about
Julian started his photography career at The Herald newspaper in 1988 as a cadet, eventually becoming the Head Features Photographer for The Sunday Age for 10 years. Since going freelance he has worked for various national and international publications including Gourmet Traveller, Conde Nast Traveller, Harpers Bazaar, Rolling Stone and the best of the country’s weekend magazines such as The Australian Magazine and The Goodweekend. Julian has also forged ongoing working relationships with The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Penguin books. He has a working association with publisher Hardie Grant who produced the book IGNI, a collaboration between Julian and chef/restaurateur Aaron Turner, which received international acclaim. They recently published their follow up book, The Hot Chicken Project.
Julian has been awarded Quill Awards for Best Portrait and Best Picture Story in addition to Australian Nikon Photographer of the Year. His work is regularly exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra where his work has been steadily acquired for their permanent collection .
Since picking up a book about Arnold Newman when he was 15, Julian, a long time drawer, discovered his true love. Working for the most part alone, just himself and his subject, he has never wanted to do anything else.
He is at his happiest bobbing around on his surfboard in the early hours at Bells Beach, Victoria, near his home on the Surf Coast.
PLEASE NOTE - The subject matter and behaviours displayed in Julian’s work do not necessarily reflect his own opinions of the world, it’s people and it’s animals. Most of his work was produced by commission.