Philip is a portrait and documentary photographer and filmmaker. Throughout his career, he has been based in Tokyo in the 90s, Shanghai (2000s), Sydney, and Perth. His portraiture and feature work have been published by clients such as TIME, Figaro, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent on Sunday Review, and VOGUE China. His "Black Christmas Bushfires" (2001) series is part of the permanent collections at the National Gallery of Australia and the Museum of Australian Photography. He has directed several short films, including *Max Pam: The Freddie Incident*, which was shortlisted for the WA Screen Culture Awards in 2023, *Down The Wrong Path*, and *Lunch*. Philip graduated with a degree in Architecture from Curtin University in 1984.