Rikki-Paul Bunder

Photographer, Artist, Educator

Melbourne, Australia
Photographer : Artist : Educator

Work Experience

Collarts

Head of Department - Photography

May 2021 - Melbourne, Australia

Collarts

Head of Department - Digital and Social Media / Journalism

September 2019 - May 2021 Australia

SAE Institute Melbourne

Senior Lecturer

Excellent understanding of online and face-to-face pedagogy.
Course development and implementation.
Liaise with industry representatives and facilitate Course Advisory
Committees.
Work within budgets, company policies and government regulations and
to tight deadlines.
Develop complex documents for governance bodies and report to
management.
Lecture and mentor students in a wide selection of subjects throughout
the Photo Imaging Diploma and Film Bachelor Degree.
September 2016 - September 2019 Australia

CATC Think Education

Program Manager. Photo Imaging

Academic leadership and governance
Course development, moderation and implementation
Manage staff and student performance, engagement and support
Liaise with industry representatives and facilitate Course Advisory Committees
Work within budgets, company policies and government regulations and to tight deadlines
Lecture and mentor students in a wide selection of subjects throughout the Photo Imaging Diploma
Extensive use of Mac computers and software
September 2012 - September 2016 Australia

WXS

Photographer/Retoucher

Principal Photographer and Retoucher covering a wide range of both studio and location photography including Automotive, Architectural, Landscape, Lifestyle, Product still life and anything else both in the studio and on location for a wide range of clients. Clients ranged from direct small business through to international Advertising and design agencies, see below.
Duties included the execution and organisation of high end Photography, studio and location, and Retouching both under art direction and work autonomously.

Training and demonstrating the Panoscan Scanning camera to national and international law enforcement agencies and follow-up technical support.

Photography Clients;

Lexus, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Holden, Ford, VW, Nissan, Mazda, Suzuki, Ssangyong, Maui Britz, Metricon, Devine, Central Equity, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Telstra Dome, Stamford Hotels, Ebay, City of Casey, VRC, Victorian Parliament, AAMI Park, YMCA, CHE, Grant Day James, Hot House, JWT, Saatchi&Saatchi, Micm, Publicist Mojo, Tequila and many more.
2005 - Melbourne, Australia

Education

Royal Melbourne Institute Of Technology (RMIT) - Australia

Masters of Fine Art

February 2016 - December 2017 Melbourne, Australia

James Cook University

Bachelor of Photography

January 1999 - November 2001 Australia

Awards

James Cook University

Highest Achieving Student 2003.

2003

James Cook University

Best Digital Folio, 2003

2003

James Cook University

Aquisitive Prize, 2003

2003

Skills

High-end Photography and Retouching
Photographic lighting both in studio and location.
Camera Equipment; Canon, Nikon, Phase One, Leaf, Hasselblad.
Software; Photoshop, Aperture, Lightroom, Capture One, Final Cut Pro, PTGui Pro, Flash, Dreamweaver, Word, Excel, Max OS X and Windows.
Art Direction