Our Team of Two ~ About Lens Travellers
Julie Kerbel and Lynn Gail have set up Lens Travellers together to fill a niche they felt needed filling - to offer women's only photography retreats and workshops within Australia and overseas. They believe special connections are made when like minded people come together to share a common interest. Their vision is to pass on their knowledge in an environment that is both welcoming and educational. Julie and Lynn also offer events where everyone is welcome. Their enthusiasm and passion for building Lens Travellers is focused on their guests, and on building lasting relationships.
A little about Lynn:
Lynn is a West Australian based travel photographer with a focus on culturally diverse subjects, ancient belief systems, and off the grid destinations. Her travels have taken her into the homelands in Nhulunbuy, East Arnhem Land to share the ways of the Yolngu People, the world's oldest living culture, and to Home Island in the Cocos Keeling Islands to spend time with the Cocos Malay during Hari Raya, to descending into a mud crypt during a Turning of the Bones Ceremony in Madagascar. Her photographic work is produced by various travel magazines and she is represented by one of the world’s leading photographic agency, Robert Harding World Imagery.
Lynn is dedicated to helping and teaching others through photographic workshops and retreats. She has a passion for making a soulful connection with the diverse cultures she meets, and as a travel photographer feels compelled to capture the essence of the people and places she encounters. She feels making a connection with her subjects, however brief, is important in producing images that reflect honesty in the patterns of people in their everyday lives. Assignments have taken her to the Cocos Keeling Islands, Christmas Island, Madagascar, Bali, Sardinia, Kenya, China, India, Lesser Sunda Islands, Spice Islands, Java, Indonesia and the remote homelands of the Yolngu people in the Northern Territory.
Lynn is a fully accredited member and an award winner of both the Australian Institute of Professional Photography and the Australian Society of Travel Writers. As a travel writer & photographer Lynn's published work is here: www.lynngail.com.au
A little about Julie:
Julie began her career in Western Australia back in 2008 when she started her business, Julie K Photography. As a documentary and photojournalistic photographer, she creates stories through visual communication, often revealing a heartfelt connection and honesty in her work. She shoots everything from family portraits, events, sports, animals and children, and will travel to all corners of the globe to follow her passion. She also has a passion for passing on her knowledge to the wider community through teaching and educating on retreats and workshops.
Julie is a member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography and has won awards at both national and international level. She achieved her AIPP Associates ribbon in 2018, and feels honoured to have been named the 2019 AIPP Epson Western Australian Professional Travel Photographer of the Year. Julie was also named as a Finalist in the 2019 AIPP Epson Western Australian Professional Documentary Awards, and placed 3rd in the 2019 Fremantle International Portrait Prize, and 4th in the 2019 Australia/New Zealand Mono Awards. She also won the Canon Shine Australia in 2014. As a sports photographer Julie was selected as the Australian team photographer for the Maccabiah Games in Israel in 2017, and the Pan American Maccabiah Games in Mexico in 2019.
As a full-time photographer Julie covers many genres, her work can be seen at: www.juliekphotography.com.au/
