Brief Summary
Andrew Maccoll is an Australian Advertising, Fashion, People & Celebrity Photographer available for a broad selection of creative companies and individual clients... Andrew is motivated by an obsession with capturing intense emotional content and moments of clarity. His work is governed by deep blacks, rich colours, selective lighting, and cinematic post production...
Clients
Advertising: Strongbow / Cruiser / Crown Casino / NAB / Anthea Crawford / Myer / David Jones / Everlast / EMI / Warner Music / Shell / Subaru / Boral / ANZ / GE Money / NAB /Mirvac
Rio Tinto / Jetstar / Puma
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Editorial: B&T Magazine / Alpha Magazine / Pulp Magazine / Fashion Trend Magazine / Ralph Magazine / Virgin Blue Voyer / Capture / Creative /
Professional Experience
THE TIMELINE SO FAR...
1978 - Born in Sydney to a Documentary Producer Mum & UN Peace Prize winning Press Photographer Dad
1988 - Family moves to Brisbane
1995 - Finishes school & starts degree
1999 - Graduates Bachelor of Visual Arts at Griffith Uni
2000 - Parties way too hard. Works as a web designer
2001 - Gets bored, Moves to Cairns, becomes a DJ
2002 - Leaves Cairns for Brisbane, DJ's around Qld while working as a press photographer for NewsLtd
2004 - Moves to Melbourne, dj's around Australia, shoots freelance for The Australian, Herald Sun, Telegraph, London Times, and more press.
2007 - Stops DJ'ing to focus. Shoots fashion, celebrities & portraits.
2008 - Shoots Bloom Cosmetics Nationwide beauty campaign. Moran Prize Finalist / Spirit Of Youth Award Finalist / Olive Cotton Award Finalist
2009 - Shoots covers for B&T Mag, Alpha Mag, editorials for Ralph, CEO and more. Shoots Campaigns for Anthea Crawford, NAB, Strongbow, Cruiser, Crown Casino, New Balance & Jason Grech. Top 10 worldwide finalist for the Hasselblad Masters. Featured on the Elinchrom website.
Awards and Recognition
2008 - QANTAS SOYAwards Finalist
2008 - Moran Prize Finalist
2008 - Olive Cotton Award Finalist
2009 - Pulp Fashion Photographer Winner
2009 - Hasselblad Masters Top 10 Worldwide Finalist
2009 - Desktop Create Awards Finalist
2009 - Mick Molloy portrait exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery
