I’ve decided that I’d like to stay in seawater. Submerged, I feel free of daily gravitas, suspended and weightless, playful, beautiful. In the ocean, all are equally light and majestic, elegant of leg and graceful in motion. These images are part of an ongoing personal project entitled “Suspended”.
Category Archives: Photography
Flannel flowers
From the bright whiteness of fresh blooms to the delicate, washed pastels of senescence – Actinotus helianthi is the elegant and iconic Australian flannel flower.
Cloud series
I am endlessly fascinated by clouds. The towering white cumulonimbus, providing perspective in their mountainous gatherings; the cotton-ball skyscape of mammatus clouds; the gentle whisp of cirrus clouds airbrushed against the sky. And storm clouds, glorious storm clouds – they never cease to deliver the strange, the other-worldly, the bizarre. Booming great swathes of greyContinueContinue reading “Cloud series”
Xanthorrhoea
‘Xanthorrhoea’ – Finalist image, William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize 2020 After the forest fire, orange scars are revealed through the weight of gentle rain sloughing ashy layers from remaining trees. These Xanthorrhoea trunks appear molten, melted, their curled tendrils a relief from the tired lines of a destroyed forest showing no signs of recovery.ContinueContinue reading “Xanthorrhoea”
Her feet, with fish
I have so many portraits of her face, her smile, her freckles, her eyes. A mother’s prerogative. Yet those images do not adequately express the places she loves, where she revels in frivolous youth, or where she is quiet and her mind and its wanderings lead her inward journey. This portrait attempts to capture suchContinueContinue reading “Her feet, with fish”
The Baths
‘The Baths’ : Finalist, Head On Photo Awards 2024; Top 10 – Single Shot, Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer Awards 2021. Our Novocastrian identity is draped in blue & green. Our steel blue collar harbour history. The emerald water. The endless depth of blue coastal sky. We are enveloped from head to heart, from then toContinueContinue reading “The Baths”
The devil in Tassie II
On a recent trip to Tasmania – my first – I had the chance to visit the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. I’ve wanted to visit this area for years. Fuelled by an early passion for the environment driven by the Franklin Dam controversy, combined with my later discovery of the amazing photographic works ofContinueContinue reading “The devil in Tassie II”
Franklin Gordon
Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. Dense rainforest pockets, mossy vales, pristine waterways, vast landscapes and endless skies; it was stunning and exceeded my expectations. I had one day to immerse myself in it’s beauty. I can’t wait to get back there and keep exploring its mysteries. “For me the door to the woods isContinueContinue reading “Franklin Gordon”
With camera in Canberra, walking.
I locked in a few solo days leave and headed south west to the nation’s capital. With no plans beyond visiting the National and Portrait galleries, the rest of my trip was an open book. This big-sky-country is changing; hipster cafes, bespoke boutiques, gelato bars and microbreweries abound. But some things remain the same andContinueContinue reading “With camera in Canberra, walking.”