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Mark Anning ° Oeuvre ° Body of Work

Curriculum Vitae

Mark Anning, MBA has worked in the media since 1975. Mark is now semi-retired and still passionate about photography.
Fashion Photography Portfolio
Event Photography: Wingham Akoostic Music Festival ° Montmartre Grape Harvest Festival ° CHOGM 2002 Official Queen’s Portrait

Professional Experience

Employment

1Earth Media
Photographer / Media Manager
1999 – Present (23 years) Australia & France

Specialising in regional economic development with an eye on the bigger picture. Tourism (events, attractions and government strategy), the arts, sustainable agriculture and communities have been the focus for most of my career. 
Returning to focus on Photography after two decades managing media for social issue NGOs and the three tiers of government.  Recently updated digital & business skills whilst studying a masters in photography (French Titre de Photographe RNCP level 7) with Magnum Photos & Speos in Paris, and taking photojournalism assignments in France. 
8 years running a “Shock & Awe” media campaign on the social, legal, economic and political aspects of fracking, shale and coal seam gas, the energy sector and climate change. Various committees & work teams with Lock the Gate Alliance & other NGOs. Advocate for renewable energy. 

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Cumberland Courier Newspaper Group (NewsLocal)
Group Pictorial Editor
2007 – 2008 (4 months) Sydney, Australia 

Cumberland-Courier Newspaper Group (now called NewsLocal, News Ltd’s suburban community newspapers in Sydney) 
Managing 43 photographers & 3 picture editing staff across 24 suburban newspapers, 7 magazines and 25 websites. 
Vertical Integration liaison with editors and management of social media website MySpace and metropolitan newspapers, The Australian and Daily Telegraph.Liaison with Web Content Manager to publish news and interest photography on new NewsLocal websites and with newspaper editors, photographers & journalists. 
Cumberland-Courier Newspaper Group comprising the following Sydney community newspapers:Blacktown Advocate, Canterbury-Bankstown Express, Central (newspaper), Express Advocate Gosford Edition, Express Advocate Wyong Edition, Fairfield Advance, Hills Shire Times, Hornsby & Upper North Shore Advocate, Inner West Courier, Lake Macquarie News, Liverpool Leader, Macarthur Chronicle Camden Edition, Macarthur Chronicle Campbelltown Edition, Macarthur Chronicle Wollondilly Edition, Mosman Daily, Mt Druitt Standard, North Shore Times, Northern District Times, Northside (newspaper), Parramatta Advertiser, Penrith Press, Rouse Hill Times, Southern Courier, The Manly Daily Village Voice – Balmain, Wentworth Courier 

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Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Board
Regional Development Australia Sunshine Coast Inc.
Senior Project Manager
1995 – 1996 (1 year) Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia 

Full time position for one year, ongoing consultation in this field for 7 years whilst president & founder of local branch of Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS), sitting on Queensland Fisheries Management Authority (QFMA ZAC) & Noosa River management, treasurer of Cooroy Butter Factory (acquitting Streetscape & community arts grants), treasurer of Yandina folk club events held in famous squat building – name band Saturdays & local jam Fridays, and dealing with Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC) 
Community consultation and economic report writing for the fastest growing region in Australia, which is also one of the most beautiful and environmentally sensitive. 
Authored reports included the Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Board’s contribution to Tourism Sunshine Coast’s tourism strategy and funding proposals for various projects for the newly established University of the Sunshine Coast. 
Designing, conducting & analysing and publicising community & business surveys on economic issues, business confidence and attitudes to infrastructure developments. 
Managing the Sunshine Coast Business Network – organising monthly meetings with topical political and business speakers, and membership issues including writing Business Network Newsletter. 
Regular Board meetings with 3 Shire Mayors (Noosa, Maroochydore & Caloundra), other senior council staff, plus business and industry leaders. 
Represented the Board at numerous community consultation conferences and workshops to facilitate integration of the new University of the Sunshine Coast into the local business community, identifying and exploring stakeholder issues with large scale real estate developments (eg Sippy Downs) and to the development the South East Queensland Regional Plan.
Executive member of Maroochydore and Go Mooloolaba Chambers of Commerce.  Staff recruitment and management (in early stages of the project) of a $6.5 million New Work Opportunities program funded by the Australian federal government. Centrelink provided the manpower through ‘work for the dole’, local council\’s provided the projects and the SCEDB provided the management. 

