographic educator and he has traveled extensively in pursuit of emotive images from some of the world's most graphic and wild locations. Nick is a Master Photographer and triple recipient of the AIPP 'Australian Professional Landscape Photographer of the Year'; he is also the current runner-up to the AIPP 'Australian Travel Photographer of the Year'.

Nick delivers workshops and seminars in Australia to the imaging industry as well as photo enthusiasts and is a regular contributor to 'Better Photography' and 'Better Digital Camera' magazines. He enjoys leading photographic and cultural tours and in 2012, he will take groups to the Greek islands, Cambodia and Borneo.

Sunday - 14:10

Australian-born Scott Bridle’s early years were spent at Erambie, his family’s grazing property in the Glenmorgan District of south-west Queensland, where he first became absorbed with and developed a passion for the land.

From an early Scott developed a love of nature and an affinity with the land early in his life. His first photographs were taken at the age of 10 using a Kodak Instamatic. Photography was then, and still is, his way of expressing his feelings about the bush and property life.

Scott has worked as a stockman since 1990 on vast landholdings in the Queensland and Northern Territory outback. He became a helicopter pilot in 2002 and, since then, has mustered cattle over some of the most isolated country and roughest terrain in Australia. He has experienced the harshness and toughness of life on the land while appreciating and celebrating its incredible beauty.

Scott’s landscapes capture the raw beauty of outback Australia from vantage points seen by few. His portraits breathe empathy for his subjects who seem to be wrought from the tough country in which they live and work. The images are brought to the viewer here so they may share in his intimate knowledge and enjoyment of this unique country.

Sunday - 14:10

Louis Lim is a Malaysian born Chinese and moved to Brisbane, Australia, in the early 2000′s. In 2009 Louis commenced a Photography Bachelor Degree at the Queensland College of Art, being constantly inspired by photographers throughout his degree.

His work is often inspired by photographers such as Diane Arbus and Yousuf Karsh. Louis Lim is proficient within various streams of photography. One thing he is continually fascinated by is the multifaceted species, human beings. He is currently continuing his studies in Photography Honours Degree.

Sunday - 14:10

Lachlan Gardiner is an Australian Photojournalist and Social Documentary photographer who has worked on stories both locally and abroad. He graduated in 2011 from Giffith University Queensland College of Art, with a Bachelor of Photography, Majoring in Photojournalism.

Lachlan is committed to using photography to empower the marginalized and promote social change. His projects vary from critiquing Australia’s horse racing culture, documenting the life of a homeless man in his community, to working with NGO’s in Cambodia. He is also a member of the editorial board for The Australian Photojournalist.