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STEVE DUNLOP photographer
Outstanding Contribution Award: The tables are turned as the Globes honours ever-popular snapper for his 30 years of pin-sharp focus on the industry. Ben Ireland reports
Steve Dunlop realised he was in focus in a different way at this year’s Globes.
I The industry photographer,
conference stalwart and the event’s official snapper was busy checking his camera settings when it dawned on him that the description of the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Award – presented by Jeanette Harper of sponsor Avis – was him. A standing ovation and
rapturous round of applause followed as he embraced wife Kristina Wallen, founder of travel recruitment firm Harp Wallen. “I’m in shock,” he told Travel
Weekly in a brief break from his shift. “It’s the most amazing thing. I never expected anything like this,
even when it was being read out.” Dunlop, who took his first travel industry photograph in 1987 having previously specialised in the toys market, said the friendliness of the people in travel was the main reason he stuck around. He recalled how his work “snowballed”, with regular jobs for cruise lines, hotels, airlines and the trade press. And he has been snapping the Globe Travel Awards since 2010. “The travel industry is one of the
most friendly, sociable industries I have ever come across,” he said.
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“There are just so many nice people actually enjoying what they are doing who feed off each other.” Known for his ‘jumping pictures’
at industry golf days, Dunlop has always “tried to avoid boring shots”. He said getting to know industry figures over the years had helped him relax his subjects so he could unleash his creativity. He even helped Silverjet founder
Lawrence Hunt gain investment for the airline with a daring photo of Hunt lying on a sofa on a runway, which attracted the attention of the financial press as
t was only when he heard the words “pictures” followed by “blond locks” spoken on stage that
Steve with Stuart Parish, Travel Weekly; Jeanette Harper, Avis; and Lucy Huxley, Travel Weekly
Steve with wife Kristina Wallen
I’m in shock. It’s the most amazing thing. I never expected anything like this. A lot of people have been very loyal and shown a lot of trust in me
well as the travel trade media. Dunlop explained how
photography has changed, from shipping colour films back from trade conferences to sending digital shots straight to social media. On the evolution of style, he
added: “There used to be a lot of staged shots, but these days it’s a lot more reportage-style.” As well as his wife Kristina, without whom he said “I really wouldn’t be where I am”, Dunlop thanked Celebrity Cruises’ managing director Jo Rzymowska, P&O Cruises and Carnival UK PR
director Michele Andjel, Travel Weekly’s events team, editor-in- chief Lucy Huxley and managing editor Robin Searle, as well as veteran trade journalist Phil Davies for their support. “A lot of people have been very
loyal and shown a lot of trust in me over the years,” he said.
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