Michael Bowers

Mike Bowers is a photographer, broadcaster and author. He started his professional career in the darkrooms of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra printing glass plate negatives from the First World War.
These early experiences left a deep impression and he continues to maintain a keen interest in Australia’s military history, most recently covering the 90th Anniversary of Armistice Day in France. 
He has covered conflicts in Cambodia, Kosovo, Bougainville, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, The Middle East and Aceh.
Mike spent 14 years working for both News Limited and Fairfax in the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery covering six federal election campaigns. In 2002 he moved to Sydney as Pictorial Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald. He left The Herald in December 2008.
Mike has co-Authored two books, Gallipoli Untold Stories and The Big Picture and last year authored A Century of Pictures.
Mike has hosted Talking Pictures on ABC TV’s Insiders since 2002. He lives in Sydney with his partner Paula and their two children.