Photographer: Shireen Hammond

Shireen Hammond APP.L M.Photog III - Bio

Having always been fascinated by people, relationships and the Art of Photography, Shireen decided to change her life and career and studied at the International College of Professional Photography to become a photographer on her 35th birthday! She’s a mother of 6 and a grandmother of 5 – at the tender and fabulous age of 57!

Shireen has traveled Internationally and throughout Australia, training and educating fellow photographers through workshops and seminars not only in the Art of Photography, but also in the Business of Photography in her ‘unique’ way of imparting all of her knowledge, willingly and without reservation, punctuated by tears and laughter!

Shireen has been honoured to win countless awards Internationally and Nationally - including:
AIPP Victorian Wedding Photographer of the Year times
WIPM Wedding Photographer of the Year
International Aperture Awards – Wedding
She has won the 2014 AIPP Victorian Family Photographer
2015 AIPP Victorian Wedding Photographer
2016 AIPP Australian Family Photographer of the Year -
Runner up AIPP Victorian Wedding Photographer of the Year 2017 and 2019 but most recently was honoured to be chosen in 2020 to represent Australia in the prestigious World Photographic Cup and won Bronze in the wedding category.

Shireen has also been published in magazines nationally and internationally. She currently also privately Coaches fellow professionals one on one all over the world.