Fine photography of the Hawkesbury River ...and beyond

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Photographer Nick Gleitzman divides his time between a century-old railway cottage overlooking the Hawkesbury River, and an apartment overlooking Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.

Twenty years of producing commercial photographs for some of Sydney’s best art directors and designers has resulted in an uncommon eye for detail, a distinctive sense of colour and style, and a passion for aesthetic and technical excellence.

Gleitzman’s interest in photography originally began with his early attempts to capture the unique beauty and character of the Australian landscape. That interest has grown into an enduring love affair which continues today.

He’s currently shooting landscapes in the wilds of the urban jungle of Hong Kong, where he’s been cocentrating on fine art photography in recent years. See his current work at nickgleitzman.com.

Hungarian-born Esther Beaton came to Australia as a child, grew up in Canada and the United States, and finally returned to settle in the country where she remembered “picnics under the gum trees and cockatoos in the backyard”.

She initially took up photography as part of a bird-watching hobby, but it soon led to a career as a government-employed wildlife photographer and later to commercial work. After ten years in Brooklyn, Esther has recently relocated to nearby Pearl Beach. She makes several trips a year into the Outback to bring back nature features and stock photos for her clients around the world.

Esther’s photographs of the River were produced for the Australian Geographic feature A River of People, published in the July 2003 issue. She was awarded Australian Geographic Photographer of the Year in 1997 for her feature Some Truths About Cane Toads.

Esther feels Australia’s landscape and wildlife have a truly unique beauty, and she has a passion to to share her exciting discoveries with as many people around the world as possible.

See more of Esther’s work at her web site: estherbeaton.com