Tracy Ryan is the photographer who has captured these fabulous images of Australia.
Tracy was conceived on gorgeous Mooloolaba Beach, QLD (a fact that only came to light in 2006! no wonder it feels so much like home there!) and has spent much of her life traveling the country either by sky, road or sea.
With her father joining the Royal Australian Air Force when she was 5 she was posted to several Australian towns and overseas to Penang, Malaysia.
Growing up she vowed she wanted to stay in one place when she became an adult, but when she reached that time the travel bug hit, and she went off again, travelling to Queensland islands and settling for a time in Hobart, Tasmania.
Her dream was one day to sail a yacht in the Whitsundays and in 1998 she bought her first yacht and settled back in Mooloolaba. A few years later in 2000, she competed in an international yacht race from Brisbane to the Solomon Islands. She spent the next few months sailing back from the Solomons and cruising the Queensland coast along with 3 of her 5 children!
That's when her love of the ocean and their teeming life, beaches and shells came to the fore. Many times on those voyages between ports she saw sights that were of wonderment and complete joy, but having no means of recording those beautiful scenes committed them to memory.
Having spent 2 years sailing she decided to return to Mooloolaba with the children. Upon receiving a High Distinction studying Photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Victoria, through an external course, Tracy decided to capture beautiful images of the place she loves to call home and encourages you to enjoy them too!
ACHIEVEMENTS
2010:
Honourable Mention - International Photography Awards, Los Angeles, California, USA, Water 1,2,3,4
Nominee - World Photography Awards, 'Lotus Flowers'
Exhibitor - World Photography Collection, London, UK
Nominee - Epson Panoramic Awards, Australia, 'The Cattleyard', 'After the Storm', 'Carpet of Diamonds'
2009:
Four Honourable Mentions - International Photography Awards 2009, California USA, Nature Category 'This is Australia!', 'Angel in the Clouds', 'Sails, Sydney Opera House' &'Bird of Paradise'
Nominee - International Aperture Awards 2009, 'Cotton Tree'
"Inspire Your Day ~ A Little Book of Inspiration" Photo Book
Nominee - Jetstar Photography Competition 2009, 'Coolum Kite Festival', 'Constitution Dock, Hobart', 'Carlo Sandblow, Fraser Coast'
Exhibitor - Fresh Fair 2009, 24 - 26 April 2009. Pier 59 Studios West, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, USA http://www.freshfairs.com
Nominee - Sony World Photography Awards 2009, Landscape Category 'This is Australia!', Fine Art Category 'Jules', Nature Category, 'The Daintree Rainforest'
Nominee - 'Heart of Gold' International Photographic Competition, 'Nature's Heart', 'Inner Rose'
Nominee - 2010 Australian Weather Calendar, Bureau of Meteorology 'Angel in the Clouds', 'Out to Sea', 'Vermillion Sunrise', 'Sunset at Alex'
Nominee - M.I.L.K. (Moments of Intimacy, Laughter & Kinship) Photography Competition, 'Jules'
2008:
1st Place - International Photography Awards 2008, California USA, Nature Section with Series 'Into the Sea, Mooloolaba'
Contributor - Oprah, Breathing Space, Spirit and Self, Angel Wings, Mooloolaba - www.oprah.com
Shortlisted Entrant, 2009 Australian Weather Calendar, Bureau of Meteorology. 'Sun Showers, Mooloolaba'
Entrant - Inspiring Woman of the Year Award 2007, Australian Business Women's Network
2007:
Honourable Mention - International Photography Awards 2007, California USA , Nature Section with Series 'The Dunes' Fraser Island
Finalist - International Association of Panoramic Photographers's 4th Annual Juried Panoramic Photography Contest, Massechusetts, USA, 'Freedom', Rainbow Beach
Shortlisted Entrant, 2008 Australian Weather Calendar, Bureau of Meteorology. 'Rainbow over Pt Cartwright'
Nominee - 2007 Canon Australian Professional Photography Awards - 'After the Storm' Mooloolaba , 'The Cattleyard' Outback QLD
Applicant - Winston Churchill Memorial Trust - Chronological Photographic Report of Northern Hemisphere Glaciers.
Professional Referee - Photo Review Australia www.photoreview.com.au
Project Referee - Australian Conservation Foundation www.acfonline.org.au
Nominee - 2007 Epson QLD Professional Photography Awards - 'After the Storm' Mooloolaba , 'Cotton Tree Sunset' , 'The Cattleyard' Outback QLD
Nominee - The Heritage Acquisitive Photographic Awards - 'Red Tender' , 'Pippi Shell, Orchid Beach' , 'Angel Wings' & 'Wandering Over the Dune'
2006:
6 Awards, 3 Blue Ribbons, 1 Red Ribbon & 2 White Ribbons - International Association of Panoramic Photographers, International Panoramic Photographic Competition 2006 - 'After the Storm' Mooloolaba , 'Little Wategos' Byron Bay, 'Mooloolaba Beach Dawn' , 'The Cattleyard' Outback QLD , 'Sydney Harbour' Australia .
