professional outdoors photographer recognised internationally for his distinctive rock climbing photography. Named by Men’s Journal Magazine (USA) as one of the World’s Best Adventure Photographers, Simon has worked professionally for 16 years and in the process has travelled widely and built up one of the best and largest collections of unique climbing imagery in the world. Simon became fascinated with photography as a teenager. He studied photography at high school and later at TAFE whilst also working at the Australian National University producing images for scientific research. As a teenager Simon also became hooked on rock climbing and now has 25 years experience under his belt. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Outdoor Education at La Trobe University in 1990. In 1994 Simon combined his passions for the outdoors, climbing and photography to begin his career as a professional freelance photographer and establishing his business, Onsight Photography. Since then Simon has worked hard photographing across Australia and around the world, in the process creating an extensive body of work in his distinctive style. Simon was awarded the King Albert Medal of Merit in 2000 for “achievements in the mountain world” and was awarded the Rick White Memorial Medal in 2009 for “outstanding achievement and contribution to Australian climbing”. He is the author of two popular coffee-table photography books: Rock Climbing in Australia and World Climbing. Simon continues to climb regularly. He lives in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, with his wife Monique Forestier and thier baby Coco Rose. Onsight Photography (see the link below) is the photo library and publishing business that distributes Simon Carter’s photography. Simon is also available for commissioned photography.
www.onsight.com.au
