I have been a professional cinematographer since 1976.
My initial career was with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, where I participated in all areas of programming including News/Current Affairs on Four Corners and Nationwide, Drama, Education and Documentary as a Director of Photography.
In 1987 I became freelance, working on the top rating Beyond 2000 series. My clients have included BBC, Channel 4 (UK), Natural History Unit (New Zealand), Channel 9, ABC TV (Australia & United States), Asahi TV, Discovery, Land Rover, shooting programmes and documentaries like "A Taste of Africa", "Getaway", "Lonely Planet", "The Calvert Expedition" and "On the Brink of Extinction".
These stories have taken me to places
as diverse as Lulea in the Arctic Circle to
the underwater research lab of NOAA in
the Virgin Islands. I have walked the Annapurna Trail in Nepal and harvested oysters on Melville Island with the aboriginals of that area. The rich and varied food and cultures of Africa were shot by me in the series "A Taste of Africa". Filming on the edge of active volcanoes, the Great Sandy Desert's lonely vistas and Stewart Island's wild habitat are included in my portfolio.
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I have directed and shot documentaries, including "Matters of the Heart", and
"Morgan - The Immaculate Contraption",
and children's videos, most recently with
the Hooley Dooleys, "Wonderful".
My latest project has been a documentary
about Vietnam, produced for SBS and funded
by the Film Finance Corporation.
Recently, as Crystal Bay Productions, I have been producing documentaries and corporates with a view to high quality, but affordable,
DVDs and videos.
I have received awards for my work and my equipment is constantly updated and reviewed to reflect the needs of clients and technological advances. My interest in filming is as diverse as the subjects I have covered.
My passion has always beendocumentary.
When asked what I do, I have often said that
I live other people's lives vicariously. For me,
the gift of being able to enter other people's
lives and explore what makes them tick is a
real privilege. Documentaries open doors and
canvass the issues of our time. I take this very seriously, and every film I work on is a learning experience - hopefully a two way one, where we as filmmakers can give as much we take.
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