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Onsight

Born in Canberra, Simon Carter is a professional outdoors photographer recognised internationally for his distinctive rock climbing photography. He was named by Men’s Journal Magazine (USA) as one of the World’s Best Adventure Photographers and described by the editor of Rock and Ice Magazine (USA) as “arguably the greatest climbing photographer of all time”.

Simon began working as a professional photographer, and established Onsight Photography, in 1994. Since then he has traveled widely for his photography and built up an extensive body of work encompassing many of world’s best climbing destinations — from Tsaranoro in Madagascar and Teplicke in the Czech Republic to Mount Huashan in China — as well as every major cliff in Australia.

The author of four coffee-table books: Rock Climbing in AustraliaWorld Climbing: Images from the EdgeWorld Climbing: Rock Odyssey and Rock Climbing Down Under: Australia Exposed. Simon’s awards include the King Albert Medal of Merit for Achievements in the Mountain World (2000), the Rick White Memorial Medal for Services to and Achievements in Australian climbing (2009), and the Camera Extreme Laureate awarded by the Explorer’s Festival Poland (2010).