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YMCA Canberra Region
Public Relations Officer
April 1993 – March 1994 (1 year contract covering incumbent’s maternity leave) Canberra, Australia 

Organised events including: Canberra Festival, Canberra Show and Carols By Candelight.
All media and event organising and sponsorship for not-for-profit’s participation in events & venues.
Liaison with some brilliant event organisers.  Celebrity Knockout organiser & standing in the middle feeding the MC with 12 teams Canberra Brumbies, etc. Given a brief to organise an event on the lawn in front of old Parliament House. 20,000+ people visited. We were one off Guiness Book of Records milk cart stacking.
In-house newsletter production; radio, TV and print media advertisement for three large and active community health venues conducting sporting programs.Brochure design, commissioning and distribution. Programs included health, sport and mental health access.
Fundraising including bequeathment. One year contract covering a maternity leave.

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Questacon
Front of House
(4 months) Canberra, Australlia

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Reuters News Agency
Stringer. Photojournalist. Picture Desk.
March 1991 – November 1992 (1 year 9 months) London, United Kingdom 

Stringer (photographer), picture editing and general news editing and gathering for Reuters (Europe, Middle East & Africa) timely service to international newspapers and publishers, and during events includingG7 London Economic Summit & Barcelona Olympic Games.
Daily liaison with TASS (the USSR news agency) resulting in accreditation to attend the G7 Economic Summit when President Mikhail Gorbachev announced his attendance. The G7 Summit in July was the catalyst for the August Coup on Gorbachev’s return.
My MBA thesis drew on the experience of disruption of analog to digital, colour newspapers & competitor analysis that changed the newspaper photography industry, and the Australian and European relationship & context of Murdoch buying up the industry.
Experienced on Reuters Picture Desk, AP Leafax, AP Picture Desk and on the Daily Mail’s Mac running screen grab image software.

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Daily Mail & Mail On Sunday
Picture Editor
June 1991 – October 1992 (1 year 5 months) London, United Kingdom 

General picture editing on busy evening shift for large metropolitan newspaper with 4.2 million daily circulation.
Picture stories published included Diana, Fergie, Gennifer Flowers & Bill Clinton, an actress revealing a nipple to the Queen during a theatre performance, hostage releases, political scandals, international & European sport.
Also guest Picture Editor for Sunday Mail during incumbent\’s 4 week annual leave.

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Australian Associated Press
Picturegram Supervisor, acting Head of Photography
January 1986 – March 1991 (5 years 3 months) Sydney, Australia
Photo Editor: 1987 Fiji Coup ° Wire service photography

Newspaper photos on the AAP / AP picture network, including fall of Berlin Wall, Tiananmen Square, Thatcher Reagan Hawke political years, Australian Bicentennial, Paul Hogan wedding scoop organised with Peter Carette, with mentoring by Horst Faas. 
Picture editor & head of AAP Photos (Australian Associated Press) managing photographic operations at events including Seoul Olympic Games, Auckland Commonwealth Games, Papal Tour, Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix, Australian Indoor Tennis Championship and more. 
Managing media coverage of embedded photojournalist during Gulf War I (Operation Desert Storm – the photographer disembarked at Jordan and surfaced in Bagdad), Fiji coup, etc. 
Managing staff of 12 and all editorial, operational, technological and financial aspects of photography department.  Successful change management: 
Introduction of new services including graphics, photo library and national picture pool to re-position AAP’s photography services after News Ltd’s expansion into Brisbane & Melbourne print media. 
Introduction (designed aspects, installed and operation) of new digital picture transmission technology replacing decades-old analogue system.

