Bryan Charlton

Bryan Charlton was born on 8 October 1950 at Rose Park, the only child of Dawn and Leon Charlton.

He attended Linden Park Primary and Adelaide Technical High (now Glenunga High) schools. On leaving school he began a 40-year career as a press photographer, firstly with the Advertiser and later with the Age as the Adelaide bureau photographer with Fairfax Publications. Bryan also spent time in the early 1970s as a sports photographer in London covering major sporting events in the UK and Europe. He has won many awards, including Rothmans Press Photographer of the Year in 1980, Australian Sports Photographer of the Year in 1981, and, in 2004, South Australian Press Photographer of the Year. He currently works as a freelance photographer with clients in the mining and construction industries, government departments and the corporate world.

Bryan has enjoyed building and renovation of his homes, fishing and travelling extensively in Australia and overseas.