About Us

When Christian moved to Dunsborough in 1990, he dived into photography as a career; which meant that he took photos in between paying the bills with two casual jobs not related to photography. In the pre-digital and pre-photoshop days, Christian had to perfect working with the only tool at his disposal—his camera—which remains the essential skill in creating the best images possible, even today. He ‘marinated’ himself for many years developing black and white images in a secluded darkroom in his parents’ house, and eventually started to sell his images in a local restaurant.

Following six hard years of effort doing commercial, portrait and wedding photography, he was ready to give up, until he walked into a gallery in Esperance that inspired him to focus on building a gallery of landscape images. He returned to Dunsborough with a renewed purpose, and sold his images in market stalls and in a small gallery space at the local framing shop. As his sales increased, he then established his galleries in the early 2000s and Christian Fletcher Photo Images was born.

Christian has perfected the art of light, composition, colour and post processing. He believes that all great landscape images have to have the ‘perfect light’ at their core, and it is this light that he is most respected for:

“Christian’s pictures are not souvenirs, but images that help us to ‘see’ and to understand landscape as art. Light literally exudes from Christian’s pictures like few others, and this luminescent enlightenment startles us with its clarity and perception”   -Les Walkling, professional photographer 

One of the highlights of Christian’s work is imparting his knowledge to others in a series of workshops and online tutorials. If you have ever participated in one of his sessions, you will have experienced his enthusiasm, passion, humour and incredible depth of knowledge of both technical and creative skills. He does it for the love of passing on some of his knowledge, but admits that there is a ‘bit of a perk’ to traveling around the world to places like Cambodia, Iceland, Antarctica, and the many amazing locations in Australia for ‘work’.

Never afraid to push the boundaries of photography, Christian has an amazing diversity in capturing images from beautiful landscapes to urban, contemporary scenes to aerial photography and to graphic minimalism.

Christian’s work has been recognised many times over the years. In 2011, the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) awarded him both the Western Australian and the Australian Professional Landscape Photographer of The Year. In 2014 he was again awarded the Western Australian Professional Landscape Photographer of The Year. He won the inaugural 2014 International Landscape Photographer of The Year competition with his aerial industrial images (http://www.internationallandscapephotographer.com/) and was awarded the 2015 AIPP West Australian Travel Photographer of the Year. His galleries have also won tourism awards for excellence.  In 2018 his gallery won “Most Outstanding Business” at the Busselton Business Awards. In 2019 he was awarded "Excellence in the Creative Industry Award" at the Margaret River Region Business Awards. And in 2020 he won the Busselton Art Awards.

His images are on display at his bespoke art gallery in Dunsborough, in the Margaret River region of Western Australia or online at www.christianfletcher.com.au.

"This gallery takes you into a different world. Potentially this gallery can be responsible for boosts in WA's local tourism. I don't think I have the words. Go there and it will be an experience to remember."  Google review

Christian uses his creativity and the best equipment available today to push the boundaries of landscape photography into areas that invoke serious reflection in the viewer’s mind. But having said that, he keeps his first camera (a Rolliflex SL35) on display in his Dunsborough gallery to remind himself of where he has come from. He currently uses Leica digital equipment. 

Christian has YouTube channel that can be viewed here.

 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

CAMERAS

Christian has used many different camera systems over the years. Images from most can be seen in the gallery. They are –

Leica SL2 mirrorless full frame digital camera. The SL2 is the only mirrorless camera designed and crafted in Germany.  The unprecedented resolution of the SL2’s CMOS image sensor in full-frame format results in an unparalleled level of detail rendition and image quality.  This is Christians current camera system. He uses four lenses from Leica the SUPER-VARIO-ELMAR-SL 16-35mm f3.5-4.5 ASPH, the LEICA VARIO-ELMARIT SL 24-90mm f2.8-4 ASPH, the APO-Summicron-SL 50 f/2 ASPH and the LEICA VARIO-ELMARIT-SL 90-280 mm f2.8-4.

Phase One IQ280 80mp Medium format Digital Back Phase One XF Camera Body A range of lenses from Schneider for this system. 

Sigma SD Quattro H.  A range of Sigma Art Series lenses (14mm, 50mm, 85mm) Offering breathtaking resolution, rich gradations and colors, and exceptional realism, the Foveon X3 Quattro direct image sensor is a symbol of this never-ending pursuit of excellence. Value for money, you can’t buy better.