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1Earth Media
Photographer & Media Manager
1982 – 1991 (9 years) Sydney, Australia 
Icehouse °

Freelance journalist and photographer specialising in the tourism industry, especially events (band, theatre and festivals).  Clients included Arts Council NSW, Australian Museum, QANTAS, TAA, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, Paul Simon Graceland tour, David Bowie’s Glass Spider tour, Michael Jackson BAD tour. Also worked with Icehouse, INXS, Avion, Joe Camilleri, Rose Tattoo and many others. 
Corporate and political clients included CSIRO (Oceanography) and Michael Egan MLA. 
Between 1983-1985 a series of photo-stories on the state of the arts industry based on interviews with John Bell, Noel Ferrier, Wilton Morley, Donald McDonald, Frederick Gibson, Peter Williams, and others. Productions stills photography and published articles: Nimrod Theatre, Theatre Royal, Sydney Opera House, Philip St Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company and others.  Fashion models included Naomi Watts and Elle Macpherson for fashion houses: Sportsgirl, Sussans, Grace Bros & others. Photography assistant to Bob Watson on various fashion catalogs & photo shoots. 
Widely published in ACP, News Ltd, Fairfax, Stilleto, On The Street, Canberra Times, Cutloose, St George Leader, etc  Managed Media Studios: 1981-1983 Director of Cronulla Photo Studio 1987-1991 Photo studio in squat at RAN Navy Store building, Woolloomooloo (building now called Nesuto Woolloomooloo) 

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Sheraton-Wentworth Hotel and Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
Audio Visual Operator
1986-1988

Part-time conference operator, sound & lighting for events including: Advertising Federation of Australia AGM (speakers Kerry Packer, Christopher Skase, Glenn Wheatley, Frank Lowy & Ben Lexcen for Alan Bond); Pan-Pacific Direct Marketing Conference; ARIA Awards; Australia-Japan Foundation; International Diabetes Conference; and the NSW Premier’s Ball for the NSW Bicentennial Council.
The logistics of the role was made more challenging as the Conference & Exhibition Centre building was not complete, causing some negotiations with the unions to compromise over disruptions to the events.

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Sydney Festival
Official Photographer
1985 – 1985 (1 month) Sydney, Australia 
Inspired by Stephen Hall’s presentation to a Tourism Management Committee, Mark Anning set a personal goal to work for the Sydney Festival. It took 18 months to achieve this, by working with the best names in the theatre industry. 

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Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS) and
National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
Photographer-in-Residence
1984 – 1985 (1 year, 6 months) Photographer-In-Residence, AFTRS Australian Film Television & Radio School and NIDA National Institute of Dramatic Art – yearbooks, brochures and advertising 

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St George and Sutherland Shire Leader
Professional Photographer
April 1982 – September 1985 (3 years 6 months) Hurstville, Sydney 

Entertainment & Fashion pages, using my studio on Cronulla St & freelancing.
Early photos of many actors in rock bands, dance & theatre companies, conferences, etc.
Negotiated a peace deal between the Leader & St George Dragons Leagues club who hadn’t advertised in the newspaper for years by publishing photos of Jesus Christ Superstar starring Marcia Hines, Trevor White & Doug Parkinson.

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Qasco Aerial Surveys
Aerial Survey Navigator & Camera Operator
April 1977 – October 1982 (5 years 7 months) Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji & Papua New Guinea 
Reader’s Digest Guide to the Australian Coast – still available on eBay Australia

Managing aircraft and aircrew operations conducting aerial survey photography for mapping and photogrammetry using Cessna 402 & Wild 9.5″ format aerial survey cameras. Wild RC8 & RC10 B&W colour & infrared.
Aerial photography of Australian east coast for “Reader’s Digest Guide to the Australian Coast” coffee table book.
Three Australian Foreign Aid projects: 1981 – 8 month tour of Papua New Guinea, including Pogera, Ok Tedi, Bougainville, Misima 1978 – 4 month tour of Papua New Guinea 1977 – 4 month tour of Fiji 

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Skindiving in Australia magazine Journalist
April 1975 – April 1977 (2 years 1 month) Australia 

My first published article entitled “Calling Young Divers” won a competition and a wet suit.
Valerie Taylor told me to “stop shooting fish with a speargun and start shooting them with a camera” – effectively beginning my media career.  

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Education

Magnum Photos – Speos International Photography School
Master’s degree Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (French equivalent – Titre de Photographe RNCP level 7 – code NSF 323 t, (1st semester: September 2021 – December 2021)

BPP Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA),
Main thesis on international Reuters news network during formation of European Union · (1991 – 1992)

University of Technology, Sydney
BA (Comms), Did not finish, Subjects in Film, Journalism, IT, Public relations and Related Programs · (1986 – 1989)

The Australian Centre for Photography
Certificate, Professional Photography · (March 1985 – October 1985)

Permaculture Research Institute
Permaculture Design Certificate, “permanent agriculture” Sustainable economics & community development, farming, organic growing · (1997 – 1998)

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Photography Exhibitions & Artist Residencies.

