Ken Duncan

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Ken Duncan (born 20 December 1954) is a Christian photographer from the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. He is regarded as Australia's most acclaimed landscape photographer,^[1] and gained prominence for his pioneering work with panoramic landscapes and limited edition photographic prints.

1 Early years
2 Career
3 Beliefs
4 Other work
5 External links
6 Notes
7 References

[edit] Early years

Ken Duncan was born in Mildura, Victoria, on Australia's Murray River, and lived most of his early life in country towns.^[2] He became interested in photography in his early teens. After leaving school, he eventually became senior technical representative for Australia's leading photographic supply house.^[3] His particular interest with panoramic shots began when the company imported the Widelux camera, which had the ability to produce panoramic shots of his favorite landscapes. In 1981, at the age of 26, he moved to Sydney.

[edit] Career

In 1982, he left Sydney to travel Australia and to photograph its famed landscapes.^[4] In five years he produced more than 80,000 images.

Although the panoramic format is considered his most popular, Ken Duncan has also utilized many other different formats and media. He has produced several books and has been awarded for his work.^[5] His first major publication was a pictorial book called The Last Frontier — Australia Wide published in 1987 by Weldon publishers. More than 65,000 copies have been sold.

In the late 1990s he produced a book called America Wide,^[6] which features landscapes of many U.S. states. It was completed a few days before the World Trade Center attacks in New York City in 2001. In 2003 Ken Duncan released 3D Australia — popularizing 3D printing.

[edit] Beliefs

Ken Duncan is a Christian and a creationist.^[7] Through his photography he sees himself as an interpreter of God's creation,^[8] and the vision statement of his company is "To show the beauty of God’s creation."

[edit] Other work

He was invited to the scene of The Passion of the Christ by long-time friend Mel Gibson. This experience inspired his book The Passion — Lessons from the Life of Christ, which was released to coincide with the release date of Mel Gibson's film.

Reflections, produced in 2004, used the innovation of a simple top edge book spine emphasizing the panormaic Australian landscapes.

He also travels to churches around the U.S. with a high-definition presentation of images taken on the set of The Passion of the Christ.^[9]

Art styles before his influence were focused more on paintings, abstract, lyrical, expressive and postmodern art. In Australia, Ken Duncan's impact is noted in the increasing numbers of panoramic Australian landscapes being produced.^{[citation needed]}