Craig Golding Email and Phone Number

Craig commenced work at the Sydney Morning Herald in 1985 .As with all photographers working for newspapers in Australia at that time, he covered all areas of photography for the paper such as news, sport and the arts. While he enjoyed the variety of work encountered as a press photographer, his real love was sports photography.In 1991 he was appointed to shoot sport full time for the paper and remained in that position until leaving the Herald in 2008. His work has taken him to major International events both in Australia and Overseas over the last 20 years including Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Rugby World Cups, and World Swimming Championships to name a few. During this time he has won over 35 International Awards, including 6 World Press Awards, and more than 70 National awards for his photography.In 2007 he had the honour of being invited to be on the judging panel for the World Press Photo Awards held in Amsterdam.Craig has also produced a photographic book called "SURF CLUB" which documents surf lifesavers in competition.The photography in "SURF CLUB" has won a number of International awards including World Press Photo in 2002 and 2007, Pictures of the Year International, the I.O.C. Lequipe World Sports Photo Contest as well as acknowledged in the International Oskar Barnack Awards.It was also awarded 2nd place in the "Pictures of the Year International's" BEST BOOK category. It is available for purchase from craig's website. Craig left the Sydney Morning Herald in 2008 to pursue a freelance career continuing to shoot Sport as well as specialising in all Editorial work, Corporate events and portraiture, Photo documentary and Feature work for various publications and clients as well as PR.