Scott Gregory Banner - Photographer

THE PHOTOGRAPHER

I was born in Manly, Sydney, Australia.

In 1990, I spent the year travelling through Asia, the UK and Europe. It was during this time that I gained an appreciation of the importance of travel in achieving a deeper understanding of the world in terms of its physical landscape, cultures, and people. This understanding was central to the later development of my photography.

In the mid 1990s, during the period when I obtained degrees in Archaeology at the University of Sydney, my interest in photography intensified. In 1996, I spent five months travelling in Asia and Europe, and it was during this period that I explored photography in greater depth. In particular, my focus was drawn towards black and white photography.

It was through my desire to explore the possibilities of black and white photography that I became involved with Point Light Gallery in Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia. While I was associated with this leading school, I studied the medium of black and white photography in depth.

In later years, during which time I obtained an additional degree in Heritage Conservation at the University of Sydney, I have continued to travel regularly and this has been central to my exploration of photography, in particular black and white photography.

I currently have my own photography business called Scott Gregory Banner - Photographer. I exhibit my work, provide images to the image agency Alamy Images, provide cards and prints to retail outlets and organisations, and provide images to the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales.

CREDITS:

2010: solo exhibition, Walking through Landscape: Lake District and Northumberland, Jura, and the Alps, Hill Gallery, Hunters Hill, Sydney.

2009: group exhibition, Artist in the Library, Fisher Library, University of Sydney, Sydney.

2007: work published in the September issue of The University of Sydney's UniNews.

2007: group exhibition, Artist in the Library, Fisher Library, University of Sydney, Sydney.

2007: images from the exhibition Asian Journey: People of Cambodia, China, Laos, Tibet and Vietnam used by the Australian Broadcasting Commission [ABC] for the television program Asia Pacific Focus.

2007: solo exhibition, Asian Journey: People of Cambodia, China, Laos, Tibet and Vietnam, Storm Gallery Contemporary Art Space, Chippendale, Sydney.

2007: work published in the March/April issue of Capture magazine.

2007: work published in the March issue of The Sydney Magazine.

2007: work published in the March 10-11 issue of The Sydney Morning Herald.

2005/2006: work published in Terra Incognita issue no. 6.

2005: work published on the University of Sydney web-site for Rare Books exhibition, Philosophy by the Book.

2005: group exhibition, Artist in Residence, Vienna Cottage, Hunters Hill, Sydney.

2003: group exhibition, Emergence 7, Point Light Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney.