Originally born
in New Zealand of Dutch and American parents, Paul has
managed to put his four passports to good use. After much
exploring he eventually chose to base himself in the
beautiful wild island of Tasmania in 1998.
Paul
has won numerous accolades and awards internationally, most
recently of which is AIPP Tasmanian Professional
Photographer of the Year for 2011as well as Finalist for
NZIPP Overseas Photographer of the Year in NZ. He has also
just been awarded his Master of Photography by the NZ
Institute of Professional Photography. He has had two
recent solo exhibitions in Tasmania, the wilderness based
‘Touched By Light’ and the multi-genre
collage-based ‘Visual Synergy’. His latest
exhibited work was part of an exhibition of exquisite fine
art nudes displayed at Source Photographica Gallery in
Melbourne in October - with artists by the likes of Annie
Liebowitz, Helmut Newton, Man Ray and Herb Ritts also in
the collection.
With a great passion for diversity and travel, some of his
projects in this past year include: shooting landscapes in
the remote Pilbarra desert region in West Australia,
documentary images from the Indonesian Archepelago, , a
‘steam punk’ themed wedding in Northern
California, band photography on the rooftops of New York,
and capturing New Zealand’s largest music festival
Rhythm & Vines in Gisborne.
When not
gallavanting around, his work is based here in Hobart. He
works commercially with many Tasmanian based hotels and
businesses, shoots a large range of events, captures
boutique weddings and unique natural light portraiture, and
continues to build his collection of unique fine art
landscapes. He also creatively combines photography with
his part time work in the field of wilderness therapy.
Paul offers limited edition prints on both fine art paper
and canvas upon request