He has created a number of photography books; won numerous national and international awards including four World Press Photo awards; and his photographs are held in numerous public and private collections.
[1] In 2003 he and his wife, the photographer Narelle Autio, made a 90,000 km trip around Australia, resulting in Parke's books Minutes to Midnight[2] and The Black Rose.
[3] He became a Magnum Photos nominee in 2002 and a member in 2007; the first Australian invited to join.
[4][5] Martin Parr and Gerry Badger say that Parke's first book Dream/Life is "as dynamic a set of street pictures as has been seen outside the United States or Japan".
[9] Awards include: Parke's work is held in the following public collections: