Aaron Foster is a Melbourne-based high-end creative retoucher, illustrator, photographer, visualiser, and stock image creator.

Starting his career in the fast-paced world of 1980s advertising—long before the luxury of modern computers—Aaron honed his craft the traditional way: illustrating and airbrushing by hand, retouching large-format prints, and mastering the art of typesetting, markup, and drawing board layouts.

When Apple computers arrived, his curiosity for new technology led him to translate those analogue skills into the emerging digital realm. Over the past three decades, he’s collaborated with leading photographers and advertising agencies across Australia and overseas, building a reputation for creating images that are both visually striking and technically flawless.

Aaron’s work—ranging from hyper-realistic composites to imaginative visualisations—has won local and international awards, cementing his place as one of the most in-demand high-end retouchers in the country.

Specialties: High-end retouching, illustration, photography, visualisation, stock image creation, and crafting layouts from almost nothing—on time and on budget.