Fissura Ed. 10 of 10

The Landscape Awards 2023 - Seascapes, Highly Commended
9th Fine Art Photo awards 2023 - Seascape, 'Nominee'
Lens Culture 2023 - Editor's Choice

Limited edition of 10 prints in this size - signed and numbered on the front.

Anderson Inlet is an area of ever-changing tidal mudflats, fed from the east by the Tarwin River, exiting to Bass Strait in the west near Inverloch on the Victorian coast. It was here that the first dinosaur bones were discovered in Australia.

On an early morning, the tide was out, revealing a series of mesmerising patterns of blue water, brown shallows and sand ripples, forming unique images which change constantly with the incoming tide.

The Bunurong people have occupied this area for tens of thousands of years and I think about how the patterns they may have seen, even so long ago, were also unique.

From a viewpoint of less than 50 metres above the surface of the earth, it can be seen how nature - sometimes modified by human hand - paints its own abstract images, unique and perfect. And these images are constantly changing with the wind, rain and seasons. In this sense, my photographs also represent impermanence and fragility.

My intention, by presenting a different view of the landscape, is to cause the viewer to pause, consider and reflect on the ineluctable modality of the visible and perhaps to reconsider their own point of view.

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My art is rooted in a deep fascination with the Australian landscape and the stories it holds: stories of transformation, resilience, and the ever-shifting boundary between the natural and the constructed. Working primarily from aerial perspectives, I seek to reveal the hidden patterns and unexpected beauty found in places shaped by both environmental forces and human hands.

Through a blend of abstraction and realism, I photograph the natural vibrant colour palettes and layered textures of salt lakes, wetlands and industrial sites. Each work is an invitation to pause and contemplate: How do we shape the land, and how does it shape us in return? There are moments where beauty and desolation meet, where a cracked shoreline or a cluster of industrial ponds becomes a canvas for reflection on our collective impact.

My process is as much about curiosity as it is about curation. I want viewers to feel a sense of discovery, to see the familiar anew, and to connect with the land in ways that are both personal and universal. Art, for me, isn’t just about decorating walls, it’s about filling those spaces with meaning which spark conversation and build community and joy in the places we call home.

Whether you’re a fellow artist, a collector, or someone who simply loves the quiet power of nature, I invite you to join me in exploring the stories written across the earth’s surface: one brushstroke, one aerial view, one shared moment at a time.