“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”

HELLO!

Thanks for dropping by. This space brings together many of the eclectic projects that form my life - including Peppermint, my photography and design work and my current passions that usually revolve around happiness, social justice and sustainability (and often chocolate). 

I started Peppermint Magazine in 2008. With a background in graphic design, photography and fashion design combined with an obsessive interest in ethics, natural living and environmental awareness, I was driven to try and bridge the gap between sustainability and style. Peppermint is now the leading eco fashion and lifestyle magazine in Australia and beyond, showcasing sustainability, style and substance. I juggle a full life – one I am super grateful for – publishing a magazine alongside a team I love dearly while being a mama and wife, along with juggling various other balls (often in the air at once, sometimes rolling away in multiple directions) like Waverley Swim (the original Wrap Wrashie™) freelance design and photography. 

A few achievements:

Best in Sustainability in Publishing and Best Design for a Consumer Magazine and Designer of the Year – 2009 Publishers Australia Bell Magazine Excellence Awards

Consumer Magazine of the Year in 2015 (under 20,000 circ.) - Publish Awards 2015

Richard Branson’s Virgin StartUp / StepUp Accelerator Program London, UK 2018

Mumbrella Award for Sustainable Practices 2021

Event of the Year for Peppermint PepTalks – Mumbrella Publish Awards 2023 (also shortlisted for Publication of the Year)

Australian Good Design Award 2022 – Waverley Wrap Wrashie (Fashion category)

Australian Good Design Award 2022 – Peppermint Magazine (Communication/ Print)

Clean & Conscious Awards 2022 / Bronze – Waverley Wrap Wrashie

Brené Brown Dare To Lead program

Al Gore Climate Reality Leadership Corps training

Judge for Clean & Conscious Awards, World Illustration Awards, TMRRW Awards.

Motivations? Kindness, being a good human, justice and inclusivity, and things that matter (like chocolate).

Photos of Kelley by Tennille Fink for Peppermint Magazine

GET IN TOUCH

For any photography enquiries in Brisbane (or beyond - I am happy to travel!) or if you'd like to chat about freelance design ideas, please get in touch through the contact form below. I’d love to hear from you!

For anything Peppermint-related, please only send an email to the relevant contact here (please don't use this contact form). Thanks so much. x