Awards

Alex’s deep, long-term commitment to philanthropy and her advocacy for animal rescue and wildlife conservation was distinguished with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours List 2019 from the Council for the Order of Australia for her service to the community through charitable organisations. With over 350 awards to her name, her most significant achievements are:

AWARDED Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to the community through charity
Best Pet Photography Business Coach Australia (Media Innovator Awards)
Best Pet Photographer Australia (Media Innovator Awards)
Pet Photographer of the Year (Australia Prestige Awards)
Pet Photographer of the Year (Corporate LiveWire Global Services Awards)
Best Pet Photography Business Coach in Australia (Pet Product & Services Awards)
Best Pet Photographer in Australia (Pet Product & Services Awards)
Best Specialist Animal Photographer WA (Media Innovator Awards)
Australian Telstra Business Awards WA Finalist
Australian Telstra Womens Business Awards WA Finalist
Best Australian Pet Photography Business (Pet Products & Services Awards)
Best Pet Photography Business in Australia (BOMA Smart Business Leadership Awards)
AWARDED Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to the community through charity
Best Animal Photographer in Western Australia APAC Insider Australian Enterprise Awards
Australian Arts and Culture Small Business of the Year APAC Insider Australian Enterprise Awards
WINNER PDN Faces Photography Contest Professional Animal Category (Lord of Cats)
WINNER Best Friends Animal Photography Contest – Personal Work (Cat Face Series)
FIRST PLACE American Photographic Artists Pet Category (Lord of Cats)
Named as one of the Best Dog Photographs In The World by Dogs Today UK Magazine for 46 consecutive months
GOLD MEDAL – FIAP Presidents Award for best participant in salon 11th Image Contest Wageningen Open Colour (The Visitor)
NAMED WA AIPP Pet / Animal Professional Photographer of the Year
AWARDED WA AIPP Print Handlers Award (Orangutan)
WINNER PDN FACES Portrait Photography Competition Professional Animal Portrait Category (Reptilian)
TOP 50 images Proify Awards Wildlife Category (Orangutan)
FINALIST Australian Photography Awards Wildlife Category Top 20 Entries (Reptilian)
FIAP RIBBON Yorkshire International Salon (Restful)
IAAP Bronze Medal 124th Toronto International Salon Of Photography Pictoral Open Colour (Gracie and the Bug)
FIAP Blue Ribbon 124th Toronto International Salon Of Photography Pictoral Open Colour (One Of These Things)
IAAP Ribbon Pictoral Hub Creative (The Gift)
FINALIST 2nd Annual Charles Dodgson Black and White Award Portrait (Orangutan)
FIAP RIBBON SELECTORS CHOICE South Devon Salon (Cat with Flower)
FIRST PLACE APS FOUR NATIONS Australian Team Monochrome Category
NOMINATED Australian of the Year
GOLD AWARD WPPI Wedding Portrait Photographers International Pets / Animals Category (Zen Dogs)
Named as one of the Best Dog Photographs In The World by Dogs Today UK Magazine – Jan through to Dec
PHOTO OF THE DAY Smithsonian Magazine Photo Awards Editors Choice (Orangutan)
WINNER PDN Faces Portrait Competition – Professional Animal Portrait Category (Orphaned Babies Series)
WINNER International Professional Pet Photographer of the Year (Lucies), International Photographer of the Year Awards (Bird Face Series)
FINALIST Belmont Business Awards
WINNER 9th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Awards – Altered Reality Category – exhibited at Berlin Biennale (Bear Apartment Six)
NAMED in Australia’s Top Portrait Photographers in Capture Magazine’s ‘The Annual’ edition
WINNER PDN Faces Portrait Photography Competition – Pets Category (Zen Dogs)
NAMED as one of the Best Dog Photographers In The World by Dogs Today Magazine, UK – May through to Dec
NOMINATED Pride of Australia – Environment Category
NOMINATED Australian of the Year
NAMED Australia’s Top 25 Portrait Photographers in Capture Magazine’s ‘The Annual’ edition
NAMED Australia’s Top 140 Photographers in Capture Magazine’s ‘The Annual’ edition
WINNER Australian Smart Business of the Year – BOMA Smart Business Leadership Awards
WINNER Best Canine Photographer/Artist in the national 6th annual “Dog Owners Choice Awards” (DOCA)
WINNER Best Magazine Cover in The Maggies – Science, Nature and Technology Category
WINNER Centro Smiles Competition Flinders Square – Peoples Choice Award
WINNER Rangefinder Magazine’s International ‘Best Friends’ Photography Competition Wildlife category (Reach Out)
WINNER People’s Choice Award, Rangefinder Magazine‘s International ‘Best Friends’ Photography Competition (Cupcake)
WINNER The Smart Business Awards by BOMA Women in Business Award
WINNER High Achiever Award Australia Day Honours List – Australian Business Excellence Awards
WINNER Women in Business Achiever Award – Australian Business Excellence Awards
WINNER Best Canine Photographer/Artist in the national 4th annual “Dog Owners Choice Awards” (DOCA)
FINALIST Telstra Business Awards, Peoples Choice Category – voted one of the top 5 businesses in Western Australia
WINNER (Cascade) – Fuji Film Showcase, Camera magazine, Mar-Apr issue
WINNER (Blue Clams) – Expose Your World Photography Awards, Wildlife Category
WINNER (Blue Clams) – York Society Photographic Awards, Open Colour Category, Western Australia
WINNER (Contact) – People & Pets Section, DOTARS Photography Competition, Canberra, ACT