Back in the Red
After many months of being away from RB, I’m back.
Part of my absence was due to the fact that I didn’t know how to handle RB as a separate entity to Flickr – which is where most of my photographic works are displayed. Flickr, for me, has a stronger sense of community and interaction – its tools foster this level of engagement among members. RB seems more portfolio driven.
But I think I’v…
Going wild at the Wild Fig
Monday afternoon, 19th May, I am installing a selection of “Sons of Beaches” images at The Wild Fig Cafe in Waterman’s Bay (www.wildfig.com.au), where they will be on show until August 18th.
If you live up the north coast (Scarborough, Trigg, North Beach, Marmion, Sorrento etc) or are travelling there, why not drop in from the 20th May onwards for a cup of Free …
Sons of Beaches
I’ve decided to make a selection of images from my “Sons of Beaches” project available via Red Bubble. “Sons of Beaches” is a part-documentary, part-artistic project I have been undertaking over the last two years while documenting surf life-saving events and activities in WA.
Sons of Beaches’ focuses on re-representing an image that is iconic Australian – the photographs present different w…
Morning swimmers
A cold morning, the time just shy of 8. Cloud cover is complete. A chill breeze drifts in over the ocean, stirring the swell as it surges in to shore. Gulls flock around mounds of seaweed dragged in by the night tide. A large cormorant dives for fish just beyond the breakers. The light is soft, almost incandescent.
I wait for the three swimmers to struggle out of the ocean. Twenty minutes ag…
The Faux-tographer.
Where do you draw the line between photographer and photoshopper? For me, this distinction is increasingly blurring. Take the Winter 07 edition of “Better Photography” for instance – there are two articles within which discuss techniques used by professional photographers (the writers of said articles) to create their final photographs from compositing or heavily post-processing their original …
North Queensland Landscapes and People
You’ll probably note a number of images in my portfolio that were taken in Far North Queensland. Though I am based in Perth, WA, I’ve recently returned from a trip to North Queensland – specifically the Tablelands, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation. In some respects, I was blessed with good photography weather – overcast days, lack of harsh light even at noon – which meant that it was really ba…
Taking the plunge
I’ve taken the plunge and entered the world of Red Bubble. As I’m predominantly a documentary photographer, I’ll have to think more carefully and critically about the images that I submit to Red Bubble.
A few recent news items:
1. I have a couple of nudes on exhibition in “Dare to Bare”, a group exhibition of nude photography at the Kurb Gallery in Perth, Western Australia (WA) from July …