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Adrian Lander is a commercial photographer based out of Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. His work is known for its unique style and his ability to capture diverse subjects. His award winning photographic images are part of many successful advertising campaigns, books as well as wineries in Australia and overseas.
Adrian’s personal and winery work has been exhibited at Yering station -Red and White (Sept/October 1998) Yarra Valley Victoria, Mitchelton Winery- Selected Wine images from The Australian Magazine (December 1998/January 1999) Goulburn Victoria, Southgate Melbourne – Cheese Book exhibition (Feb 1999) Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, Domaine Chandon – Permanent exhibition for winery tour (June 2000) Yarra Valley Victoria, Wine Australia – Victorian Winemakers portraits (Sept 2000) Sydney, ShadowFax – Victorian Winemakers portrait (March 2001) Food & Wine Festival Geelong, Patrizia Gallery – Weed – personal work St Kilda (December 2002), Umi Bar $2 – personal work Fitzroy (July 2004), Leica Gallery Brighton series – personal work Collingwood (2005), Linden Gallery – Postcard Group show (2005), Blender Gallery Canberra series – personal work Paddington (2007).
LATEST EXHIBITION: Panelpop Gallery – UK Overgrown as part of the Design for Everyone Festival in Melbourne (July 2009).
Adrian’s clients include Allen & Unwin, Australian Defence Force, Banrock Station, BRL Hardy Wines/Constellation Brands (international), Cadbury Schweppes, Clemenger BBDO, De Bortoli Wines, Domaine Chandon, Don – GWF, General Mills, George Patterson Y&R, Hardie Grant Publishing, Heathcote Estate, Host Sydney, Jurlique, KWP Advertising, Lion Nathan, Loud Advertising, M&C Saatchi, McGuigan Wines, Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association, Murdoch Books, Nestle, On Creative, Orlando Wyndham, Penguin Books, Peppers Resorts, Pettavel Wines, Publicis Mojo, Qantas, RMK, Saatchi & Saatchi, Singleton Ogilvy & Mather, Whybin TBWA, Yello Enterprise.
Adrian’s awards include: AWARDS 2006 – Chupa Chups and Defence Force, Cannes Lion 2006 – Gold Winner – Chupa Chups, Young Guns 2005 – Bonze Winner – Chupa Chups Linden Gallery postcard winner 2005 – Fish Landscape, Shoot the chef Sydney Morning Herald winner 2004, Jacobs Creek Ladle 2003 / bronze, Jacobs Creek Ladle 2004 / bronze, New York Festival – Leonardi advertising (Vivacious), Mobius USA – Gold for Carlton Cold ‘love heart’, The IACP Cookbook Awards – Finalist Banc, Andre Simon Book Prize 1999 – winner Red and White by Max Allen., Glenfiddich Awards 1999 – nominated for photography and design, MADC awards 1998 – nominated for best photography, MADC awards 1999 – nominated for best photography.
Who we care about – Adrian makes regular donations to Médecins Sans Frontières and the Wilderness Society as well as doing charity jobs through advertising agencies such as RSPCA, Animals Australia and IFAW.