Campbell Mattinson’s Wine Journey – in Photos & Moments

This is an ongoing series of photos that I’ve collected along the way. It’s a pity that I didn’t/haven’t collected more, though this series will be added to regularly.

A page of text discussing Bennie & Morey, Mike Bennie and Barry Morey, from the Sorrenberg cellar, 2019, along with a personal reflection on a photograph of them wine tasting together.
This is a picture of wine writer Mike Bennie and Beechworth winemaker Barry Morey in the Sorrenberg cellar. This photograph was taken by photographer Campbell Mattinson.
Text about Alex MacKenzie, a winemaker, describing a photo taken in Melbourne in 2019, with details about photography settings and personal feelings about the moment.
This is a picture of Saltram wines winemaker Alex MacKenzie. This photograph was taken by photographer Campbell Mattinson.
Text excerpt about Justin Purser, a winemaker, describing his experience at Great Western and his visit to Best's Wines, mentioning his photography with a Fujifilm X-T3 camera.
A frosted green wine bottle, a glass of red wine, and a wine cork on a white marble table.
This is a portrait of winemaker Justin Purser in the wine region of the Grampians in Victoria. He is wearing the vest of Best's Wines, where he made wine at the time. This photograph was taken by photographer Campbell Mattinson, and is copyright Camp
Page with biographical text about Nick Ryan, a writer and speaker on wine, including a note about two photographs that are not portraits but candid shots taken in Verona at the Masi winery.
Nick Ryan in a Verona wine bar.
This is a portrait of wine writer Nick Ryan in the wine region of Verona in Italy. This photograph was taken by photographer Campbell Mattinson.
Page with text about Stephen George, a famous Australian winemaker, including a quote about his experiences and a note about a photograph he took of the Ashton Hills estate.
This is a portrait of legendary Ashton Hills winemaker Stephen George in the wine region of the Adelaide Hills in South Australia. This photograph was taken by photographer Campbell Mattinson, and is copyright Campbell Mattinson.
A page of text discussing Adam Louder, a winemaker at the Mount Langi Ghiran winery in 2019, including personal reflections on photography and a quote about his winemaking.
Black and white portrait of winemaker Adam Louder with a beard standing against a textured brick wall with his hands in his pockets, looking to the right, wearing a dark jacket. Text on image reads: "Winemaker, Mount Langi Ghiran Adam Louder."
Text about Jo Marsh, a winemaker in Victoria, describing her career, personality, and success traits.
Black and white photo of winemaker Jo Marsh in profile, looking to the right, wearing a T-shirt with a portrait on it. Text below reads: "Winemaker, Billy Button, Jo Marsh."
Photograph of a typed page with text about Adam Foster and his Syrahmi estate in Heathcote, Australia, including personal anecdotes and description of boulders on the property. The page is predominantly white with black text, formatted with headings
Winemaker Adam Foster of Syrahmi wines, walking through tall grass in a field with large rocks and a blue sky with some clouds.
A page of text about Sierra Reed, a winemaker and owner at Reed wines, including a personal story and reflections on her photography work.
Two black-and-white photos of winemaker Sierra Reed in a warehouse, one sitting on a high shelf among stacked pallets and boxes, holding a wine glass and a utensil.
Black and white photo of winemaker Sierra Reed with her hair tied up, standing sideways next to stacked barrels in an industrial or winery setting.
Black and white photo of Sierra Reed sitting on a wine barrel, smiling, in a wine cellar with large stainless steel wine fermentation tanks in the background. The woman is holding a wine glass. The caption reads 'WINEMAKER SIERRA REED'.

An accidental photographer

It’s been a long maceration. I was in to photography as a kid, and then lapsed, and then fell back into it by accident when I was asked to take photographs to accompany news stories in local papers in the 1980s. Given that I’m not a formally-trained photographer I’ve had an unusually large number of my images appear in print. When I was taking pictures for local newspapers I had access to both darkroom technicians and real photographers – everything then was of course shot on film – and so I feel, now, the absence of these professionals. There was a time when stock or supplied images in magazines was unusual; every magazine or publication had their own photographers, and indeed usually their own darkrooms. Almost none of the publications I write for now use professional photographers much at all; they rely on supplied artwork and images, and on stock libraries, and maybe on ai. I have a deep love of photography and an inherent bias to it but I feel that there’s a crushing need in wine, both in Australia and elsewhere, for fresh, unique images to be taken, recorded, crafted and published. This little blog of photos here, which will be wine or wine-related, both directly and loosely, will be my tiny ongoing contribution. This is the start; it will be added to often.