Robbie Merritt

Robbie Merritt is one of Australia's most renowned portrait and celebrity fashion photographers nominated the 'First Official Photographer to World Fashion Week (WFW) Paris' in 2013. Merritt was acknowledged by WFW for his outstanding contribution and lifetime achievements, dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of fashion to further creative leadership, artistic, technical and social achievement within the global fashion industry. His confronting exhibition of over 100 Australian 'Cancer Survivors' in the 'You Are Beautiful' in 2013 skyrocketed his humanitarian status, and he was nominated 'Australian of the Year in 2014'. Published of late in over 300 global magazines and newspapers in 10 languages, in over 30 countries, he is also the founding member of 'The Horn of Africa Relief Organization'. Merritt's impressive list of clients include politicians, actors, models and high profile fashion labels from all over the world. Merritt has actively followed his love for fashion adopting the ethos "Fashion for Life". Fashion can be used as a very powerful tool to combat poverty in many countries through responsible development of sustainable infrastructure within the textile industry. In 2015 Merritt was made official photographer to the United States Global Goals Australia Campaign and worked closely with many Hollywood 'A-List ' Celebrities. "As an award winning photographer Robbie Merritt is a true master of the lens and we look forward to many creative shoots together". Merritt started his career walking the corridors of TVW 7 as a publicity photographer and studio assistant graduating top of his class with his diploma in Photography and art when only 19. His experience working behind and in front of the camera has given him an insight into Film and Television like no other. When asked where now , Merritt smiled and said the global pandemic has simply bought the world closer and the movie industry will grow faster because of it.