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Born Sydney, Australia, 1980. Graduated from the University of Western Sydney in 2001 - Bachelor of Visual Communications (Photography and Digital Imaging).

Tristan is a photographic artist who lives and breathes photography, skateboarding and the six strings that drew blood.

He currently works as a Lecturer at the UNSW College of Fine Arts, as part of the Bachelor of Digital Media.
Tristan has also worked as a Senior Retoucher and Technical Director at the award winning Electric Art, Australia's foremost digital retouching studio.

Lives and works in Sydney, Australia. Skateboards around the world when he can.

Education

Ba. Visual Communications
(Photography and Digital Imaging) University of Western Sydney Milperra Campus

Awards

2003 International AGFAnet Photo Award "The Color Red", 3rd Prize

2003 Skateboard.com.au - Photo of the Month, November

2004 Finalist, SMH ‘Shoot the Chef’, Art Gallery of NSW

2005 Finalist, SMH ‘Shoot the Chef’, Art Gallery of NSW

2006 Australian Skateboarding Photography of the Year Awards – 1st Prize -  Portfolio category, 1st Prize - Abstract category and Highly Commended in Portraiture.

Groups

2000 Co-Founded the Virtual Suspects creative collective. http://www.virtualsuspects.com

Exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions

Pink Flamingos – 20x24 Polaroid Portraits
2007 Australian Centre For Photography, Sydney

Selected Group Exhibitions

I wish I was made of wood...
2001 ASN Gallery, Sydney

When I Look At You
2002 Phototechnica, Sydney

SiteSea
2003 Tamarama Surf Life Saving Club, Sydney

Rock Star
2003 Incubator, Sydney

Artholes Self Portrait Show
2003 Artholes Gallery, Melbourne

48 Hours of Art
2004 The Knot Gallery, Sydney

Shoot the Chef!
2004 Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney

Trampoline
2005 Valhalla Cinema, Sydney

Trampoline
2005 Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney

Shoot the Chef!
2005 Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney

Aperture
2007 TCB Gallery, Melbourne

Upcoming Exhibitions

None

Selected Publications

The Skateboarder's Journal

2008 Issue 7

The Skateboarder's Journal

2007 Issue 5

weAREtheIMAGEmakers

2007 Issue 10

Blunt Magazine
2005 Issue 48

POP Magazine
2006 Issue 4

skate. Australian Skateboarding Magazine

2007 Issue

weAREtheIMAGEmakers

2007 Issue 9