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Born in Sydney, Australia in 1967, Graham Crouch is currently residing in New Delhi, India. He has been a professional photographer since 1985. In his 25 year career with News Ltd, Australia based in Sydney, Melbourne and North Queensland I have covered many major events in the region. His interest in the region began after winning the Australian National Press Award’s Cadet of the Year in 1989 which allowed him to take a year’s leave to travel through Asia and Europe. Work experience since has covered such events such as papal visits, royal tours, hard news stories, business, arts as well as Olympic and Commonwealth Games for all News Ltd titles in Australia and across the globe. Working as a sports photographer on Australia's national daily, The Australian, for ten years throughout the 1990's gave him an opportunity to travel throughout Australia and South East Asia covering sporting events as well as clinics and development programs undertaken by national teams representing Australia. In 2001, he moved to far North Queensland specializing in environmental and indigenous issues such as those faced by isolated aboriginal tribes before returning to Sydney in 2004 to work as a general photographer covering a range of different jobs from news to arts and business. After travelling with the Australian cricket team on their tour to India in late 2008 he moved to the Sub continent. In January 2009 hemoved to Delhi with his wife and fellow foreign correspondent, Amanda Hodge to take up the challenge of a South Asia posting and further pursue my passion. Since moving to the region I have travelled extensively through Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka aside from frequent trips through India with his work appearing in a wide variety of publications including editorial, commercial, NGO and Government agency's. Most recently he has have undertaken a trip to Bangladesh to document the final stages of a re-building program of the Red Cross in the wake of the devastation caused by Cyclone Sidr in 2007. This included photography, as well as interviewing case studies for reports and web distribution. Clients include: The International Federation of the Red Cross, UNICEF,The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Times, The Independent, The Toronto Star, The Guardian,The National (Abu Dhabi) , Asian Geographic, Taj Hotels chain, Getty Images and the Australian High Commission. Currently Asian Geo Magazine's Photographer of the Year for a picture highlighting the problem of malnutrition in rural Indian children as well as picking up awards in the National Press Photographer's Association of America, winning first prize in the Prix de la Photographie PX3 award and the Thai Foreign Correspondents Club Feature Photography award in the past twelve months.