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Philip Lennard Photography has earned the respect of clients nationwide for our exciting style of photography. Whether it’s a small or a large project, in-studio or on-location, we create images that communicate memorable messages for our clients. We shoot primarily with digital equipment and continually invest in state-of-the-art imaging systems to support the creative process.
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BIO
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Philip Lennard Photography has been in existence now for over 30 years.
It was when I was given my first camera as a birthday present that I became intrigued
with what you could see & do with a camera.
I think my first camera was a Kodak Instamatic back in 1977. It didn’t take long for me
to update to an SLR & started developing my own photographs in a friend’s darkroom.
At the time, I had just completed my hairdressing apprenticeship. My boss at the time
asked me if I could bring my camera along to a hair show & take some shots of the
hair models that he had hired, for some images that we could hang in the salon.
I jumped at the opportunity. I mean, I was 17 at the time & being asked to photograph
all these beautiful looking models……well, who wouldn’t right?
The shots turned out really well & it wasn’t long before other hairdressers were asking
me to do some promotional shots for their salons. I was making more money doing
this than I was from actually cutting hair.
After a few years of juggling the two things together, I was offered a three year contract over in New York setting up hair competitions & shows for a well known hair company, which of course, I accepted.
It was during my time over there that my interest in photography went to the next level. There was so much to photograph over there and I was really in my element.
I fell in love with the architecture in NY & took my camera with me everywhere, taking photos of everything that I saw. It was also at this time, that I was paid for my very first photograph of something other than hair models. I thought, wow, being paid for something I was passionate about. How good is this?
After three years, my contract was up & I returned to Australia with new found vigor. I wanted to concentrate on photography as a full time career but having just married & with a mortgage & a child on the way, I went back into a hair salon environment working for a boss but soon was given an opportunity to open up my own salon in Melbourne. Before long, I had four salons & life was great. I was still taking photographs whenever time allowed but after a personal tragedy, I decided that life was too short to not take a chance & do what I had always wanted to do. Become a full time professional photographer. So I hung up the scissors, bit the bullet & was on my way to living my passion.
Some of the awards that I have been fortunate enough to receive include
Finalist in Premiers Australia Day Photographic Competition 2003.
Winner of International Photography Association's Outstanding Achievement in Photography 2004, 2005.
Semi finalist IPA open division 2004.
Finalist in the BHP Billiton/Waltzing Matilda Photographic Awards 2005, 2006, 2007.
Since 2006, I have also been the Artistic Director and Events Manager for Photofest Australia "the festival of australian photography" www.photofestaustralia.com
as well as the coordinator for the Queensland Open Photographer of the Year Awards and the Australian Open Photographer of the Year Awards.
