Apr 21st, 2011
I’m not much of a group traveller. I prefer to be able to wander around places at my own pace and go where I want without having to submit to the will of the collective. I’m sure I miss out on some things due to this, but it’s just a personal preference. I had a [...]
Apr 19th, 2011
Weather. It’s the single biggest dictator of whether I’m going to have a good day or a bad day out here shooting. I love those vivid, clear blue skies, but ultimately, what I really hanker for is a bit of real weather to create some drama. Light is a funny thing. Indoors, you can control [...]
Apr 18th, 2011
An alarm clock is a brute force solution. If it just annoys you enough times, you’ll eventually get up. The engineer in me says this is just inefficient, if ultimately effectual. Snow and a bit of blue sky on the other hand is massively efficient. It was the alarm that woke me, but the view [...]
It’s Autumn in Central Otago and everything is turning golden. This is truly a sight to behold I’d be beholding like nobodies business if it wasn’t for the crappy weather. Still, even with drab, dull light, the whole place is still beautiful. I’ve dragged myself out of bed at 5:45am so I can go shoot [...]
Travel days. I hate them. There is nothing worse than losing entire days of your life to airplanes, queues, customs, immigration, taxis and transport in general. Luckily for me, I’ve got the perfect plan. By departing from Perth late at night, I’ve managed to wrangle some flights that get me into Queenstown mid-afternoon in the [...]
There are few things in life that really get me excited like the thought of a photography road-trip. Instantly my mind springs to thoughts of cool, crisp mornings spent waiting for the first sunlight, breakfast and coffee in a warm cafe to provide fuel for the rest of the day spent wandering the outdoors before [...]
Mar 10th, 2011
To look at something with new eyes so often revels aspects that would otherwise have remained hidden. The fog of experience, habit and preconceptions that we see things through can so often leave us blind to something staring us directly in the face. The simple act of putting something down with the intention of coming [...]
Mar 2nd, 2011
I needed to go through what I needed to go through and he was there the whole way through me, man. From the beginning to the end, completely unjudgemental.
Feb 22nd, 2011
From the moment the plane sailed in over the Southern Alps and landed on a warm, sunny Canterbury day, I loved Christchurch. The city has something of an English feel to it, calm, tranquil and peaceful, all the while acting as a gateway to the South Island and all its stunning scenery. If you drive [...]