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Growing up in
Australia
, I developed a great love and appreciation of the outdoors
and nature, and this is where I always knew I wanted to work.
After extensive travel throughout the
UK
and
Europe
it became clear, photography was the thing I was most
passionate about.
After completing a two
year full time photography course in
Melbourne, I stumbled across Cloudehill, one of
Australia
's best gardens. This began my journey three years ago, as I
travelled the world in search of beautiful gardens, building
my folio and laying the foundations for my career.
I love to photograph
gardens as I would a landscape, particularly in the magical
moments often found at first light. Photography
is my dream job and one that I know will continue to inspire
me and provide for a very interesting and privileged life, in
the sense that I am doing what I love. And in turn, I am
meeting wonderful people, and sharing and recording their
life’s great passions.
Working freelance, I
have featured in numerous magazines in the UK and Australia,
including: Gardens Illustrated, The English Garden, Australian
Country Style, Better Homes and Gardens, New Garden, Outdoor
Design and Living and ABC Gardening Australia. I am also an
accredited photographer working for the National Trust, and
have images featured on several calendars, cards and
guidebooks.
Most
recently, I have won the title of International
Garden Photographer of the Year, with a prestigious
UK
based competition, for my image,
Kenrokuen
Gardens
,
Kanazawa
,
Japan
. Comments from fellow professional and judge Andrew Lawson
were as follows: "This
is a deeply atmospheric picture, brilliantly achieved in
conditions in which many photographers would have just gone
home. The pictures were anonymous when we judged them, but it
turned out that several of Claire Takacs' entries had done
well. I think we've discovered an outstanding garden
photographer as our first winner."
Currently in
England
, I will be travelling to the
US
, and
Europe
throughout the Summer of 2008.
Please feel free to contact
me with any queries, commissioned work or for information
regarding licensing of images.
Thank you for visiting my site.
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