Having worked in most areas of professional photography, Peter Eastway’s passion is for landscapes, portraiture and the printed page. He is the publisher of Better Photography and co-publisher of Better Digital and Better Photoshop Techniques, Australia's three leading photography magazines.

Peter’s work is so respected that Lonely Planet chose him to write their international photography guide book on landscape photography. He is also a Grand Master of Photography, one of only eight in the world and earned from a career spanning nearly 30 years.

Peter has won many awards for his photography. In 1996 and 1998 he was the AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year. He was Australian Landscape Photographer of the Year in 1995, 1996 and 1998, Australian Illustrative Photographer of the Year in 2004, and NSW Professional Photographer of the Year in 1995, 1996 and 2004. He has also won the Grand Award for the Commercial Category at the 2005 and 2008 WPPI Exhibition in Las Vegas.

Peter is well-known as a photography judge both in Australia and overseas and has shared his experience with amateur and professional photography organisations around the world. He is currently the Chairman of the AIPP Australian Professional Photography Awards.

http://www.petereastway.com

Philip Andrews is a photographic professional who is consumed by two great passions - making great images and showing others how to do the same.

He is an international best selling imaging author with over 30 titles to his name including Photography – a practical guide, Advanced Photoshop Elements for Digital Photographers, The Complete Raw workflow manual, Photoshop – Essential Skills, The Digital Photography Manual, Starting Photography, Adobe Photoshop Elements – A visual introduction to digital imaging, Photoshop Elements A-Z and Photoshop CS2 A-Z.

He is currently the co-publisher of Better Photoshop Techniques, contributing editor for What Digital Camera (UK) and contributes regularly to ShutterBug (USA) and Better Photography.

He is an Alpha/Beta tester for Adobe and acts as a beta tester for Colorvision. But above all he is a passionate photographer whose drive for taking and making great images is what fuels his working life.

He is a professional with 20 years experience shooting commercial, editorial and documentary pictures that have been published in over 40 magazines and newspapers both here and internationally. He is a winner of the Leica documentary Award for Australia and counts his recent shooting assignments in various countries through out the world as the most challenging and rewarding he has ever undertaken.

http://www.betterphotoshoptechniques.com

Nick Rains loves being a landscape photographer because it gets him out and about. "This is one of the reasons I love this job - I get to go the some of the remotest places in this huge country, far away from the busy cities and into a place where you can quite literally roll out a swag, light a fire and sleep under the stars."

Nick is widely published which is very satisfying, but he says having your work appreciated for its own qualities is probably the ultimate goal for any serious photographer. "I started off in photography almost straight out of Swansea University in South Wales where I studied Zoology. I picked up the basics by going out and using film, oh, and reading photography books as well. I didn't do any formal training until a few years later when I did a two year tech course on studio and commercial photography. Commercial photography was well paid and reasonably interesting but I soon got more interested in travel photography so, like many others were starting to do, I shouldered a backpack and headed off into Asia and Australia.

"I ended up in Australia and was soon working for Canon during the 1986 America's Cup in Fremantle. This was where I met all the top international photographers and magazine editors who were all very helpful to a young photographer starting out in serious international work. I had a ball during the 12 months I spent in Perth, my work was published in Sports Illustrated, London Times, Paris Match, Stern and many other well known publications. I worked for Time Magazine for a while as an assistant and learned a whole load of stuff about what professional photography is all about.

"Of course my Visa finally ran out and I headed back to England. My new contacts stood me in good stead and this period was when I fully developed my landscape photography by undertaking extended trips into Germany, Turkey, Italy, France, and Spain shooting for the stock photography market. Finally I decided to move back to Australia for good in 1990 and have been shooting this fabulous country ever since. I have travelled almost half a million kilometers in that time and have been to just about every major place on interest. In fact the only major places I have yet to visit are Cape York and the central deserts of WA. "

Nick is a Master of Photography with the AIPP and the editor of Better Digital Camera magazine.

http://www.nickrains.com

Tony Hewitt has been involved in the field of photography for the past 16 years. His work has won awards both within Australia and overseas and this has lead to his receiving his 'Master of Photography' award three times, from the Australian Institute of Professional Photography, and a 'Fellowship', from the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography, one of only a few Australians to have done so.

Tony was the winner of the Western Australia Epson Professional Photographer of the Year 2004, together with Western Australia Wedding Photographer and Western Australia Landscape Photographer of the Year, the latter he repeated in 2008.

With numerous Gold and Silver national awards to his name, Tony is a national and international photography judge.

Tony's instinctive awareness of the nuances of people and their needs in relation to photography, has seen him build a successful wedding and portrait business based on referral and reputation. In addition Tony Hewitt Studios services a growing demand for Tony's landscape and fine-art images, particularly suitable for home and office décor. It is his ability to capture exquisite and unique images of people and the landscape that has seen him become one of Australia's leading photographic artists.

Tony has co-authored 9 books which are reflective of a background of study in the area of lifeskills and relationships. Presenting ideas and thoughts which combined with his photography, stimulate, and service the growing demand for information in the area of lifestyle and well-being.

Inspirational and versatile, together with a diverse background including experience in the area of counseling and motivation, it is no surprise that Tony is sought after as a speaker both within and outside the photographic industry. He has been asked consistently to speak/exhibit within Australia and overseas, including the USA, New Zealand and the UK, and has developed a reputation as a creative speaker who touches the heart and changes thinking.

http://www.tonyhewitt.com

Christian Fletcher has been taking photographs professionally for over 18 years. "In that time I have had to evolve with every advance in technology and creative technique. It is such an exciting and challenging time to be in the industry.

"The advent of digital has revolutionised photography as an art form. It has also bought photography and image manipulation to the masses. Every second person now takes photographs and many are trying their hand at creating a living from their hobbies.

"Digital in some ways made it easier to be a “photographer”, but it still takes a certain level of skill and understanding to truly master the craft. I cut my teeth on film and lived for years in a darkened room, mixing chemicals, printing my own prints and framing them. When I think of where I began, look at where I am now and beyond to the future, I am amazed at how far I have come and how far there is still left to go.

"Every month someone develops an new idea or approach that refines photography just that little bit more. It is these refinements that keep it exciting for me. Photography comes second to my family, I place it that highly. Sometimes it can be frustrating, sometimes depressing, but it is always rewarding if you work hard and want to succeed."

Christian has just won 4 awards at the 2009 Australian Professional Photography Awards (APPA) including a Gold, two Silvers with Distinction and a Silver.

http://www.christianfletcher.com.au