Rikki Bunder

Rikki spent more than a decade as a professional commercial advertising photographer, working for a variety of national and international clients, including as an automotive photographer for some of Australia’s leading advertising agencies and automotive companies.

Rikki’s first foray into education came about through a unique opportunity to train Southeast Asian police forces in 360-degree photography for crime scene investigation. Following this, he made the permanent move into education. For the last decade he has worked in a number of roles including Program Manager/Lecturer for CATC design school, now part of Laureate Australia, Curriculum Designer/Senior Lecturer for SAE Institute and now the Program Leader/Lecturer in the Photography department at Collarts Australia. He has extensive leadership and educational experience across a wide range of creative disciplines including photography, film and design.

In addition to his photography and teaching roles, Rikki is a practising fine artist. He works in a number of different mediums and his work is held in private collections throughout Australia. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Photography from James Cook University and a Master’s of Fine Art with Distinction from RMIT Australia.