BIOGRAPHY

In 2008, after nearly 30 years in the South African advertising industry as an award-winning art director and then creative director, Graham decided
it was time to get behind the camera. It was a fairly natural transition as he had spent many years directing the country’s top photographers who in turn
had imparted onto him their vast knowledge of lighting.
It takes a certain amount of confidence to change careers in one’s fifties. Two events aided his decision. Firstly, Graham had a few images published in National Geographic. This was followed by being awarded the overall image of the year in the Pix Magazine 2009 Photographic Awards (Pix is South Africa’s top photographic magazine).
In 2012, Graham was voted the photographer of the year in the PICA awards, South African Journalism’s premier award.
Graham can be termed somewhat of a generalist because of his ability to execute a wide range of assignments with a strong focus on people and performance. And of course, a love for landscapes.
Since 2013, Graham has turned his focus towards more personal work. He has recently self-published a photographic book titled Empires of Dirt. It’s a mining trilogy documenting Johannesburg’s Mine Dumps, the Zama Zamas (illegal miners) and the Robinson Deep landfill. It chronicles almost a decade of exploration in the areas he frequented as a young boy.