John lives in Harrietville, a small mountain village in the heart of the Victorian Alps. He is a long-standing bushwalker and cross-country skier and has spent many a night in tents, mountain huts and igloos over the last 30 years. Landscape photography has been a core activity and passion over this period and he has documented much of the Victorian High Country during his trips and travels.
While at RMIT university in his 20s, he completed a detailed thesis on the role of photography in environmental conservation campaigns. He has also served on committees and councils of several environmental organisations including the Victorian National Parks Association, the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), and more recently as President of Sustainable Upper Ovens Inc.
At a professional level, John is an experienced sustainability, policy and communications practitioner across diverse industries, sectors and portfolios. He operates at the highest levels with ministers, members of parliament, government officials and other industry associations.
John served as Executive Director of Product Stewardship Australia representing global consumer electronics brands in the design of the Commonwealth Product Stewardship Act. As an Honorary Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia, he also understands the challenges and opportunities confronting the design industry. His early work on 'cradle to cradle' thinking represents a pioneering research phase at RMIT’s Centre for Design.
John is also Director of Communications with Equilibrium consultants; Senior Policy Adviser with the DIA; and an Adjunct Professor with the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney. | 
