About Us
ASH FROST | CEO & FOUNDER OF THEME MEDIA
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Ashley Frost in 2003 founded Theme Media, an integrated software developer and media service provider based on the South Coast of NSW. Theme has been producing content from around the globe for over the 8 years partnering, collaborating and creating with international photographers, filmmakers and designers. Leveraging an innovative approach to design and elegant simplicity Theme collaborates across a diverse range of industries with partners in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth New York, Florida, Toronto, London and Norway.
Prior to Theme Ashley worked in local government and received, managed and acquitted over half a million dollars in grants from Arts NSW, Australia Council, NSW Attorney General Crime Prevention Scheme, Department of Communications and the Arts and the Department of Planning. In 2003 Ashley was part of the Local Government and Shires Association design and editorial team to produce the NSW online Public Art Resource Kit and Evaluation Matrix.
Ashley is the author of a number of cultural plans and currently a PhD candidate completing a thesis on international Public Art. He has won a number of awards including the Australian Postgraduate Scholarship in 2003 and the Healthy Cities Award for co-coordination of the NAIDOC Festival Illawarra in 2000.
JAMIE LEPRE | MEDIA ARTIST
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Exposed to photography and art at young age, I was engulfed by the idea of being able to capture that “moment’ by any medium. An obsession to capture real life as beautifully and as brutally ugly as it can be.
I think we are in an era where we have the technology to capture these moments easier then ever, making the standard higher than ever…. Its great, because it drives you to do things you probably thought you couldn’t do.
I studied Film and TV for 2 years at North Sydney College where my passion for film making and directing was born. A lot of my experience was gained through freelance-based projects, including music videos, short film series and individual creative filming projects.
JESS XAVIER | MEDIA ARTIST
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I’m a young designer currently studying Media and Communications and International Studies at the University of Technology Sydney. My interest in visual culture surfaced when I began working at Theme Media in 2005. Most of my designs are driven by developments in technology and graphic trends, and my aim is to create user-centred pieces that speak loudly and freely about the personalities that are reflected in them.
LILY JONES | PHOTOGRAPHER
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From a very young age I’ve had a creative eye for painting, but possessed a love for photography and design. I have developed a unique style that combines photography and painting to produce artworks.
I began work at Theme Media in 2010. Here I have the creative freedom to develop skills in all areas of digital media as well as refine my photographic style.
DOMINIC BARRINGTON | MEDIA ARTIST
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Although not turning to Photography full-time until 2001, I have actively pursued this passion since childhood, starting with the box brownie, then to SLR’s, including building my own darkroom, and now into the digital world.
My earliest child memories are of camping in the out back of New South Wales and Queensland. This early exposure to exploration has been a guiding influence in my choice of careers and recreational pursuits, and is a constant passion to continue exploring the remote and rugged areas of the planet both on the surface and under the seas. A keen eye for the natural landscape and treating it with respect has led to many successful exhibitions, and the development of a booming and vibrant photographic practice.