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For almost as long as he’s been taking pictures, Sydney Morning Herald photographer Steven Siewert has been fascinated by sub-cultures.

Damien Bredberg won the Open Class Category in the 2006 Australian Professional Photography Awards. But he says that he became a photographer almost by accident.

‘Will Hine hovers above a backside lipside on a dark Melbourne night,’ says one.’A switch kickflip to switch frontside crooked grind,’ says another.

It was the early 1950s and the young Dutchman, then working as a painting contractor, was flying from Perth to Derby on business. When it’s up to cruising speed, a DC3 plods along at fairly sedate 300 kph, so Woldendorp and his fellow passengers would have had a good five or six hours to gaze at the scenery.

Given his particular fondness for the sweeping landscape, it’s not surprising that he also has a favourite photo community site devoted to the aforementioned genre. Called naturephotographers.net, Yoon says ‘it’s basically a Who’s Who of landscape photographers. Pick up any international landscape or outdoor photography magazine, and you’ll see many familiar names from NPN. A couple months ago I actually joined the staff as a moderator on that site, so I’ll be doing even more critiqueing.’

Some years ago, a stand-up comedian asked me to take some publicity shots of him. We agreed to do it straight after a pub gig and I went along early to watch him inspire hilarity in a capacity audience. It was the standard arrangement: a spot-lit microphone in front of a red curtain. He was very expressive, contorting his face and body to enhance the gags, and I thought, ‘This’ll be a breeze’.

Perth art photographer Louise Mann began the interview for this story with a plain yet quietly triumphal statement: ‘This is how I make my living now.’

To achieve his win as Press Photographer of the Year, Nick Moir has not only had to know how to take a decent news photo, but embark upon a deep study of weather, and undergo training as a fire-fighter.