Ian Wallace (photographer)
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Born in 1972 in the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
(UK) he emigrated to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
(Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) in 1985. From there he moved to Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, Tasmania in 2003. In 2004 he self-published his first book Tasmania: Portrait of an island. The sequel, Tasmania: Adventures on an island, features a number of wilderness experiences in places such as the Franklin River
Franklin River
The Franklin River lies in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park at the mid northern area of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Its source is situated at the western edge of the Central Highlands and it continues west towards the West Coast of Tasmania...
, the Walls of Jerusalem National Park
Walls of Jerusalem National Park
Walls Of Jerusalem is a national park in Tasmania, Australia, 144 km northwest of Hobart. It forms part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area....
, the Tasman Peninsula
Tasman Peninsula
Tasman Peninsula is located around by road south-east of Hobart, at the south east corner of Tasmania, Australia.-Description:The Tasman Peninsula lies south and west of Forestier Peninsula, to which it is connected by an isthmus called Eaglehawk Neck...
and the secluded beauty of Southwest National Park
Southwest National Park
The Southwest National Park is a national park located in the south-west of Tasmania, Australia. The park is Tasmania's largest and forms part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area....
.
His photographs are exhibited in his gallery in the historic town of Richmond
Richmond, Tasmania
Richmond is a town in Tasmania about 25 km north-east of Hobart, in the Coal River region, between the Midland Highway and Tasman Highway. At the 2006 census, Richmond had a population of 880....
and at various galleries – including the wilderness gallery at Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mountain is a mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia. Rising to 1,545 metres above sea level it is one of the principal tourist sites in Tasmania, owing to its natural beauty...
, Tasmania.
In 2008, Ian Wallace was awarded the Epson Tasmanian Professional Photographer of the year award by the Tasmanian division of the Australian Institute of Professional Photographers (AIPP)
Books by Wallace
- Tasmania: Portrait of an island. Rosny Park, Tas.: Ian Wallace, 2004. ISBN 0-9752454-0-6.
- Tasmania: Adventures on an island. Rosny Park, Tas.: Ian Wallace, 2006. ISBN 0-9752454-1-4.
Awards
2008 AIPP Australian Institute of Professional Photography- Tasmanian Awards - Epson Tasmanian Professional Photographer of the Year, 3 Silver, 1 Gold
2008 AIPP Australian Institute of Professional Photography
- National Awards - 1 Silver with Distinction, 2 Silver
2007 AIPP Australian Institute of Professional Photography
- Tasmanian Awards - Runner up Epson Tasmanian Professional Photographer of the Year, 4 Silver
Australian Institute of Professional Photography - Tasmanian Division - Awards Page