http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/kym-smith/ Kym realised she wanted to be a photographer when she became St Claire College’s number one student in the subject without too much effort. She completed her Photography Diploma in 2000 while working as an editorial photographer at The Canberra Times where she worked until 2003. Wooed up “the Hill” by News Ltd, Kym has covered international events such as Super 14 Rugby Finals, Olympics, Federal Elections, APEC Summits in Korea 2006 and Peru in 2008, CHOGM, ASEAN and the 2008 G8 summit in Japan. She is known by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as the “bossiest photographer in the world”. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/utegate-photos-capturing-a-political-crisis-on-camera/ One of the most exciting periods in politics for a long time began on Friday the 19th of June when little-known Treasury official Godwin Grech turned up for a Senate inquiry into the Ozcar affair. His sensational testimony led to him being chased through Parliament House. He was followed into a lift and to his car by a horde of media. It was the start of a frenzied week in politics, when the news from Parliament House was interesting again, and Question Time became the best show in town. It swung wildly from Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull calling for Kevin Rudd to resign to the Liberal leader being under all the pressure. The first photo is of Treasury official Godwin Grech under pressure and showing it in the Senate inquiry. When he was giving his evidence there was a crackling in the air – you knew it would be an all-in when he left the room. I was one of the first into the lift and a bunch of others piled in. Others were much closer to his face, but by reaching up and shoot downwards I was able to capture the swarm of media around him. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Kym Smith) Article, Behind the picture http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/utegate-photos-capturing-a-political-crisis-on-camera/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/utegate-photos-capturing-a-political-crisis-on-camera/#item542 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:55:13 +0000 Kym Smith | Author bios | The Punch