Being an AFL Photojournalist
I'd been a photographer for about 18 months, covering predominantly surfing in my home state of South Australia - with great success. Having played Australian Rules Football myself for a number of years, I then decided to test my photographic acumen at professional sports level - AFL training, at the two local clubs here in Adelaide - The Adelaide Crows, and Port Adelaide Power.
My first big break came in a matter of weeks, where I captured an image of Daryl Wakelin wearing a newly devised headgear, and returning to top level football after a dramatic head injury sustained weeks before. As luck would have it, Port Adelaide Power used the image on their AFL Club website. This was back in the year 2003, towards the conclusion of the football season.
