Moran Prize semi-finalist

January 31, 2017 In News Portraits

I was excited to be announced as a semi-finalist in the 2016 Moran Australian Contemporary Photography prize recently.  My image is one of family and sentimentally …….

I was spending some valuable time with my children and grandchildren on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland (I’m from Melbourne).  The home was owned by my son-in-law’s deceased grandparents and was  built in the 60’s.  It is now dwarfed by the high-rise apartments that tower over Golden Beach.  The family had all come out to watch my grandson (Otis) carry out the tradition his father had commenced at around the same age – to water the front lawn for his Grandpa as the sun set after a long hot day.  It struck me that the image could have been from the 1960’s, or 70’s, or 80’s – right up to now!  The thought that his great-great Grandfather he’d never met might be watching and smiling as the tradition continued really affected me – Timeless!





Mark Hopper
Mark is one of those people who connects. Friendly and professional he can make you feel comfortable and confident, give subtle direction or melt into the background – whatever is best to capture that moment. He’s passionate about his art and regularly captures the essence of people, of places and the heart and soul of performances. He has an uncanny ability to encapsulate a feeling from within, he senses when the light is just right and produces such high quality images. His travel photography is keenly sought after by those agencies and tour operators keen to display the diversity of people and wildlife. Mark is highly regarded as a Portrait Photographer and was selected as a finalist in the National Portrait Prize 2015.