Stacey Hatton

I haven’t had much photography training unfortunately. I did a Creative Arts course at Uni where I did one photography subject though, and that’s where I really started to see the world through the lense of a camera. Most students in that class focussed on digital photography, but I loved developing black and white photo’s in the darkroom. There’s something magical about the way the image appears. My focus at that time was on architectural shots. I particularly liked shots which looked up. There are some great things at the tops of buildings or on ceilings. (I’ll be uploading a few of these shots into my gallery tomorrow.) Then for years I didn’t really take many photo’s because I didn’t have access to an SLR camera, which I missed.

I finally bought a Cannon 400D digital SLR camera in September this year and I LOVE it! It came to New Zealand with me on holiday where I took my first travel shots. (It was set to automatic though because I’m not sure how to use the manual functions and have forgotten a lot about photography techniques! I hope to do a short course soon).

My goal is to travel the world and take photo’s which encapsulate the essence of the places I go to and the moments I experience. So please check back regularly as I’ll be putting up more photo’s from New Zealand and my hometown of Melbourne until I make it to Britain and Europe next year. Wish me luck! I still have heaps to learn. :D