My passion for photography and travel began in childhood, inspired by monthly consumption of National Geographic magazine. In university, with my first proper camera and B&W film, this interest grew. After a year traveling in Europe and North Africa with bricks of Kodachrome, I hesitantly chose a career in business and finance over art school and photography. Fortunately, my finance career allowed me to travel globally and continue developing my photography. Since retiring in 2021, I’ve focused on exploring the other side of my brain, inspired by light, color, and the world’s diversity.
Recognition
2024 Eyeshot Magazine Open Call, single image, First Place
2024 My Modern Met, Best Photos of 2024: Top 45 Photographs From Around the World
2024 ND Awards, Single, Non Professional, Third Place, People:Travel/Culture, two Honorable mentions in Single, Portrait and Travel/Culture
2024 Refocus Awards, World Photo Annual, Non-professional, Travel-Silver, People-Bronze
2024 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, People-Traditions/Culture
2024 Sony World Photography Awards, shortlisted, published, and exhibit Fotofest, New Zealand, September 2024- Open Landscape
2024 Atlas of Humanity, exhibit Milan, September 2024, Portrait
2024 The Independent Photographer, Finalist-Street, Finalist-Travel
2024 Life Framer, Editors Choice, Colors
2023 Global Rescue, Grand Prize, Travel
Publications
2013, Cuban Contrasts, https://www.blurb.com/b/11841791-bsc-cuban-contrasts-2023
Social Media
https://www.instagram.com/barrycrosthwaite/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/46099877@N03/albums
https://www.facebook.com/barry.crosthwaite.9/