lizzy sawdon » photographer

i see

I am a photographer.  I love to take pictures of life and the extraordinary world I live in.  Early morning on Four Mile Beach, afternoon on Macrossan Street, sunset at Rex Smeal Park, a fallen mango leaf in my garden...

Everyone's eyes have a different view of the
world -  that is the wonderful thing about photography.  I offer my
alternate perspective.  I love what I do, I enjoy watching and learning about people.

I am essentially drawn to social documentary photography and blessed to live in Port Douglas... this has
led me to specialise in Wedding Photojournalism.

Based in Port Douglas, Far North Queensland, I am available for commission throughout Australia and overseas [weddings, editorial, commercial, documentary].

a vision

a photograph.  to take a picture is to isolate an instant of Life.  a picture is a Portal for the memory.  life support for a faded moment.  an expression to define  Life.  a way to remember the good bad beautiful ugly wonderful awe-ful places faces events joy tragedy...

a memory map.

a time machine.

a gift.

we need pictures to feed our memory,
to remind each other of the innate beauty of life (amid the chaos), the
adversity, the infinite diversity.  To celebrate, to educate and to show
us though we may live separately, we are all connected.

humanity.  life, love and laughter.  tears and heartache.  I want to embrace it all.  the world we live in, 
this beautiful and dreadful and wonderful place, this is what inspires
me.

view images from recent weddings