Photojournalist Suzanna Clarke.




Suzanna Clarke

works as a photographer, reviewer, travel and feature writer for News International's Courier Mail newspaper in Queensland, Australia. She has been a professional photographer for over twenty years. Her first project, on children with disabilities,  was exhibited in Sydney when she was just sixteen. After studying contemporary dance in Amsterdam in her early twenties and travelling extensively, she returned to a BA Communications degree at the University of Technology, Sydney. She has since completed an MA in Creative Writing at Queensland University of Technology and worked there as a part-time lecturer.

During the late 1980’s and early ‘90’s, Clarke worked as a freelance photographer for editorial, commercial and government clients. These included The Australian newspaper, The Age newspaper, Travel and Life magazine (now Conde Nast Traveler), New Scientist, Illustrated Science (Scandinavia), The Bulletin/Newsweek,  Australian Country Style, WWF, The Australian Tourism Commission and The NSW & NT Tourism Commissions. Her photographic work has been the subject of major government exhibitions and her last novel was shortlisted for the Premier's Literary Awards.

Her travel and news photography covers many countries including, Morocco, Greece, Vietnam, the Czech Republic, Eire, France, Italy, Austria, Australia, Indonesia, East Timor, New Zealand and the UK.

Suzanna Clarke and her husband novelist Sandy McCutcheon, now live part of the year in their riad in the old medina of Fez in Morocco. Her a book, A House in Fez, is published by Penguin in September 2007.

Beyond Black & White:

The Many Faces of Australia

This photographic hardcover book is a celebration of the rich cultural diversity that's now an integral part of Australian life. Widely regarded as one of the most successful multi-racial societies in the world, at last count more than 120 nationalities now call Australia home.

Creators Andy Park, Stuart Owen Fox and Suzanna Clarke spent 18 months gathering photographs and commissioning photographers for specific assignments. During 1994 some 150 photographers from all over Australia submitted almost 10,000 photographs for consideration. Contributors include some of Australia's finest photographers and writers who have captured a snapshot of Australia's changing face.

The book's 250 colour and black & white photographs stand alongside narratives from a selection of well-known writers, each exploring a different theme.