Jim Fenwick
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Jim Fenwick is a former Australian photojournalist most well known for being a Walkley Award recipient and former chief photographer for The Courier Mail.
Fenwick began his photographic career at the age of 16 with a job at The Courier Mail, where he remained until his retirement in 1994. Fenwick became The Courier Mail's chief photographer in 1974, a position which he held until his retirement in 1994. He was also their pictorial editor for eight years (1984–1991). As a representative of News Limited
newspapers, Fenwick covered the 1982 Commonwealth Games
in Brisbane, the 1988 Olympic Games
in Seoul
and the 1990 Commonwealth Games
in Auckland
. In 1992, Fenwick became a war correspondent with the Australian Army in Somalia.
Fenwick wrote the foreword for the 1990 book Brisbane Our Town – A Century of Photographs by Helen Dash.
In 2006 and 2007, he was chosen to judge the Australian Council for Agricultural Journalists' Australian Star Prize for Rural Photography.
The Redcliffe
Museum presented an exhibition of Fenwick's photos during March and April 2007. This was the first time his work has been exhibited as a complete collection.
. He has also been awarded Australian Photographer of the Year (1980), Nikon's International Best Series of Pictures and the International Sports Press Association's World's Best Black and White Picture (1977).
In addition to these, a special Walkley award was given to Fenwick in 1994, in honour of his years of service to Australian photojournalism
.
. He has two sisters: Marsha Waggoner
, a professional poker
player who lives in the United States
, and Billie Kruithof.
Photographic career
Fenwick was born in Brisbane, Queensland in 1934 and moved to Margate in 1942, where he attended Humpybong State School from 1942 to 1948.Fenwick began his photographic career at the age of 16 with a job at The Courier Mail, where he remained until his retirement in 1994. Fenwick became The Courier Mail's chief photographer in 1974, a position which he held until his retirement in 1994. He was also their pictorial editor for eight years (1984–1991). As a representative of News Limited
News Limited
News Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The publicly listed company's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, Pay TV, National Rugby League, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets.News Limited...
newspapers, Fenwick covered the 1982 Commonwealth Games
1982 Commonwealth Games
The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September–9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium , in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the venue which was used for the athletics and archery competitions during the...
in Brisbane, the 1988 Olympic Games
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
and the 1990 Commonwealth Games
1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo,...
in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
. In 1992, Fenwick became a war correspondent with the Australian Army in Somalia.
Fenwick wrote the foreword for the 1990 book Brisbane Our Town – A Century of Photographs by Helen Dash.
In 2006 and 2007, he was chosen to judge the Australian Council for Agricultural Journalists' Australian Star Prize for Rural Photography.
The Redcliffe
Redcliffe, Queensland
Redcliffe is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the north-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
Museum presented an exhibition of Fenwick's photos during March and April 2007. This was the first time his work has been exhibited as a complete collection.
Awards
Fenwick has won many awards, including the prestigious Walkley Award for Best News Picture in 1965, for his images of the vessel Kopjan Neilson as it lay capsized in Moreton BayMoreton Bay
Moreton Bay is a bay on the eastern coast of Australia 45 km from Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources...
. He has also been awarded Australian Photographer of the Year (1980), Nikon's International Best Series of Pictures and the International Sports Press Association's World's Best Black and White Picture (1977).
In addition to these, a special Walkley award was given to Fenwick in 1994, in honour of his years of service to Australian photojournalism
Photojournalism
Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism...
.
Personal life
In 1957, Fenwick married June Enchelmaier. He has three children, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He and his wife currently reside in Redcliffe, QueenslandRedcliffe, Queensland
Redcliffe is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the north-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
. He has two sisters: Marsha Waggoner
Marsha Waggoner
Marsha Waggoner is an American professional poker player who lives in Los Angeles, California.Waggoner has finished in the money at 20 World Series of Poker events as of 2010...
, a professional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player who lives in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and Billie Kruithof.