During my gap year following high school in Australia, I had a chance encounter with a filmmaker and then a producer which led me on a two-month journey through Kenya, Tanzania, and Somalia. This experience culminated in my photographs being used by National Geographic, a renowned publication in geography, cartography, and exploration.
As I stepped quickly into the commercial world, I had the privilege of working with clients from Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America, helping businesses with digital communications. My work has been featured in publications such as Elle Magazine, Grazia, Harper’s Bazaar, and news organizations like Channel News Asia, The Straits Times (Singapore), Sunday Times, and Sydney Morning Herald and more. Throughout my global travels, I’ve captured portraits of heads of state, federal members of parliament, presidential advisors, and Miss Universe winners. I’m honoured to share my photography and digital marketing experience through teaching and public speaking engagements. One highlight was when I was invited to participate in the Social Media Roundtable in Oklahoma, USA, where I consulted some of the world’s most influential leaders in communications and public relations.
In 2014, I joined Kingdomcity’s global communications team, a growing Christian church now with a presence in 22 countries and counting. I established their social media strategy and developed policies and framework to support their online growth. Collaborating with a talented team of communications professionals, Kingdomcity has reached people in 140 countries through the social media strategy.
“…produces 40,000 individual pieces of social media content per year. Some form of its content is seen on average 48 million times around the world each week. In the past 12 months, the name Kingdomcity figured on social media 2.5 billion times, with 507,000 followers across its 100 social media accounts. It values people who follow it only online but it also “converts” much social media contact into physical church attendance.”
— Greg Sheridan, “Meet the new face of Aussie Pentecostalism” The Weekend Australian Magazine, Sept. 16-17, 2023.
Since that article in 2023, this number has grown to over 9.7 billion impressions in 2025 and Kingdomcity being featured over 900 news articles around the world. In recognition of my contributions to communications in Australia, I was recently invited to become a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia.
As fate would have it, the photographer fell in love with a model and on 5th April, 2025 I married the love of my life, Rebecca. It was the happiest day of my life – we are so grateful to our friends and family for celebrating with us.
As my photography continues to develop, I love traveling to many countries, taking countless flights, capturing striking images, and teaching photography at events worldwide. I am currently experiencing an increase in demand for my expertise and am grateful for the opportunity to serve in such a diverse range of locations. I am available to take on a limited number of projects per year.
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