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Acclaimed photographer Ken Duncan OAM to speak at 2023 Toowoomba Mayoral Prayer Breakfast

The 29th community fundraiser will be held on Tuesday, May 9 at Rumours International, 323 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba from 6:00am to 8:15am.

Mr Duncan, who describes himself as ‘an average photographer with a great God’, will offer an insight into his successful photographic career and how nature and Australia’s wild landscapes have shaped his life and faith.

Mr Duncan is a pioneer in the field of panoramic landscapes and limited-edition photographic prints, which have captured the rugged beauty of Australia’s often isolated locations and wildlife.

Lauded as one of Australia’s most iconic image makers, Mr Duncan’s travels have allowed him to capture equally stunning images on assignments across Europe, the United States, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

He has completed projects for National Geographic, The New York Times and Rolling Stone magazine.

Mr Duncan has worked with World Vision to document the group’s efforts to improve lives in developing countries. He has produced two books to aid World Vision’s fundraising.

Through his Walk a While Foundation, Mr Duncan loves to spend time working with Indigenous youth in remote Australian communities. The Foundation helps to empower www.mycommunitydirectory.com.au

Indigenous people to tell their stories through creative arts.

He has been published in more than 50 books worldwide. He has also worked with prominent advertising agencies on international accounts, and directly with major corporations such as Bank of America, American Airlines, Qantas, Fuji Film and many more.

Other special projects have included work for World Vision, Australian rock band Midnight Oil and the film The Passion of the Christ (at Mel Gibson’s request).

In 2009, Mr Duncan was honoured to be awarded a Medal Of The Order Of Australia (OAM) by the federal government for his services to landscape photography, publishing and the arts.

That same year, he received the photographic industry’s highest honour – the Photo Imaging Council of Australia’s Gold Tripod award.

He was also delighted to be announced the Gosford City 2009 Citizen of the Year for his long-standing contribution to his home region of the New South Wales Central Coast.

Australian Photography + Digital Magazine has labelled Mr Duncan, ‘the photographer who is now undoubtedly Australia’s (and possibly the world’s) leading exponent of panoramic landscape photography...’

Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for school aged children. Tickets can be purchased online, by calling 131 872 or in person at Toowoomba's Customer Service Centre (4 Little Street) from 8.30am to 5pm on weekdays.