Meeting Phil Hillyard

I'm at the trials at Randwick this morning, and I've just met and been photographing alongside one of the greats. His name is Phil Hillyard. He's won an amazing 8 Walkley Awards. Google him. It's very hard to not be impressed. The nice thing is that he seems to be a thoroughly likeable person. Self assured but not arrogant. I'll put the experience down as one I will remember. He is a truly gifted photographer. 

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