Meet Our Instructors

Meeting Our Exceptional Instructors: Leaders in Photography.

A poster of Jesse Marlow with a Leica Q3

Jesse Marlow

Jesse Marlow is based in Melbourne, Australia. His works are held in public and private collections across Australia and the world. In 2003, he published his first book of photographs: Centre Bounce: Football from Australia’s Heart, (Hardie Grant Books). In 2005 he published a book of street photographs titled Wounded, (Sling Shot Press). In 2006 he was selected to participate in the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam. In 2011, he was awarded the International Street Photographer of the Year Award. In 2012, Marlow won the MGA – Bowness Prize. In 2014, Marlow released his third monograph Don’t Just Tell Them, Show Them. In 2021, Marlow published his 4th monograph Second City (Sling Shot Press). Over the last ten years, Marlow’s street photos have been profiled in a number of books and exhibitions around the world including Street Photography Now, Masters Of Street Photography and The World Atlas of Street Photography.

Knox Bertie

Knox Bertie is a photographer, living and working in Sydney. Knox’s work focuses on the relationship between people and the urban environment. Often a study of light and dark and mostly in black and white, his work presents a look into the day-to-day lives of his fellow Sydneysiders as they find quiet moments of self-reflection during their daily routine. Knox has described his photography as a way of staying awake and seeing the world around him. His photos are often as much a self-reflection of the way he sees the world around them, as they are a document of reality.

Knox was chosen as the Launch Ambassador for the Leica Q2 Monochrom. He is currently running workshops for Leica Akademie Australia.

Sarah Pannell

Sarah Pannell is a photographer and artist from Melbourne/Naarm, Australia. She holds a BA in International Studies from Deakin University (2009) and a BA in Photography from RMIT University (2012). Sarah focuses on observing and documenting shifting cultures and evolving spaces with a soft and humanistic perspective. She strives to capture the delicate interplay between people and their environments, focusing on everyday life and the preservation of traditions. Sarah has published several photographic works, including her debut monograph Tabriz to Shiraz (2019) with Perimeter Editions and Hillvale, as well as self-published titles such as Welcome (2024), The Territories (2015) and Sehir (2014). Her work has been exhibited in Australia and abroad, including at the National Gallery of Victoria and the Old Treasury Building Museum. Sarah’s clients include Bloomberg, Lonely Planet, Airbnb, Thames & Hudson, Hassell, Tourism Australia and Museums Victoria. 

Jack Lovel

Jack Lovel is an architectural photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. His work is known for its clean graphic style and timeless quality. Through his photography, he sensitively captures the architect's intent, providing an honest and authentic representation of their vision. Lovel's work is often featured in global publications such as Monocle, Wallpaper, Dezeen, and Dwell.

Alongside his commercial practice, since 2016, Jack has been documenting Iwan Iwanoff's architectural legacy in Western Australia, culminating in the release of his first book ‘Catching Light’. This body of work was inspired by the Iwanoff-designed Jordanoff house that Jack grew up in.

The project was featured at Modernism Week in Palm Springs and the
London Festival of Architecture.

Bill Green

Sydney based Bill Green’s long career has been made up of photographing for the music industry, celebrity portraiture for magazines and PR clients, film and TV Stills, corporate and personal work. 

In addition to this Bill has taught Photography extensively at the renowned Australian Centre for Photography and now runs workshops for Leica-Akademie Australia. Bill was in house photographer for Sony Music Entertainment for seven years and worked on the ARIA’s, Australia’s premier music awards for ten years. 

Bill’s photograph’s have been published in Rolling Stone, NME, Elle, Vogue, New Woman, Follow Me Gentleman, Who Weekly to name but a few as well as most major newspapers. Bill’s personal work has been exhibited in Sydney, London and L.A.

Mitch Fong

Mitch Fong is a photographer based in Melbourne whose work explores the connection between people, place and purpose. Best known for his environmental portraiture, Mitch photographs people within the worlds that define them, athletes in motion, makers at work, and communities shaped by landscape.

His commissions have taken him from centre court at the Australian Open, documenting some of the world’s best athletes for Nike, to remote Kakadu, capturing Indigenous-led land management for Microsoft alongside global campaign work for brands across sport and the outdoors.

With a documentary sensibility and a love of natural light, his images are grounded, immersive and honest, capturing not just the subject, but the atmosphere around them.

Kristian Dowling

As a world-class celebrity-entertainment photographer, Kristian Dowling has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. From music video and TV productions, to global events including the Beijing Olympic Games, Cannes Film Festival, New York Fashion Week, MTV Music/Movie Awards and on tour with Katy Perry, Kristian has earned a reputation for being a creator that can deliver head-turning results – no matter the situation.

Having spent a career producing compelling work for countless international brands, Kristian now works as an independent consultant helping brands with strategic content creation as a director and producer with photography and video productions.