* 2021 INSIDE OUT, PHOTO 2021 International Festival of Photography, Federation Square, Melbourne. Portrait exhibited & used to advertise the event during the opening weekend of “PHOTO 2021”
* 2004-current  The Space Between … where humans spree! Curator & Photographer
* 1999 Noosa Regional Gallery – retrospective STILL WE MEET AGAIN
* 1998 Cooroy Butter Factory
* 1991 Queen Victoria Building (roof) PRESS PLAY – retrospective
* 1985 Australian Centre for Photography, Professional Certificate, student exhibition:
fashion model Naomi Watts, portrait John Bell, annual report AFTRS, 2JJJ 10th Anniversary
* 1982-1984 Curator of my own gallery at Cronulla, Exhibitions included: Cronulla-Sutherland Historic 1890-1945; Airbrush Surf Artists		(Photographer in residence)

* 2007 Artspace, Woolloomooloo inside Sydney’s lockdown during the APEC summit with XiPing, Putin & Bush Jr.
* 2003 – 2008 Goolawah Cooperative Ltd, Crescent Head, NSW SEPP15
* 1993 Gorman House, Canberra, ACT
* 1992 Princess Beatrice House, Chelsea, London, UK
* 1987-1990 Navy Store, Woolloomooloo (squatting – now W’loo Waters)
* 1985-6 Australian Film TV & Radio School (yearbook, including Actor / Director Relationship course with NIDA)
* 1985 Official photographer Festival of Sydney
* 1982-1984 Photo Studio, 18 Cronulla St, Cronulla

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Community Work

Lock The Gate
Member – various committees & work teams
Jan 2013 – Feb 2015 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Conducting a largely successful “shock & awe” national & international social media and mainstream media campaign against fracking gas and inappropriate mining.
Real time social media dealing with complex issues: health (animal & human), environment (science, land, water & air), politics (legislation and lobbying), economics (energy sector) social costs (community consultation) and climate change.
Working with journalists and communities & affected families to develop MSM & social media stories, and then using those stories to leverage political action.
More than 27,000 Tweets and even more Facebook posts providing timely and relevant distribution of information and breaking developments. Consistently above 1,000,000 online community ‘impressions’ per month.
Created a website to provide more in depth information, expanding on social media posts.
Work is ongoing in this field.

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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM, Coolum)
Photographer & Picture Editor
Jan 2002 – Present · 21 yrs 2 mosJan 2002 – Present · 21 yrs 2 mos

“Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Banquet Portrait” featuring 50 kings, queens, presidents and prime ministers at CHOGM Coolum.
Editing photographs for media distribution and for souvenir CD for attending world leaders and dignitaries, for organising body (Dept Prime Minister and Cabinet)“Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Banquet Portrait” featuring 50 kings, queens, presidents and prime ministers at CHOGM Coolum Editing photographs for media distribution and for souvenir CD for attending world leaders and dignitaries, for organising body (Dept Prime Minister and Cabinet)

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Sunshine Coast Men’s Emotional Resources Initiative (SMERI)
Telephone Crisis Counsellor

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Queensland Fisheries Management Authority – Sunshine Coast ZAC
Environment Representative
Jan 1996 – Jan 1998 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Sunshine Coast Zonal Advisory Committee.
Working with commercial fishermen and government on their environment policy to develop a sustainable fishing industry.
Introduced by-catch traps as part of the dolphin-safe labeling marketing.Sunshine Coast Zonal Advisory Committee. Working with commercial fishermen and government on their environment policy to develop a sustainable fishing industry. Introduced by-catch traps as part of the dolphin-safe labeling marketing.

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Australian Marine Conservation Society
President
Jan 1997 – Jan 1998 · 1 yr 1 mo

Founder and President of Sunshine Coast branch of well known national conservation group.
Represented AMCS on state authority Queensland Fisheries Management Authority (QFMA-ZAC) convincing professional fisherman to introduce by-catch traps & take responsibility for their environment policy and Noosa River Catchment Committee.Founder and President of Sunshine Coast branch of well known national conservation group. Represented AMCS on state authority Queensland Fisheries Management Authority (QFMA-ZAC) convincing professional fisherman to introduce by-catch traps & take responsibility for their environment policy and Noosa River Catchment Committee.

