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THE FOCUS 10 TEAM
COMMITTED, EXPERIENCED,
PROFESSIONAL - AND FUN!
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Our
team at Focus 10 is built on
a culture that is driven by
passion and enthusiasm for
helping individuals and
clients alike capture
special moments, dedicated
to going the extra mile to
achieve outstanding results.
Though we work
independently, we are a
team, sharing a common
vision to achieve high goals
in everything we do, across
all areas of our business.
While it is perhaps a coined
phrase, we really do believe
in putting our clients needs
first - just give us a call
and you'll experience this
from the very outset.
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Andrew Thomasson
B.Sc.; Photographer
director
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"I would like to
think that after
being a professional
photographer for
over 25 years I can
handle almost any
photographic
assignment. I have
had to shoot happy,
smiley breakfast
shoots at 20,000
feet at a
temperature of -20
degrees; jump into
the crocodile
infested Zambezi to
stop our canoe being
trampled by a herd
of elephants; watch
a mini tornado in
the Gardens of
Versailles wreck my
cameras and 500
flutes of champagne;
train 400 people for
a large American
client with two days
notice -
thats just a few of the
more unusual
assignments! I have
also over the years,
photographed
hundreds of superb
weddings (with
a
few ‘weddings from
hell’) and imparted
numerous
pro photography
tips to budding
photographers on our
Focus 10 courses.
The fact is, I never
stop learning, being
challenged, being
inspired. For me,
photography as a
profession is a
lifetime passion.
Like life itself -
photography is fun!"
 Andrew has resided
in Australia since
1982 having
previously lived in
Canada, UK and South
Africa. Holding a
BSc in Earth Science
(University of
Toronto), Andrew
founded Focus 10 in
1991. Today he heads
the operational side
of the team - out
there capturing the
images
and as a
photographic
training instructor
on the Focus 10
courses. On a
professional level,
Andrew’s pictures
have been published
in
many
worldwide
publications and he
has won
numerous awards
for his sheer depth
and breadth of
photographic talent
and experience.
He has photographed
over 520 weddings
and his business
clients range from
sole proprietors to
major
corporations... from
mums and bubs to CEO
porfolios.
Andrew has travelled
extensively on all
seven continents and
leads photographic
trips for global
adventure travel
companies such as
World Expeditions.
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Amanda rickett
Operations Manager /
Photographer |
 Amanda
adds her marketing
savvy, photographic
talent and
invaluable
organisational
skills to make sure
Focus 10 runs
smoothly. She
has excelled in the
cutthroat recruiting
business in Hong
Kong and London and
has a meticulous eye
for the quality and
detail demanded by
our clients.
Amanda juggles her
busy and pivotal
role at Focus 10
with being a mother.
"Running a varied
and multi-layered
business like Focus
10 is challenging
and enjoyable...
Weekends are often
very busy with a few
weddings on the go,
simultaneous courses
running, wedding
photographs to edit,
potential clients to
show portfolios,
emails, paperwork
and 2 children to
look after...
certainly no
different than most
of us mums out
there!! I love
the variety and
seeing how clients
are totally inspired
and energised on a
workshop such as
Bondi to Bronte.
It's about meeting
like-minded people,
doing interesting,
fun, outdoor and
physically active
activities and
capturing it as an
frozen moment in
time of your
life.... simply
brilliant!!" |
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clive girdham
Bachelor of
Engineering,
Sheffield Poly 1988
PROFESSIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHER |
 Once an enthusiastic
amateur and now a
highly sought after
professional
photographer, Clive
has grown his
passion for
photography over the
last 25 years. Clive
applies his
analytical and
disciplinary talents
from his engineering
background to
photography with
consummate skill and
maintains a full
working knowledge of
almost all the
consumer and
professional digital
cameras, software
and computer
systems. He is an
accomplished user in
Photoshop,
Illustrator,
Indesign, Lightbook
and iphoto. His
areas of work
include front cover
assignments for
Australia’s leading
martial arts
magazine which are
of a dynamic and
demanding nature.
We like to think of
Clive as our multi
talented, fun loving
techo guru.
His very popular
approach to wedding
photography blends
both the best of
formal and
photojournalistic
styles. He has
first-class teaching
skills and has the
unique ability of
making even the most
complicated of
topics readily
understood by the
student.
"Our mission is
client service. The
focus is on you to
realize your
potential" |
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SArah Jenkins
B.A Graphic Design
(UK)
Photographer/
director of
signaturebook
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 Sarah
is a graphic
designer and
professional
photographer who
shoots freelance for
Focus 10 and also
runs our corporate
and wedding
photobook business
through her company
SignatureBook.
Her professionalism,
attention to detail
and sense of style
and design, fits in
perfectly with her
philosophy of using
her travels as the
inspiration in
successfully
operating her design
and photography
business.
Sarah’s wanderlust
for travel - the
excitement and
adventure of the
unknown - has taken
her to all corners
of the globe.
Over fifty different
countries and all
seven continents,
from -25 degrees in
Antarctica to +50
degrees in Timbuktu.
Her travels have led
her to some of the
most remote and
varied places: Pushkar Camel fair
and burning ghats in
India; trekking to
Manchu Picchu, Nepal
and Guatemala; on
desert camels to the
mystical town of
Timbuktu; canoeing
in the Okavango
Delta; dancing in
Havana; watching the
opera Aida at Valley
of The Queens,
Egypt; visiting the
hill tribes of
Vietnam, Cambodia,
Laos and Myanmar;
exploring the souks
of Marrakech; ice
camping on The
Antarctic Peninsula;
and a recent
assignment shooting
an African safari
and the exotic spice
island of Zanzibar.
Sarah is based
Sydney.
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angus thomas
PROFESSIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHER
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Angus Thomas is a
naturally talented,
experienced
photographer based
in Berkshire UK
specialising in
portrait and fashion
photography. His
clients include both
private and
corporate groups and
individuals and he
will undertake most
assignments as long
as they involve
photographing
people! Angus is at
home in the studio
or on location,
whether it be at one
of England’s finest
stately homes or in
the clients living
room. Angus’ style
is contemporary and
his approach to his
work is always
professional.
“My business is a
people business and
the most important
thing for me is to
earn the trust of my
client so that they
can relax into the
experience."
Angus is our Canon DLSR
expert
having every
Canon and L
series
lenses
imaginable.
In addition
to his own
thriving
business,
Angus
handles the
UK Focus 10
assignments
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weddings and
assists with
our UK and
European
tours and
photography
workshops
and courses. He has a
fresh, sharp,
humorous personality
and is a great
talent. Visit:
www.angusthomas.com
or email:
info@angusthomas.com |
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carole Bradicich
B. Applied Science &
Journalism
Simon Fraser Uni,
Vancouver, 1987
web & graphic
designer
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 Carole's twenty or
so year career
history has been
varied and
colourful, beginning
with an
international stint
as political
journalist/photographer
in the dark depths
of Africa and
Central America for
several years,
followed by ten plus
years working for
multi-national ad
agencies, before
finally settling
into a career that
combines both best
of creative and
marketing aspects in
her own graphic, web
and marketing
company,
360 Degrees North.
Having travelled the
world extensively
with a particular
penchant for the
untrodden regions
and capturing a
zillion or so
photographs, today
she resides in
Sydney's northern
beaches. Carole is Focus 10's
web designer and
webmaster. |
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