About

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My previous job was working as a climate change campaigner for the Nature Conservation Council including creating the ClimateMovement.org.au web site. Back in Sydney, I live on a voluntary wildlife refuge, use solar power, rainwater tanks and other sustainability measures. I believe in and work for a non-violent, sustainable, equitable and just future in everything that I do. I also recently launched the Sustainable Places Australia website, which has a profile of my home, Glenorie Wildlife Refuge on it.

In 2002 I did a short course in digital video production at the Australian Film, Television & Radio School, Macquarie University. In 2003 I had photos and video published by Reportage (Australian Centre for Independent Journalism), then produced 2 short films. I was the photographer for the Sydney City circular “The City News” for a year and a half, as well as being finalist in two prestigious photographic competitions and working as a freelance event photographer for Willoughby City Council and other private clients. I have also been doing freelance design work and have been selling prints of my photographs and designs for a few years.

I am also an expert in open-source software solutions and have done a range of freelance web design projects, as well as managing an online community and innovative online collaboration project at ClimateMovement.org.au

+ ErlandHowden.com – my portfolio
+ Erland’s Ranting – my blog
+ Follow me on Twitter
+ My activism on Changents
+ LinkedIn – my professional profile
+ My Flickr Photos
+ My delicious bookmarks
+ My music on Last.fm

Equipment
...is not as important as so many other things. I use a Canon 5D body with 3 lenses: 24-105mm f4-5.6 IS USM L, 100-400mm f4-5.6 IS USM L and a 50mm f1.8. I also occasionally use a 1980’s Canon AE-1P film camera with a 15mm full frame and 8mm circular fisheye – and that set-up has a 60m underwater dive housing. Work from before Nov 2007 is taken with a Canon 300D and sometimes the kit 18-55mm lens.