Sharyn Cairns

Bio

Sharyn is at the forefront of commercial photography in Australia, with a specialist portfolio spanning interiors, food, travel, and lifestyle. She is committed to creating beautiful images that capture a mood and an emotion, playing with light and shadows to create levels of depth and distinctive memorable scenes. Her work is featured in notable international and local magazines: Gourmet Traveller, Vogue Living, Belle, Dwell, Kinfolk, Elle Decoration UK, House and Garden UK, Living Etc UK and many others. Sharyn collaborates with architects, designers and creatives on unique projects and has photographed numerous cookbooks for well-known chefs such as Maggie Beer, Shane Delia, Guy Grossi, Tobie Puttock and Jacques Reymond. Sharyn is co-author and photographer of the book Perfect Imperfect. Exploring the aesthetic of the Japanese principle wabi-sabi, it is a celebration of accident, curation and collection in the homes and studios of international and Australian creatives. It embraces current design objects alongside well-worn ones, and features interior setting that mix comfort, design and offbeat beauty She travels regularly, with shoots taking her throughout Australia and across the globe