About Alfonso
Director/Owner of Photography Tours
This job is a mix of all my past jobs. I used to be an English, Japanese and Spanish speaking tour-guide in Sydney, taught English in Tokyo and a Professional Photographer for the last 20 + years.
Specialising in People and Places as a travel photographer with a strong focus on landscapes in rural areas and street portraits and night-scapes in urban areas.
Qualifications
2022 - Uluru - Kata Tjuta Tour Guide (Astrophotography Access) VTP229 Certified
2010 - Certificate in teacher training & assessment (TAFE Ultimo Photography Teacher 2010-2013)
2009 - Certificate 4 in tour guiding & operations (Former Japan Travel Bureau Guide)
2014- 2022 Writer - Australian Photography Magazine + Fstoppers
2000 - Associate Diploma Photography - Sydney Institute of Technology
Alfonso’s Photography Awards
2025 Tokyo Foto Awards - Bronze Medal - Nature
2024 Tokyo Foto Awards - Silver Medal - Nature
2024 Paris Photo Award - Silver Medal - Nature
2024 Spider Awards B&W Honourable Mention
2023 & 2024 Honourable Mention Colour Award
2022 Honourable Mention Spider Awards B&W Fine Art & Nature Category
2021 Silver Award PX3 Paris Photo Award - Nature
2020 Honourable Mention International Photo Awards - Digitally Enhanced “Bounce Back
2020 Honourable Mention International Photo Awards - Movement “Dreamscape”
2020 Honourable Mention International Color Awards - Nature - “Mangrove”
2019 Honourable Mention Minimalist Photo Award - Night - “Dreamscapes”
2019 Silver Award Moscow International Photo Awards - Nature - “Trees”
2019 Finalist Altered Images Smithsonian
HISTORY
Director/Owner Photographer Alfonso Calero started Australian Photography Tours in 2008 with the aim of teaching locals and tourists travel photography.
ABOUT Photo Tours
Located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Tasmania all of my staff and myself deliver regular Saturday afternoon or night photography walks/courses to suit all levels of experience. Private lessons also available for groups or individuals.
Using the outdoor classroom as our learning environment we explore the technical capabilities of your camera to capture some creative ideas.
Choose from a Smartphone (iphone or android - Samsung & Google Pixel) or DSLR/Mirror-Less Camera Course. If you are really keen you can join me, Alfonso on one of my photo tours in Tasmania, The Philippines, Japan, Spain or the Faroe Islands.
Photo Tutors
All my staff and myself are passionate about passing on our technical and creative ideas to help and inspire our love for travel photography.
Alfonso & all staff acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this country and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.
We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and their Elders – past, present and emerging.
Sydney -
Ritsuko
Born and raised in Tokyo. Married to Alfonso for 29 years. Admin Assistant/researcher for the company as well as Japan Photography Tours' assistant/interpreter aka "Sheepdog," always watching our customers' safety during the busy photo shoots.
Aside from this work, she is an education tour guide in Sydney. Ritsuko has been running excursion programs to teach Australian school children history and archaeology for 15 years.
She is also a Sumi-e (Japanese ink painting) artist and a qualified origami instructor. Loves mobile photography and editing.
Sydney -
Chris
An advertising, editorial and commercial photographer based in Sydney, Australia. He has worked with a wide range of clients but would describe himself as a lifestyle, people, food, travel and occasional art photographer.
Melbourne -
Paul
Based in Melbourne, Paul has over twenty years working as a photographer. His work encompasses musicians, portraits, lifestyle, food, still life, interiors and architecture. Paul's work has been widely published both locally and internationally.
Patrick - Adelaide
Patrick specialises in photography and cinematography, as well as venturing into the realms of spoken word and fiction writing. He enjoys stand-up comedy, classical and contemporary musical performance, and whatever you're doing with a pipe organ.
Melbourne - Luke
Luke is an award-winning Melbourne based photographer specialising in travel, landscapes, urbanscapes, and business photography. Luke’s passion is to communicate stories through photography, to ask questions and to take the viewer on a journey.
Tania - Melbourne
Tania is a Melbourne based photographer who's diverse and simplistic style has enabled her to capture Weddings, performances, beautiful landscapes and timeless portraits.
She enjoys the challenge of every photoshoot and is constantly in search of images that either tell a story or evoke emotion for the viewer.
Brisbane - James
Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging, reinforcing and growing those fundamentals into skills I've used in my own commercial photography including but not limited to event, product and illustrative photoshoots.
Brisbane -
Nikky
Brisbane based commercial photographer specialising in event, portrait and wedding photography with a Bachelor Degree in Photography from Griffith University in Southbank, Brisbane.
Fremantle,
Peter
Peter combines his freelance photographic work with teaching photography part time at his studio at the J Shed. His interests are fine art landscape photography and alternative cityscape art photography. He is also very interested in history and is currently researching and exploring the family’s Croatian heritage through the medium of photography. I love to pass on my passion in Fremantle my hometown.
Spain -
Jaime
Madrid based lifestyle photographer with over 30 years experience. Specialising in food, interiors, portraits and travel related imagery. Jaime is Alfonso’s cousin which makes for the perfect travel companion.
“An artist is not paid for his labour but for his vision.”