Robert Ashton (b. 1950, Australia) graduated from the photography program at Prahran College in 1970. Between 1974 and 1976 he worked for the photographer Rennie Ellis. He also ran Brummels Gallery of Photography with Ellis between 1974 and 1981. Ashton brings a highly personalised or poetic dimension to documentary photography. His early work focuses on inner-city subjects, but coastal landscapes have been a persistent and ongoing theme. He is an accomplished printer and has used various printing techniques including photogravures. He is based on Victoria’s Surf Coast, where he continues to make and exhibit his photographs.

(2014)