Canon announces two more EOS Masters
Auckland, 27 May, 2010
Canon Australia and New Zealand today announced two more EOS Masters - Chris McLennan and Stephen Dupont - two months after announcing the first six.
Chris and Stephen will join the other Canon EOS Masters, inspiring and challenging photographers of all experience levels to grow their creative photography capability.
“Having been a professional travel photographer for over twenty years, my Canon EOS cameras and lenses have become an essential part of my everyday life and almost feel like they are a part of me,” said Chris McLennan, Travel, Adventure and Tourism photographer.
“Having an insatiable passion for photography and travel I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to explore the many destinations, cultures and wildlife of the world through my work. It is a true honour to be awarded the prestigious title of Canon EOS Master and I look forward to sharing my images and experiences in the hope that it may inspire others on their photographic journey,” concluded McLennan.
“Photography is capturing the soul of life. It's my eyes on the world, an addiction through the windows of humanity and inhumanity,” said Stephen Dupont, Photojournalist and Filmmaker. “It is a lifetime respect to my subjects and audience, a legacy to honour the truth and spirit of those who crossed my lens. More an extended limb to my body, the Canon EOS 5D Mk II allows me to create the magic of what photography is. Being a Canon EOS Master will give me the opportunity to inspire future generations of photographers," continued Dupont.
The Canon EOS Masters now include:
- Mike Langford – Commercial/Landscape/Education
- Jackie Ranken– Illustrative/Landscape/Education
- Chris McLennan – Travel/Adventure/Tourism
- Graham Monro – Wedding and Portrait
- Mark Horsburgh – Sports
- Urs Buhlman – Commercial/Advertising
- Yervant – Wedding and Portrait
- Stephen Dupont – Documentary/News/Portrait
The Canon EOS Masters are already playing a role in inspiring and developing the skills of photographers with their individual monthly photographic challenges on EOS 1Wall. In coming months, keen photographers can also look forward to hearing the pros’ top tips for taking the perfect shot.
Introducing Chris and Stephen
EOS Master, Chris McLennan
Chris McLennan was born in the South Island of New Zealand and has been a professional photographer for over 20 years.
His award winning images of travel, tourism and the outdoors have captured the attention of international clients around the world. For the past 15 years Chris has been travelling the globe on numerous commissioned shoots, photographing some of the world’s most amazing people, places, wildlife and cultures in more than 30 different nations.
He has been involved in humanitarian projects such as Princess Jazmin Grace’s charitable visit to the remote outer areas of the Fiji Islands. He provides inspiration to aspiring photographers through public speaking, workshops and mentoring. Chris has just awarded a 12 day one-on-one mentoring program in Papua New Guinea to an upcoming talented photographer.
With recent awards in the PDN National Geographic Traveller Great Outdoors Photo Competition as well as an Honours award in the International Black and White Spider Awards, Chris’s images have been seen in Men’s Journal, Outside Magazine, Popular Photography, GEO Magazine, Marie Claire, Mini Magazine, Adventure Magazine, Fit for Fun, Skier, and many, many more. Chris has been featured in Popular Photography magazine (USA, global distribution) for the last four months in a row, including photo tutorials and two covers.
Commercial clients include international names such as the Discovery Channel, Starwood Hotels, Vail Resorts, Volkl skis, Top Deck Tours, Air New Zealand, Pure Fiji, NZA Fashion, Outside magazine, Men’s Journal, National Geographic Adventure and numerous national and local tourism organisations and brands from around the world.
Chris’s dedication and commitment to photography have attracted various industry partners with Chris achieving prestigious titles including:
- LowePro: "Professional Photographer Partner & LoweProfessional Photographer (one of sixteen featured photographers chosen from around the world)
- Lexar: Chris is a Lexar Elite Photographer (one of only six in the Oceania region)
Chris shoots with the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, EOS 1D Mark IV and the EOS 5D Mark II.
EOS Master, Stephen Dupont
Stephen Dupont was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1967. Over the past two decades, Stephen has produced a remarkable body of visual work; hauntingly beautiful photographs of fragile cultures and marginalized peoples. He skillfully captures the human dignity of his subjects with great intimacy and often in some of the world’s most dangerous regions.
Stephen’s work has earned him photography’s most prestigious prizes, including a Robert Capa Gold Medal citation from the Overseas Press Club of America; a Bayeux War Correspondent’s Prize; and first places in the World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year International, the Australian Walkleys, and Leica/CCP Documentary Award. In 2007 he was the recipient of the W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic Photography for his ongoing project on Afghanistan. In 2010 he received the Gardner Fellowship at Harvard's Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology.
His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Aperture, Newsweek, Time, GQ, Esquire, French and German GEO, Le Figaro, Liberation, The Sunday Times Magazine, The Independent, The Guardian, The New York Times Magazine, Stern, The Australian Financial Review Magazine, and Vanity Fair.
Stephen currently resides in Sydney with his family where he splits his production there with assignments and long term projects in the field. He is a photojournalist and documentary filmmaker.
Stephen shoots with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon LEGRIA DV cameras.
Related Links
• To be inspired and get involved, visit EOS 1wall
• Learn more about Canon’s World of EOS