Alastair McNaughton , aka “Mac”, is a classicist, his work in many ways reminiscent of some of the old school Magnum greats, Henri Cartier-Bresson in particular. His instant sense of geometry and composition is natural and well-honed from his years as a graphic artist. Amazingly, he didn’t discover photography until the ripe old age of 40. He had never even considered becoming a photographer up until the moment he passed a pawn shop in Sydney he was struck to full-stop by a beat up old Nikon in the window. It was with this very camera that Mac began winning major awards with only a couple of years later.

To name a few: Nikon Showcase Photographer of the Year ; the Leica Prize (for Burma 1995); Photography Humanity awards from Red Cross Photographic, Beijing, UNESCO, Paris, and AICHI Expo Tokyo. His exhibitions include the Royal Photographic Society London, Starcourt Gallery, Sydney, E3 Gallery, New York, and Arts D’Australie Exhibition , Paris.

With the bona-fides out of the way… Not only is Mac a classic snapper, but a classic character and a lot of fun to be around as well. Like we say, he’s old school, a minimalist who snaps very few frames, even on digital. He now carries a Nikon DSLR, but more often finds himself shooting with his low profile Leica.