Joe Mortelliti

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Name: Joe Mortelliti
City: Grovedale Geelong
Country: Australia

Joined: Apr 2007

email jomar@jc.com.au

Have worked in various parts of photo industry for 13 years as well as worked in commercial studio for another 4 years photographing products for a national retailer.
Also have operated a home portrait studio from time to time,however most years were spent on the business side of activities.

I have no formal photographic training, simply self taught.

Currently semi retired and travelling extensively throughout Australia and the outback capturing the landscape.
Many of our trips are classed as”Extreme Touring” taking us to wilderness areas that have rarily been travelled by white man or Aboriginal.

Have covered some very remote locations such as the Simpson Desert,Travell the Madigan Line which is the central Simpson Desert area. This was first explored by Celic Madigan’s scientific expedtion in 1939 and only seen by a small number of adventurors since. The Madigan Line route has no track defined,the journey being a cross country adventure requiring high degree of preparation and endurance.
Captured unique sand hill patterns,Lake Caroline and the smooth red sands of the Hay River in the North Simpson.Stood in the red sandy dry river bed in the heart of the desert looking at and photographic a rare wilderness not likely to have been previously visited or photographed.

Have had the good fortune to have had around 250 images published in art calendars,two coffee table books,a travel book on the gold feieds of Victoria and greeting cards,and I’m grateful to BEST SHOTS for the support they have given my work.

Currently am working on a project arranging to build a special purpose vehicle as we plan to discover more of the OZ wildernes in style as tenting is becoming hard work (read getting older)

We have taken the concept of a camper trailer,complete with kitchen,fridge,running water,porta potty,etc and are mounting it on a specially prepared Landcruiser 100series…we have to cut the wagon section off behind the driver seat .
The salesman who sold me the vehicle could not believe we are preparing to cut up a brand new Landcruiser:-)

I look forward to marketing my images here at Redbubble

Cheers
Joe Mortelliti
jomar@jc.com.au