PRINTING

Christian prints his own work on two state of the art Epson printers. The 44” wide Surecolor P10070 and the 64” wide Surecolor P20070 offer unrivalled performance and output with superior resolution, gradations and colour density.  To ensure colour accuracy he uses professionally made icc profiles from Dr. Les Walkling.
SOFTWARE

When editing he uses software such as Capture One for RAW image processing. Photoshop CC for detailed precise image editing. Other third party software such as PT Gui, 3D LUT Creator, Sigma Photo Pro and Helicon Focus.

MONITOR

To maintain an accurate colour managed workflow he uses a Wacom Cintiq 27HD display.

SELECTED GROUP & SOLO EXHIBITIONS

The Pilbara Project, FORM Gallery, Perth, February 2011

The Pilbara Project, Courthouse Gallery, Port Hedland, February 2011

The Pilbara Project: The Photographers’ Cut, Midlands, Perth, March 2012

The Pilbara Project, Sofitel Hotel, Melbourne, May 2012

ND5 Travel Expo, Exhibition Halls, Perth, June 2012

The Pilbara Project, Oz Fest, New Delhi, India, October 2012

At The Edge of the Light, Australian High Commission, Wellington, New Zealand, May 2013

South West Light, Yallingup Gallery, Yallingup, November 2012

At The Edge of the Light, WPPI Exhibition, Las Vegas, USA, February 2013

At The Edge of the Light, The Digital Show, Melbourne, September 2013

2016 Shark Bay – Inscription, Lynton & Kay Gallery, Perth, December 2013

2016 Shark Bay – Inscription, Maud Creative Gallery, Brisbane, February 2014

At The Edge of the Light, Millennium Public Art Gallery, Blenheim, New Zealand May 2014

North + East, Maud Creative Gallery, Brisbane, March 2015

Earth Matters, Monash Gallery, Melbourne, April 2015

Mid West, Linton + Kay, Perth, August 2017

Rottnest Island, Linton + Kay, Perth, September 2018

A Different View, Dunsborough Gallery, 2019

Common Place, Dunsborough Gallery September 2020

A Different View II, Linton + Kay, Perth, August 2022

ART IS, Dunsborough Gallery, September 2022

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the difference between ‘Open Edition’, ‘Limited Edition’ and ‘One of One Limited Edition?

• Open Edition - unlimited number of prints in various size options from small to large
• Limited Edition - an image is limited to a certain number of prints.  Christians usual limited edition range is 25.  There will only be 25 reproductions of the image, regardless of size.  Sizes range from medium to large.
• One of One Limited Edition - this is Christians exclusive and best work.  There will only be one reproductions (and occasionally one ‘Artist Proof’) of the image.   

Shipping - domestic and international.

• Local, south west Australia delivery is free.
• Deliveries of framed images to the Perth area are $120.  This is a weekly service.
• We ship both interstate and international, both framed and unframed images.  Rolled prints / canvas are free shipping.  Framed pieces are usually sent with Pack & Send who specialise in fragile freight. 

Will the photo last?

• Yes.  We use the best printers, papers and inks.  All with archival quality of 80+ years.

Can I choose my framing?

• We generally use black, white, timber and charcoal colours in minimalist frames.  If you want specific framing, we recommend buying a unframed print and taking it to your framer to choose the frame.  We recommend our framer, Terrace Art Framers (in Mandurah) who are amazing.  They have a huge selection of frames and framing options.
• If you would like different framing on a framed ‘One of One Limited Edition’, contact the gallery to discuss options.  Phone:  9759 1555Emai: gallery@christianfletcher.com.au

I want to learn photography, does Christian teach?

• Occasionally Christian does training workshops.  Keep an eye on his website or Instagram page.  Christian has a large range of online tutorials that are available, for free, on his YouTube channel.  (There is a link to this on the website - www.christianfletcher.com.au)

Where can I see more work?

• Christian has a bespoke art gallery in Dunsborough - 27 Dunn Bay Road.  Or alternatively, all the work is available to view on the website.

I don’t know what size or framing to choose.

• We have a free mock up service where we can show you what an image will look like on your wall, to scale.  This takes the guess work out of choosing a size, framing and image.