2005-8 |
Travelling
around Australia photographing nature and
writing magazine articles.
|
2004 |
One
of several of Australia's leading photographers
invited to take photos for a WWF-funded book
on the Tarkine Wilderness, a project designed
to help have this area World Heritage listed.
|
2003 |
Represented
by Adrianno's Fine Art Gallery, Perth.
|
2002 |
Represented
by The Wilderness Gallery, Cradle Mountain,
Tasmania.
|
2001 |
Now
live on the road full time, photographing
Australia.
|
2000 |
Still
building motorhome, will it never end?
|
1999 |
Ran
two more MONOscapes workshops, this time we
did three-day affairs in the Blue Mountains
with walks into the Grand Canyon.
Still building the motor home.
Still guest lecturing at the Canberra School
of Photography.
|
1998 |
Taught
first MONOscapes workshop. It was a success so we
have scheduled another for 1999.
Still guest lecturing at the Canberra School of Photography.
Otherwise very quite photographically, too busy building
my motor home |
1997 |
Regular
guest lecturer at the Canberra School of Photography.
Designed and release a new range of 40 greeting cards.
Designed and released seven posters featuring National
Parks and other wilderness areas.
Started writing a regular column in a new magazine
about black & white photography published by The
Black & White Enthusiast.
Finished the book MONOscapes:The thoughts and
images of Rob Gray. |
1996 |
Regular
guest lecturer at the Canberra School of Photography.
Gave talks on landscape photography at camera, bushwalking
and cross country skiing clubs, also at local high
school.
Released range of 32 greeting cards.
Approached by The Black & White Enthusiast
to write a book about black & white landscape
photography.
Images selected for the Creative Monochrome yearbook
(one of a handful of photographers to be selected
for all three editions). |
1995 |
Opened
The Rob Gray Gallery in Canberra.
Images selected for the Creative Monochrome yearbook. |
1994 |
First
solo exhibition.
Started selling photographs at local markets.
Image selected for the Creative Monochrome yearbook. |
1993 |
Returned
to photography, specialising in large format black
& white landscapes. |
1981-93 |
Left
photography to work in the computing industry. Although
I kept in touch by teaching adult classes in basic
photography and darkroom practices. I also wrote and/or
photographed articles for travel magazines on subjects
such as London, Paris, African wildlife and bushwalking. |
1979 |
Newspaper
photographer, Grafton. General photography of sports
and events with the occasional fire and storm damage
photos. |
1978 |
Darkroom
technician, A&B Studios, London. All forms of
darkroom work for the advertising industry, including
extremely accurate stripping of line and half-tone
negatives. Also did much of the product photography
for the studio.
Joined Globe Photos stock library, New York. |
1975-76 |
Employed
by Noel Holly (Illustrations P/L in Perth) as a commercial/product
photographer. Studio and in-store product photography.
Smaller industrial jobs and assisting Noel with larger
jobs. Fashion and model's folio shots. Interior and
exterior architectural work. |
1972-75 |
Darkroom
technician with the Australian Information Service
in Canberra. Also wedding work. |
1971 |
'Asked'
to leave school. I never went back.
Nearly joined the Army, passed medical but, after
being kicked out of boarding school because I
couldn't handle the discipline, how clever would
it have been to join the Army
|
| Non-photographic
experience includes, barman, greenkeeper, farm hand,
plumber's mate, telecom technician, electronic engineer,
carpenter, welder, metal worker, mailroom clerk, dry
wall fixer, software engineer, garbage man, forklift
operator, furniture manufacturer, clerk, diplomatic
mail courier. |