Tracy was conceived on gorgeous Mooloolaba Beach, QLD (a fact that only came to light in 2006! no wonder it feels so much like home there!) and has spent much of her life traveling the country either by sky, road or sea.
With her father joining the Royal Australian Air Force when she was 5 she was posted to several Australian towns and overseas to Penang, Malaysia.
Growing up she vowed she wanted to stay in one place when she became an adult, but when she reached that time the travel bug hit, and she went off again, travelling to Queensland islands and settling for a time in Hobart, Tasmania.
Her dream was one day to sail a yacht in the Whitsundays and in 1998 she bought her first yacht and settled back in Mooloolaba. A few years later in 2000, she competed in an international yacht race from Brisbane to the Solomon Islands. She spent the next few months sailing back from the Solomons and cruising the Queensland coast along with 3 of her 5 children!
That's when her love of the ocean and their teeming life, beaches and shells came to the fore. Many times on those voyages between ports she saw sights that were of wonderment and complete joy, but having no means of recording those beautiful scenes committed them to memory.
Having spent 2 years sailing she decided to return to Mooloolaba with the children. Upon receiving a High Distinction studying Photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Victoria, through an external course, Tracy decided to capture beautiful images of the place she loves to call home and encourages you to enjoy them too!
ACHIEVEMENTS
2010:
Honourable Mention - International Photography Awards, Los Angeles, California, USA, Water 1,2,3,4
Nominee - World Photography Awards, 'Lotus Flowers'
Exhibitor - World Photography Collection, London, UK
Nominee - Epson Panoramic Awards, Australia, 'The Cattleyard', 'After the Storm', 'Carpet of Diamonds'
2009:
Four Honourable Mentions - International Photography Awards 2009, California USA, Nature Category 'This is Australia!', 'Angel in the Clouds', 'Sails, Sydney Opera House' &'Bird of Paradise'
Nominee - International Aperture Awards 2009, 'Cotton Tree'
"Inspire Your Day ~ A Little Book of Inspiration" Photo Book
Nominee - Jetstar Photography Competition 2009, 'Coolum Kite Festival', 'Constitution Dock, Hobart', 'Carlo Sandblow, Fraser Coast'
Exhibitor - Fresh Fair 2009, 24 - 26 April 2009. Pier 59 Studios West, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, USA http://www.freshfairs.com
Nominee - Sony World Photography Awards 2009, Landscape Category 'This is Australia!', Fine Art Category 'Jules', Nature Category, 'The Daintree Rainforest'
Nominee - 'Heart of Gold' International Photographic Competition, 'Nature's Heart', 'Inner Rose'
Nominee - 2010 Australian Weather Calendar, Bureau of Meteorology 'Angel in the Clouds', 'Out to Sea', 'Vermillion Sunrise', 'Sunset at Alex'
Nominee - M.I.L.K. (Moments of Intimacy, Laughter & Kinship) Photography Competition, 'Jules'
2008:
1st Place - International Photography Awards 2008, California USA, Nature Section with Series 'Into the Sea, Mooloolaba'
Contributor - Oprah, Breathing Space, Spirit and Self, Angel Wings, Mooloolaba - www.oprah.com
Shortlisted Entrant, 2009 Australian Weather Calendar, Bureau of Meteorology. 'Sun Showers, Mooloolaba'
Entrant - Inspiring Woman of the Year Award 2007, Australian Business Women's Network
2007:
Honourable Mention - International Photography Awards 2007, California USA , Nature Section with Series 'The Dunes' Fraser Island
Finalist - International Association of Panoramic Photographers's 4th Annual Juried Panoramic Photography Contest, Massechusetts, USA, 'Freedom', Rainbow Beach
Shortlisted Entrant, 2008 Australian Weather Calendar, Bureau of Meteorology. 'Rainbow over Pt Cartwright'
Nominee - 2007 Canon Australian Professional Photography Awards - 'After the Storm' Mooloolaba , 'The Cattleyard' Outback QLD
Applicant - Winston Churchill Memorial Trust - Chronological Photographic Report of Northern Hemisphere Glaciers.
Professional Referee - Photo Review Australia www.photoreview.com.au
Project Referee - Australian Conservation Foundation www.acfonline.org.au
Nominee - 2007 Epson QLD Professional Photography Awards - 'After the Storm' Mooloolaba , 'Cotton Tree Sunset' , 'The Cattleyard' Outback QLD
Nominee - The Heritage Acquisitive Photographic Awards - 'Red Tender' , 'Pippi Shell, Orchid Beach' , 'Angel Wings' & 'Wandering Over the Dune'
2006:
6 Awards, 3 Blue Ribbons, 1 Red Ribbon & 2 White Ribbons - International Association of Panoramic Photographers, International Panoramic Photographic Competition 2006 - 'After the Storm' Mooloolaba , 'Little Wategos' Byron Bay, 'Mooloolaba Beach Dawn' , 'The Cattleyard' Outback QLD , 'Sydney Harbour' Australia .
© Tracy Ryan Photography