Spain’s Rafael Nadal blows a dandelion off his hand after catching it during a practice session on the third day of the 2021 Australian Open tennis tournament, February 10, 2021.
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Biography
After joining Reuters in 1995, I have covered news and sporting events in Asia and the South Pacific region. I have covered 9 Olympic Games, a total of 14 World Cup tournaments for soccer, cricket and rugby, numerous world athletics and swimming championships, and 24 Australian Open tennis tournaments. In 2003 I was appointed Reuters Chief Photographer Australia, until 2007 when I moved to Beijing, China as a Specialist Photographer. I moved back to Australia in 2013, and became a freelance photographer in 2019.
Awards
* 2019 World Press Photo - 2nd Prize in Sports category
* 3 x Australian Press Walkley Awards - 2008 Australian Press Photographer of the Year - 1998 Best Sport Photograph
- Finalist 1999, 2003
* 2015 - NPPA Awards - Award of Excellence, Coverage of Winter Olympics
* 2007 - China Press Awards - Best Agency Photographer
* 2005 IFRA ASIA MEDIA Awards - GOLD AWARD Best News Photograph, GOLD AWARD Best Feature Photograph
* Australian Institute of Professional Photographers - 2000 Press Photographer of the Year *
* 1999 Nikon Photographic Awards - Runner-up Australian Press Photographer of the Year
- Winner Best News Photograph