Travis Beard 14/02/1976
6 Pastoral Road, Frankston
Victoria, 3199, Australia,
+61 424 569 149
• B.A. Photojournalism, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University , Brisbane
2005 Diploma in Business Management, R.M.I.T. University, Melbourne.
1998-2006 Photographer, Freelance , International
2005-2006 Picture Tank Agency , Paris
2004-2005 Panos Picture Agency , London
2005 Founder, Argusphotography , Melbourne
Responsibilities: management, administration, marketing, accounts
2003 Manager, Bug Bugs Bicycles , London
Responsibilities: employee rosters, money handling, banking, stock take, ordering inventory
2002 Digital Tech, Panos Pictures , London
Responsibilities: capturing digital media, analyse and correct media, database control
2001 English Teacher, 4 Institutions , Mexico City, Medellin
Responsibilities: teaching all language levels, high school classes through to business classes
1997 Lab Technician, Chromotek Lab , Brisbane
Responsibilities: dip dunk processing C41, positive and B / W, printing up to mural size
1994 Laboratory Assistant, Fuji Labs , Brisbane
Responsibilities: machine process / printing, retail and customer service
1994-1998 Guitar Teacher, Private Classes , Brisbane
2005 Melbourne vs. Sydney , street art comparison, Melbourne, Sydney, Australia
Brooklyn Train Graveyard , graffiti riddled trains deathbed, Melbourne Australia
2004 Lenin's Epoch, relics of the Soviet occupation, Czech, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia
Hotdog eating contest, World record: 53 & 1/2 hotdogs in 12 mins, United States
New York graffiti , Return of the 80's street renaissance , United States
A.C.A. penitentiary, Working with the Arms Exposed lobby group, United States
Bam Earthquake, 60,000 deaths, the aftermath , Iran
Majil elections, 2,000 plus candidates disqualified , Iran
Ashura festival, Bloody remembrance of Imam Hussein , Iran
Olympic wrestling and shooting tryouts, Iran
• Eurosatory, 60,000 attendants at world's largest arms trade fair, France
Milipol , police and private security trade fair, France
2002 Tawahkan Indigenous People , Endangered tribe prospering, Honduras
Crucifixion re-enactment , Following the 12 stages of the cross , Mexico
Crack smoking, Street kids and street trade, Mexico
2001 Western border refugees, War pushes Afghans closer to Iran, Afghanistan
Women's street fashion, New fashions in Islam, Iran
2000 Saharah Albinos , Oasis town's abnormal albino numbers, Egypt
Eid-ul-Adha festival , Islamic animal sacrifice, Turkey
Zurkhaneh martial arts, Ancient disappears into modern culture, Iran
1999 Underground Techno music , the last days of a sub-culture, Europe
2005 Last Stop Franga, short film about Brooklyn train graveyard
Desensatization, short film observing Australians reaction to increasing hostage crisis
Kutna Hora, short film that tours the cathedral of bones in Czech
Televice, virtual visual tour of the 3180 televisions at Parkas Europas Sculpture Park in Lithuania
2004 Pain Merchants , documentary analysing arms trade and the U.S. foreign policies
Deep Green, short film at the historical Green Mill jazz bar, Chicago
2005 Spray Kids, Melbourne Magazine, June, p.46, Australia
2004 Wnmohbi B My3ee , Nepekpectok, Nov, p.9 , Latvia
2003 On your bike, Your Future, Aug, p.30-31 , United Kingdom
2002 Touring Exhibition, Expansion, Apr, p.77, Mexico
2001 Dust to Dust, Big Issue, Jul, p.20-21 , Australia
2001 Grim portrait of survival, The Age, Dec, p.4 , Australia
2001 M.A. strikes back, Ravage, Feb, p.33 , Netherlands
2001 Kunst Reclame, Vakhuis Annual, Mar, p.17 , Netherlands
2000 Solar cells', lECI Annual, Mar, p.86 , Netherlands
1999 Gazeelig eek Niet, Het Parool, Sep, p. 12 , Netherlands
1998 Outstanding, Australian Photojournalist, May, p.25 , Australia
1997 Rock n Dole, Time Out, Jan p.23 , Australia
1996 Inside, The Standard, Jun, p.14 , Australia
2005 Nicolas Building Expose' , Melbourne, open studio exhibition
Nicolas Collective 2005 , Melbourne, Short films and stills from films
Artists Against Sedition , Casula Powerhouse, Sydney, emergency exhibition by 100 artists
L'Refusee, Albury Regional Art Gallery, group exhibition, awarded public opinion award
2004 R.N.C , Guerrilla Galleries, New York, part of the anti-Bush administration protests
2002 Crack , El Chopo Mercado, Mexico City, in collaboration with El Chopo community
2001 Lost Refugees , Metro Arts, Brisbane, fund raiser for Afghan refugees
Dislocated , Afghan Gallery, Melbourne, raising awareness of refugee epidemic
2000 As It Is , Vakhuis Gallery, Amsterdam, music/visual collaboration
1999 Selections , Aston House, London, a collection of works
1998 The March , De Blauer, Den Haag, exposing Nazism in Holland
1997 Waco's ' in Wacol, Q.C.A. Gallery, Brisbane, understanding mentally ill criminals
1996 Final Year Show , White Box Gallery, Brisbane, graduating show
1995 The Luthier , Queensland Museum, Brisbane, presentation for museum collection
2004 Australian Photographer , Nepekpectok, Nov, p.34, Latvia
2002 Grim Portrait of Survival , Melbourne Age, Jan, p.4, Australia
A Haven for Refugees, Melbourne Age, Jan, p.17, Australia
1996 Profile: Travis Beard, The Australian Photojournalist, May, p.44, Australia
Emerging Photographers , The Australian Photojournalist, Mar, p.25 Australia
2004 Photojournalism Festival, Visa L' image, France
2003 Web Design Techniques, I.net Institution, Netherlands
Languages
2001 English (native) T.E.F.L. Certificate, Dublin School of English
1999 Spanish (intermediate) Certificate Intermediate Spanish, Institute de Idiomas
2000 Arabic (beginner) Private tuition
Guitar, Films, Web design, Cycling