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He has over two decades of experience working in scores of countries, including some of the world's most dangerous places: Israel, Iraq, Angola, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Soviet Central Asia and Former Yugoslavia.
Jack's work has also been exhibited in major national galleries worldwide.
1995: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 'YES' an exhibition of photographs dedicated to the resilience of the human spirit at the Myer Gallery, Melbourne.
1995: VISA POUR L'IMAGE PERPIGNAN, FRANCE 'Genocide Rwanda' Audiovisual projection.
1999: POSITIVE LIVES 'Positive Responses to HIV'. An exhibition to change attitudes about HIV/AIDS at the ASN Gallery Sydney.
1999: LEICA/CCP Documentary Photography Exhibition + Award at the Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne. This exhibition toured a further eight galleries around Australia.
1999: REPORTAGE 'A celebration of Australian Photojournalism' at The Valhalla Cinema, Sydney.
2000: THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM 'Body Art', an exhibition about body adornment among indigenous peoples around the world.
2001: SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL GALLERY, CAPE TOWN 'Positive Lives' a response to HIV/AIDS
2002: CONDE NAST TRAVELLER 'Truth in Travel' A group exhibition of fifty framed limited edition prints auctioned in aid of the Tusk Trust, which supports the conservation of African wildlife.
2002: NETWORK 21 EXHIBITION '21 years of Photojournalism'.
2002: AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY Witness: An Exhibition of Australian Photography at The ACP Sydney.
2003: AUSAID 'positive. negative' an initiative to fight HIV/AIDS in neighboring countries. This exhibition toured regional and rural Australia.
2003: FIFTY CROWS 'Social change Photography' at the Fifty Crows Gallery in San Francisco.
2004: UNITED NATIONS HQ, NY Positive Lives Positive Responses to HIV
2004: ACTIONAID XV International AIDS Conference on Aids held in Bangkok. An exhibition to expose the extreme stigma attached to HIV/AIDS.
2004: VISA POUR L'IMAGE PERPIGNAN FRANCE Exhibition of 50 prints from personal book project '1200 Miles: Life and Death on the Thai-Burma Border'.
2005: POSITIVE LIVES Positive Responses to HIV. An exhibition in situ on the platform of Madrid's Central Railway Station.
2005: REPORTAGE FESTIVAL SYDNEY Projection of '1200 Miles Life and Death on the Thai-Burma Border.
2006: FOTOFREEO FESTIVAL 2006 Audio Visual Projection of '1200 Miles: Life and Death on the Thai-Burma Border'.
2006: SHEFFIELD INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL reportage of 'Vanessa', a drag queen dedicated to promoting awareness of HIV.
2007: UNIVERSITY OF BERKELEY 2007 at North gate Hall, 'State of Place' an exhibition of Life and Death on the Thai-Burma Border.
2007: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY AUSTRALIA: 'Reveries Photography and Mortality'.
He holds a MVA, (High Dist.) from Griffith University in Australia.
He has over two decades of experience working in scores of countries, including some of the most dangerous places in the world: Israel, Iraq, Angola, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Soviet Central Asia and Former Yugoslavia.
His clients have included, German Geo, Stern, De Spiegel, The New Yorker, Time, Newsweek, L'Express, Granta, Colors Magazine and various others. Jack is the recipient of some of photography's most prestigious awards in reportage photography including, The World Press Awards, The Photographer of The Year Awards (POY) and the Mother Jones/Fifty Crows Grant for social documentary photography. Jack's most recent award was a UNESCO Documentary Award for 2006.
His work has been exhibited and projected several times at the prestigious Visa d' Or Reportage Festival in France.
Jack's work has also been exhibited in major national galleries worldwide.