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Cooroy Butter Factory – Noosa Council
Treasurer
Jan 1997 – Jan 1998 · 1 yr 1 mo

Fundraising & acquitting approx $450,000 in grants for Cooroy Streetscape project. Funded after Bruce Highway by-pass isolated the regional town..
Publicising, fundraising & acquitting grants for Cooroy Butter Factory Contemporary Furniture Exhibition – connecting furniture makers (blacksmiths, glass blowers, wood workers, etc) with suppliers and marketers.
Other treasury duties for vibrant regional community arts centre.Fundraising & acquitting approx $450,000 in grants for Cooroy Streetscape project. Funded after Bruce Highway by-pass. Publicising, fundraising & acquitting grants for Cooroy Butter Factory Contemporary Furniture Exhibition – connecting furniture makers (blacksmiths, glass blowers, wood workers, etc) with suppliers and marketers. Other treasury duties for vibrant regional community arts centre.

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Yandina Community Arts & Folk Club
Treasurer
Jan 1996 – Jan 1998 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Bookkeeping for ticket and bar takings. Two weekly music nights attracting thousands of music lovers. Friday night jam sessions for local musicians, Saturday night featured name acts including Phil Emmanuel. Other treasury duties for vibrant music and regional community arts venue.Bookkeeping for ticket and bar takings. Two weekly music nights attracting thousands of music lovers. Friday night jam sessions for local musicians, Saturday night featured name acts including Phil Emmanuel. Other treasury duties for vibrant music and regional community arts venue.

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Mary Valley Farm Forestry Committee
Treasurer
Jan 1996 – Jan 1997 · 1 yr 1 mo

General treasury duties for committee comprising industry, academic representatives with ties to government. Duties provided as part of commitment by Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Board.General treasury duties for committee comprising industry, academic representatives with ties to government. Duties provided as part of commitment by Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Board.

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Sutherland Shire Council’s Tourism Management Committee & Tourism Promotions Sub-Committee
Member
Jan 1982 – Jan 1985 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Member of local government committee & Tourism Promotions Sub-Committee with Shire Clerk, Town Planner and business leaders.
Began my work in venues & events management after presentation by Stephen Hall, Festival of Sydney which lead to Festival photographer in 1985 & audio visual conference for Sydney Convention Centre in 1988

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Professional Association memberships

MEAA – full member – Media Entertainment Arts Alliance
Previous full member
MPRIA – Member Public Relations Institute of Australia
AIMM – Australian Institute of Management Member
AJA – Australian Journalist Association

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Resume

Mark Anning, MBA has worked in the media for more than 45 years, including photo manager & picture editing for AAP, AP & Reuters during the transition to digital, and photographer / managing the picture desk at events including Olympics & Commonwealth Games, Formula 1, CHOGM 2002 & G7 Economic Summit 1991.

Mark was photographer-in-residence at Artspace, Wooolloomooloo during APEC 2007 and at AFTRS/NIDA – Australia’s premier film & acting schools. His last role was a short time as Group Picture Editor for News Ltd’s NSW suburban newspapers. Mark’s portrait subjects include Queen Elizabeth II, David Bowie & Naomi Watts.

Taking a hiatus from photography in the 1990’s, Mark Anning used his media management skills as manager for the Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Board, sat on the regional Queensland Fisheries Management Authority ZAC while founding president of an Australian Marine Conservation Society branch, worked as a journalist for the federal Attorney-General Dept on the report rationalising the legal industry under Keating, and lasted four weeks as a federal Liberal Party MP’s journalist.

Mark has recently worked on issues-based media management including on the Lock The Gate strategy committee maintaining an independent shock & awe media campaign on the social, economic, environmental & health impacts of fracking gas.

During Covid lockdown in 2021-2022 photographing documentary & photojournalism while “embedded with Magnum Photos” doing a masters in photography (French equivalent) with Magnum – Speos Photography School in Paris, France. Mark is concentrating on the website assignment.

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