Patrick Brown

I was born in Australia, in the coal mining town of Lithgow on the western edge of the New South Wales' Blue Mountains. Having developed an interest in photography during my teenage years, I began working as a professional photographer in the late 1970s. Working as a commercial photographer taught me a lot about photographic technique, but countless weddings and children's portraits stifled my creativity and led to burn-out by the mid 1990's and I closed my business and sold most of my equipment.
In 2003, I moved with my family to Canberra and the new surroundings as well as the developments in digital equipment revived my passion and I returned to professional photography with a fresh outlook. I now choose and schedule my paying jobs carefully and make sure I spend time indulging my creative side.