Darren Stones

Name: Darren Stones
Occupation: Journalist – Photographer – Writer
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mobile: 0419 200 469
Email: darrengstones@gmail.com
Website: www.darrenstones.com.au
Flickr Photostream: Darren Stones
Facebook Page: Darren Stones Visual Communications
Twitter: Darren Stones @dgstones
Professional Membership: Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
Photography Membership: Australian Photographic Society

News: Travel Photography Workshop
The 2012 Grenfell Festival Travel Photography Workshop will be held on Saturday June 9, 2012 at 8.30-11.30am. I’m conducting a guided photography walk around historic Grenfell in New South Wales, Australia during the 55th Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts.

Download the flier

Check the Workshops page on my website for further information.
www.darrenstones.com.au

Darren Stones

About:
An Australian photographer, journalist and writer who specialises in Australian themes. My portfolio of photography and writing focuses on Australian travel, and I promote towns, regions, events, festivals, organisations, groups, causes and people.

Darren Stones Visual Communications
Improving your image
Darren Stones Visual Communications provides photographic services and merchandise and writing services for improving the visual communications of travel, tourism, corporate, publishing and retail businesses.

License photographs
To license use of my photographs for your projects, contact me by email or phone for prompt service. Image licensing specialist.

Photographic Solutions

• Image library catering to stock photography sales
• Sales of framed, canvas, mounted, matted and photographic prints to businesses and the public
• Travel photography workshops

Communication and Marketing Tools For Businesses

• Development and sales of framed prints, canvas prints, matted prints, mounted prints, photographic prints, posters, calendars, greeting cards, postcards
• Media releases, media kits, interviews, specialised articles

Communication Consultancy Services

• Audit existing communications of businesses and individuals
• Customised images for public relations, promotion and marketing
• Professional freelance photography service
• Image creation

Published & Licensed Photography
My photography has been published in The High Country Atlas & Guide by Hema Maps, Australia Photo Atlas by Hema Maps, The Complete Guide To The Great Ocean Road by BestShot, Australian Traveller magazine, Camera magazine, HealthSmart magazine, Moonee Valley Leader, Moreland Leader, Business Spectator, Hervey Bay Whale Festival, Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts, Bunyip Tours, Calorama Calendars, Batemans Bay First National, Freeman Productions, Glenroy RSL, Outback Theatre for Young People, the Australian Geographic website, and is displayed as part of The Melbourne Story at the Melbourne Museum. My photography is licensed to numerous businesses, organisations and individuals for their projects.

Competitions, Exhibitions, Festivals & Promotions
I enter photography competitions and exhibit my photography as professional photographic prints, which can be purchased at exhibitions or by arrangement. I also provide professional advice to photography competition coordinators and festival committees and assist with their promotional activities. My photography is used to promote photography competitions and exhibitions, and Australian events and festivals. I am also a referee for festival committees who pursue Australian event and tourism awards.

Award Winning Photographer:

2011 Australian Photographic Society National Digital Exhibition

• Open Category – Merit Award for Jon Stevens
• Photojournalism Category – Merit Award for Kite surfing at Merimbula
• 3 acceptances: Point Lonsdale, Jimmy Barnes, Surfing at Jan Juc

2011 Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Photographic Competition

• Science and Nature Category – Runner-up Award for White-faced Heron
• Photojournalism/Documentary Category – Highly Commended Awards for Surfing at Jan Juc and Glen the Shearer
• Landscape Category – Highly Commended Award for Point Lonsdale

Winner of the 2008 Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Bronze Statuette for Best Photograph of the Exhibition. Winning image, Dog Rocks.

Dog Rocks by Darren Stones

Qualifications
As part of my education, I have attained the following qualifications:

• Certificate IV in Small Business Management – Kangan Institute
• Professional Freelance Journalism – Australian College of Journalism
• Freelance Travel Writing & Photography – Australian College of Journalism
• Freelance Photography – Cengage Education

Current Studies
To further my education, I am currently studying these courses:

• Diploma of Business (Public Relations, Promotion & Marketing) – Australian College
• Diploma of Editing (Publishing) – Australian College
• Higher Diploma of Publishing (Professional Book Editing, Proofreading and Publishing) – Australian College

Community

• Coordinator of Let’s Walk Australia – www.letswalkaustralia.com
• Member of beyondblue’s blueVoices – blueVoices information
• Mental Health First Aid Course Certificate – Article
• Business In Mind project – www.businessinmind.edu.au