rossco

Profile

Im a firefighter and Instructor with the New South Wales Fire Brigades. I specialise in Compartment Fire Behaviour eg: flashover and Backdraft scenarios.
I have had a love of photography for many years and my hero is Frank Hurley the renowned Australian Photographer.
I like to bend the photography rules experimenting with numerous styles and techniques.

“Achievements”

Flickr Contributor Of The Year 2008 by the National Library of Australia for my work on the Re-Picture Australia Project.

Video “Escape to Wyong” winner of Dept Regional Development Awards 2008

“Official Photographer for the Following Events”
Jazz In The Vines
Australian Blues Festival Goulburn
Railway Blues Festival
New Years Eve At The Brewery
Jamm 4 Genes
Country Jamm 4 Genes
Tamwworth Country Music Festival
SeaFM Battle Of The Bands
Darling Harbour Jazz and Blues Festival
Peats Ridge Festival
Bimbadgen Blues Festival
GOATS Festival
Manly Jazz Festival

“Music Album Artwork Projects Completed”

Album artwork for Multi Award Winning Album by Bluezone “The Sweetest & Most Perfect Things”

Album Artwork for Smokin Joe Robinson “Bird Seed”

Album Artwork for Gail Page “Colours That Run”

Album Artwork for No Pressure EP.

Album Artwork for Glen Terry “Soul Searching”

Album Artwork for “Reason To Breathe”

Notable Image Achievements”

Image titled “Boom” was used by Rueters on their 19,000sqft Electronic Billboard in New York Time Square to advertise the YouWitness News Project.

Image Titled “The Pigs” used in National Geographic Magazine in 2007.

Image Titled “Hope” Winner of Wyong Shire Abstract Prize

Image Titled “Where Steam Trains Rest” used on CBC News Morning Show 2007

“Musicians Photographed”
The Angels The Screaming Jets Grinspoon
Rose Tattoo Glen Terry The Brewster Brothers
Mojo Juju & The Snake Oil Merchants The Butterfly Effect
Kevin Borich Phil Emmanuel Bluezone James Morrison
Renee Geyer Phil Manning Harry Brus Mojo Webb
Dave Longo Angry Anderson Andy Thompson
Mal Eastick Missing Deltora Inalight 40 Footsteps
The McClymonts Gail Page Ghost Road Parris Macleod
Smokin Joe Robinson Calvin Welsh Izzy Osmanovich
Kate Cerebrano Lisa Hunt Days Unknown Kim MacKenzie
Darryl Aberhard Matt Taylor Christian Marsh
Chase The Sun Stacey Morris James Blundell
Karl Brodie Pu Yu Wu Peter Northcote No Pressure
Reason To Breath Glen Terry Arabesc Falling Of One
Brian Cadd Andrew Clermont Doug Williams
Glen Shorrock Pete Collins Glen A Baker Rose Tattoo
Mental As Anything Kasey Chambers Jenny Morris
Mark Atkins Mammal Jonas Road Mark Kennedy
Jonnday Checkered Fist The Lazys Ian Moss
Ialone 3 StripeAve David Campbell Bonnie J Jensen
Mark Gable John Swan Frank Eifield Mick Cocks
Rob Grosser Dave Tice Lucy Desoto Mark Evans
Chain Marshall & The Fro Time Gaze Lucius Borich
The Extended Family Ash Grunwald Juzzie Smith
The Nobodies Inflight Entertainment Porcelean Grace
Neon Heart Lumiere The Bondi Cigars Bravado
Vitus Russell Crowe Bones Hillman Duncan Toombs
Bec Willis Ben Mackenzie Porchlight Fiasco Nimrod
The Vending Tree Kitch The Blinding Lights
Fireroom Vaudeville Just A Day Happy Phlegm
Fiona Magee Natasha Rowland Bob Corbett
Mark Cashin & The Lil Hussy’s The Hott Jamms
Cohodyblama Lloyd Speigel Michael Fix
Adam Eckersely Dave Gleeson Brian Campeau
Robbie Long Paul Robert Burton Dan Granero
Stolen Memories Shadowmill Pitchfork WaltznBlack
Origin Of Janken KarizmaKatz The Tiger and Me
Isaiah Blues Ange Murphy Barrell House Fisherking
BlueTongue Blues Band Andrew Winton Dr GoodVibe
Dave Anderson Peter Healy Belinda Neal MP

PLUS MANY MORE

“Photographer / Journalist for”
Reverb Magazine Hotsource The Sun Weekly
New South Wales Fire Brigades
Tamworth Country Music Festival

“My Bubble Site”
http://rossco.redbubble.com/

“Contributing Photographer to Picture Australia”
www.pictureaustralia.org

“My Website”
www.imagefocus.com.au

“MySpace”
www.myspace.com/rvphotographers

Cheers
Rossco