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Adam Monk (born 1969) is an Australian landscape photographer.

Early life
Monk was born in Fremantle and was educated at Wesley College His interest in photography developed at an early age and he soon discovered that experimenting with various camera and styles had a lasting interest for him.

Career
Monk studied Economics and Commerce at Murdoch University, Western Australia. After graduation he spent several years travelling around Europe, living in Holland for nearly 12 months where he undertook a project photographing the living house boats with Raul. He returned to his home in Perth then shortly after set off to find "the Real Australia". He spent several years travelling to remote regions of wilderness in Australia, taking photographs on large format chrome film. His passion is the Kimberley and the large undeveloped regions in the Pilbara in Western Australia, where you can still find the great open spaces without a man made structure. “I don’t create the scenes I photograph, I simply record them. My job is to be able to see the infinite of nature and translate it to the finite of a photograph, whilst still transmitting the splendour of the original. To create a window out of a fragment that contains the essence of the whole.” To pursue a career in landscape photography, Monk moved back into Fremantle where he set up his studio and opened his photographic gallery. He now spends a great deal of his time teaching the "Art of Photography" and travel special interest photographic tours to remote and distant lands around the world and within Australia. Spending time with individuals on site is a most enjoyable way of imparting your knowledge without the pressures of the office closing in on you. Monk lives in Australia and is married to Greek play write Electra.

Awards

 * 2010 APPA Silver Award - Landscape - Non Composit