This is a photo of my wife Rena with our third child Zoe. This photo
signified a departure from my usual style and provided the impetus for
further development and exploration of portraiture and fine art.
Originally from England, Paul Thompson’s interest in photography was ignited whilst living in Bali, Indonesia where he immersed himself in the local culture - the tradition, dance and landscape are a photographer’s dream. In 2015 he started to enter competitions, to date his work has now been shown in 43 salons in 29 different countries. Paul was a finalist in the Fremantle International Portrait Prize (FIPP) and has received a number of international awards from the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), the International Photography Awards (IPA), the Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), the Monochrome Awards, the International Photographer of the Year Awards (IPOTY) and a number of others. Now living in Perth with his young family, Paul whilst having an inherent affinity for the genres of photojournalism and street photography now wants to take the next step from ‘taking’ photos to ‘making’ photographs in the area of portraiture and fine art.
Awards 2014 Monochrome Photography Awards - Honorable Mention
2014 Px3 - Honorable Mention - Press: Travel/Tourism
2015 Px3 - Honorable Mention - Press: People/Personality
2015 Monochrome Photography Awards - Honorable Mention
2015 IPA - Honorable Mentions x2
2015 FIPP Fremantle International Portrait Prize finalist
2015 Taipei International Salon of Photography - Bronze Medal
2015 IPOTY 2nd Prize Winner - Fine Art: Nudes
2015 IPOTY Honorable Mentions x10
2016 IPA - Family of Man: Birth 3rd Prize Winner
