Night & Lights

As a creative, I think it is really important to feed the 'creative beast' inside me so to speak. And that means going outside the realms of my own genre to explore, experience and learn from. Even better so when I have a buddy to share the experience with...

My friend Darryl.

My friend Darryl.

Darryl and I go way back during the good old times of late night rock n' roll pub crawling while I was still finding my feet - photographing bands (did I mention I have a website dedicated to my music photography?). As I left the music scene to build my business, a catch up was long overdue. So I thought, why not combine the two and do din dins and photo walks around the city!?! Superb. So here is a series of random imagery explorations, each with their own ability to develop into numerous projects and themes. It may seem a little random and far different from my usual style but I love what they represent; raw creativity. And this is why I love my craft. Oh, and hanging out with Daz was a scream as always (check out his work here and here).

Port of Melbourne Tour

Recently, I had the awesome opportunity to be the official photographer for the Rice Growers Association of Australia's annual conference. And one of the perks was a boat tour of the Port of Melbourne. A rare opportunity to capture cool ships, containers and cranes on a boat? Ah, hells yeah!

So here are some of the images I captured on the day, granted it was a little stormy and drizzly, but all that makes for a pretty dramatic scene, hence I'm experimenting with some filters and fades. I love the moody feel of the images, but I'm unsure if this is my sorta style of photography. Nonetheless, I thoroughly enjoyed myself - the farmers were all so friendly and down to earth and I love any opportunity to be able to sing (in my own head), "I'm on a boat, I'm on a boat, everybody look at me... I'm on a..." Well, you know the rest. But if you don't know what I'm talking about then click here*. ;)

*explicit language warning

Cape Otway Lighthouse

Anyone who knows me well enough, will know that I am a little bit of  petrolhead, hence I love going on long drives. And one of my favourite drives is along the Great Ocean Road, it so happens that one of my favourite places to take photographs is the Cape Otway Lighthouse. On the way to the lighthouse, I can always spot bouncing Kangaroos and Koalas on the way to the lighthouse amongst other fabulous native wildlife.

There is much historical significance surrounding the lighthouse and the buildings (hint: you can actually stay at the accommodation on the grounds and go on ghost tours!) - but I'll leave that to you to head down there and discover it for yourself. For now.... here is a glimpse of what to expect.