Mike Fernandes has many talents including art, photography, sculpture, graphic design, copy-writing and inventing.
Mikeās preferred art style is āOutreā.
With little regard for rules, Mike is comfortable teasing an image out of any available surface, rather than forcing a formal series of brush strokes. Unlike photography where beauty is there for Mikeās camera to present with beauty, art is insidious, often creeping up with messages and personalities you didnāt know existed. These messages and personalities are often wicked and Mike loves them that way.
Mike is also a versatile and creative photographer who has been working in the industry for over 40 years. He specializes in editorial, corporate, and documentary photography, capturing stories and moments with his unique style and vision. He has a passion for exploring different cultures and landscapes, in which genres his work was dubbed āPhoto Poetryā ā A title he loves and aspires to.
Mike signs his work as āMike Fernandesā, āMikeyā, āM Fernandesā, āMikeOā, or just āMFā ā (depending on his mood at the time), and thereās always a fingerprint somewhere as heās very āhands-onā!
Mike Fernandes started his career as a graphic designer with the Commonwealth Bank Advertising Department and went on to be their photographer and art director before starting his own creative agency, Genesis Promotions in Sydney where he is currently based.
Mike works with his son Ben Fernandes, who is an art director, technical director, and web designer.