Philippe Schneider’s Profile

My adoptive family By Philippe Schneider: 14Oct; My relationship with my wife’s Australian family in South East Queensland is close although only 6 years old. The sense of family I have experienced here is very different from my own family in France. My Australian family has accepted me and they are not afraid to speak what is on their mind and behave without pretense. This intimacy is refreshing and hopefully reflected in the images. The extended blended family has complex issues and is not always in the same location so this...; Tags: Australia, Documentary, Family, Joy, NEW, Photography, Youth

Philippe Schneider was born in France in May, 1967. After dabbling in student activism whilst completing a Bachelor of Arts and Communication at university, Philippe found his calling as a Humanitarian Aid Worker. He has been exposed to the spectrum of human existence whilst working in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and Darfur. Philippe believes that the commentary of human experience can ideally be shared through the medium of photography and strives to create work that informs the social conscience.