Paul V Harrison
Perth based photographer covering a variety of styles including Landscapes, Portraits, Wildlife and Macro. One-on-One tuition available.
Regular updates on my Instagram @pvharrison
In October 2022 I won the best Astrotourism WA Photo of the Year in the Astrofest Astrophotography Competition. The winning photo (shown below) was taken up in Karijini, WA. I was also delighted to have two of my astrophotos displayed in the South Australian Museum as a finalist in the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year. The panorama of the Milky Way across the Pinnacles (Nambung National Park was shot back in September 2021.
“Sentinels”. A panoramic photo of the Milky Way core above the limestone pinnacles of the Nambung National Park, Cervantes, WA.
Pilbara Skies
The Milky Way core rising above an iron-red termite mound in the Karijini National Park, Western Australia. Ths photo was awarded "Best Astrotourism WA Nightscape Award 2022" in the Astrofest Astrophotography Competition. It was taken in April 2021. Stacking was done in Sequator with post processing in Affinity Photo.
· Sony A7III
· Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM
· f/1.4 20 secs x10 stacked
• Sirui W-1204 tripod with K20II head
· ISO 2500
· Post using Affinity Photo software & BENQ screen
In March 2021 I won both the Astrotourism WA and Best Astro Photo of the Year in the Astrofest Astrophotography Competition. The winning photo (shown below) captures the core of the Milky Way rising above the sand dunes near Cervantes, Western Australia. The distinctive tracks in the foreground were made by one of the local Echidnas.
Cervantes Dunes, Milky Way core rising above the Echidna tracks in the sand.
In February 2021 I was delighted to learn that one of my portfolios had been awarded 5th place in the Nokia 2020 Photographer of the Year Travel section. The four images below were shot in March 2020 at the Holi Festival in Vrindavan, India. Shooting inside the temple was one of the most challenging environments that I have photographed in. The air is full of coloured dye and high powered water pistols are used to soak the crowds during the ceremony. The photo below, which was shot by Andrew Studer, gives you some idea of the environment (that is me, bottom-centre). We shot Holi for three days and it was definitely the highlight of a fabulous trip to India.
Photo by Andrew Studer
In September 2020 we made a short trip to the Stirling Range National Park to see if the Peacock spider, Maratus sarahae had survived the devastating fires that burnt through the park in January 2020. My photos and the news that it had indeed survived were featured by the ABC News. The link to their article is below:
Early in 2020 I was selected by Affinity as one of their artists for the 100 days. 100 commissions. As part of that commission I was recently featured in their Spotlight online magazine. The link to the article is here:
https://affinityspotlight.com/article/paul-v-harrison-exploring-the-worlds-hidden-beauty-in-macro/
Recently awarded by Capture Magazine for my portfolio of Peacock Spiders of Western Australia
Recently awarded by Capture Magazine for my portfolio of Western Australia Seascapes