Samantha Van Stralendorff

Samantha Van Stralendorff - Journal

Sydney, AUSTRALIA

photo book recommendations from RB was...?

Posted about 2 years ago

was it blurb? blurb.com

looked everywhere for that post. pretty sure it was. RB had a promo code for free….something. If anyone knows, love to use it.

I have 100 PLUS photos of this gorgeous baby to upload!

thanks in advance


what an artist is

Posted almost 3 years ago

If you work with your hands you are a laborer
If you work with your hands and head you are a craftsmwn
If you work with your hands, head and heart you are an artist


the 'Sydney vs Melbourne' debate

Posted over 3 years ago

I always wonder why people debate this topic. It’s usually people from Melbourne who bring it up.

For example, I worked for a time in Newtown for a trendy homewares/New Age books and furniture shop, whose owners were from Melbourne. They began their other shop in Melbourne. They would constantly harp on the ‘more fashionable people’ from Melbourne. ‘More stylish’, &#…

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a fwd that had to be seen (not my photos-no credits in the fwd)

Posted over 3 years ago

funny-one of those passed around fwd's: oz word comp

Posted over 3 years ago
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new comp

Posted over 3 years ago

“A celebration of Manly’s natural beauty!”

As part of the “Nature of Manly” Exhibition currently being held at the Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Our Manly and Nomad Photography in Partnership with The Manly Environment Centre, Manly Manado and The Manly Art Gallery & Museum is proud to invite Sydney photographers of all levels to submit photographs to the ‘Wild About Manly’ Nature Photograp…

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well, hello bubble site!

Posted over 3 years ago

here it is-my very own site

sunset

http://sunset.redbubble.com/

I’m glad I choose such an easy user name-despite it’s cheese factor.

It is nice to be able to direct people to your ‘own’ site rather than the whole redbubble one.

I hope the community redbubble continues though-I love interacting with people, seeing new stuff. I’ve been showing the students I’ve b…

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vent

Posted over 3 years ago

I recently became ‘turned off’ a character on tv because of the way they vented.

It’s human to vent. Necessary. Healthy.

We are discouraged to vent from an early age. We stop children from crying. We hate it when they do it in public-it embarrasses us. We want to demonstrate control and identify with social norms. Shhhhhh.

By the time we’re adults, there are few socially a…

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read another photograpers blog-not mine ;) !

Posted over 3 years ago

while doing a little search on andy goldsworthy, I happened upon this

I obviously don’t watch state of origin!

and while you’re at it, check out Irving Penn

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we live in a beautiful world-see some of its beauty in these clouds

Posted over 3 years ago

I am well known for my words. Sometimes, nature takes my breath away-and my words! all you need to do is ‘be’ in their presence.
clouds in their rarest, most beautiful state.