Andrew is a deputy principal/teacher in a school for children with special needs. He is a contributing photographer to Lochman Transparencies , a stock library specialising in Western Australian wildlife photography. He has gained a reputation as a specialist flora photographer and received a Highly Commended in the 2003 World Wildlife Photographer of the Year with Flat Wattle . Andrew's work has appeared in a large variety of books, magazines, journals, calendars, brochures, displays, web pages and presentations. He has had a number of photographic articles published in Australian Photography magazine.

Competitions

World Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2003: Flat Wattle (Highly Commended-In Praise of Plants)

ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year 2005: Jarrah and Wandoo Forest (Runner-Up Interpretive Photography), Tar Vine Textures (Highly Commended Interpretive Photography) and Goldfields Bottlebrush (Highly Commended, Botanical Subject).

ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year 2006: Reeds Reflected in Red Sunrise (Highly Commended, Botanical Subject).

Winner: 2006 Australian Photography: Your Best Shots - Nature Patterns

ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year 2007: Sheoak Roots and Rock (Runner-Up Interpretive Photography), Lone Tree (Highly Commended Black & White Photography) and Inverted Eucalypts (Highly Commended, Interpretive Photography).

ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year 2009: Abandoned (Highly Commended, Botanical Subject).

 

Awards

Winner: 2005 Town of Vincent Photographic Award

Winner: 2005 Canning Art Award: Photography

Winner: 2005 Melville Art Award: Photography

Winner: 2005 Victoria Park Art Awards,' Framed Work Award': Photography

Winner: 2005 Warragul 33 rd National. First Place Experimental Slides

Winner: 2005 Queensland National Circuit: Redcliffe. First Place People Slides.

Winner: 2006 Town of Vincent Photographic Award

Winner: 2006 City of Stirling Photographic Award (Best Colour Print)

Winner: 2006 Drouin Commercial Printers Award (Creative–Experimental) Warragul National Photographic Exhibition

Winner: 2006 City of Belmont Photographic Award

Winner: 2006 8th Redland National Exhibition of Photography First Prize Nature Slides

Winner: 2006 Victorian Association of Photographic Societies First Place (creative-experimental slides)

Winner: 2006 Perth National First Place Rural Slides / Most successful WA exhibitor / Overall most successful exhibitor.

Winner: 2007 York Society Photographic Awards (Monochromatic), Highly Commended (Open Colour)

Winner: 2007 City of Belmont Photographic Award

Winner: 2007 Perth National First Place Rural Prints / Most successful WA exhibitor / Overall most successful exhibitor.

Winner: 2008 York Society Photographic Awards (York Subject), Highly Commended (Open Colour), Highly Commended (Monochrome)

Winner: 2008 City of Belmont Photographic Award

Winner: 2009 York Society Photographic Awards (York Subject), Highly Commended (Open Colour), Highly Commended (Monochrome)

Winner: 2009 Perth National: Most successful WA exhibitor / Overall most successful exhibitor.

 

Exhibitions

2005: Solo exhibition, A Natural Impression, Kingfisher Gallery West Perth.

2003: Group exhibition, World Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

2005: Group exhibition, Mixed works of photographs and paintings by WA artists, Kingfisher Gallery West Perth .

2005: Group exhibition, Town of Vincent Photographic Award.

2005: Group exhibition, Canning Art Award.

2005: Group exhibition, Melville Art Award.

2005: Group exhibition, Victoria Park Art Award.

2005: Group exhibition, ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the year.

2006: Group exhibition, 21st Art Exhibition, Perth College.

2006: Group exhibition, Mixed works of photographs and paintings by WA artists, Kingfisher Gallery West Perth.

2006: Group exhibition, Town of Vincent Photographic Award.

2006: Group exhibition, City of Stirling Photographic Award.

2006: Group exhibition, City of Belmont Photographic Award.

2006: Group exhibition, ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year.

2006: Group exhibition, BankWest Open Art Exhibition.

2007: Group exhibition, Black & White, Kingfisher Gallery West Perth.

2007: Group exhibition, Canning Art Award.

2007: Group exhibition, Melville Art Award.

2007: Group exhibition, Victoria Park Art Award.

2007: Group exhibition, City of Belmont Photographic Award.

2007: Group exhibition, Joondalup Invitation Art Award.

2007: Group exhibition, ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year.

2007: Group exhibition, The West Australian Open Art Exhibition.

2007: Group exhibition, Pemberton Photography Exhibition.

2007: Solo exhibition, Tracing Nature, Kingfisher Gallery West Perth.

2008: Group exhibition, Minnawarra Art Award.

2008: Group exhibition, Canning Art Award.

2008: Group exhibition, Melville Art Award.

2008: Group exhibition, Victoria Park Art Award.

2008: Group exhibition, City of Belmont Photographic Award.

2008: Group exhibition, IGA Art Exhibition.

2008: Group exhibition, ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year.

2009: Group exhibition, ANZANG Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year.

2009: Group exhibition, The West Australian Open Art Exhibition.