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27 Jan Posted by sengmah in reportage, Venture Blog | Comments

Surf’s Up! at Muttonbird

I’m back from awesome Albany covering the fifth and final Navy Series surf rowing competition at Muttonbird Beach. I’d joined a band of merry boaties from Secret Harbour on this trek to WA’s deep, deep south, all the way to the magnificent surroundings of Muttonbird, an open beach hemmed by headlands to the east and...

30 May Posted by sengmah in reportage, Venture Blog | Comments

Perth Tattoo Carnival – Faces of the Carnival

Sunday found me back at the Perth Tattoo Carnival, shooting for Tattoo Revival and LoveInk. With most formalities and competitions done by Saturday, I wanted to focus on the general buzz: the artists, visitors and vibe of the Carnival. This is a first for Perth, and the Carnival has generated a great deal of excitement!

30 May Posted by sengmah in reportage, Venture Blog | 3 comments

Perth Tattoo Carnival – Ink on Show

The Perth Tattoo Carnival swung into action with much fanfare on Friday 28 May, at the Perth Convention Centre. Organised by the Professional Tattooing Association of Australia (PTAA), the Carnival is Perth’s inaugural tattoo carnival. I must admit to an intense fascination with tattoos and the men and women who wear ink in their skin....

07 Mar Posted by sengmah in Event, reportage, Venture Blog | Comments

Australand Coogee Jetty-to-Jetty Swim 2010

While most people were enjoying a relaxing and lazy start to a beautiful morning, more than 600 doughty open water swimmers gathered at Coogee Beach to participate in this year’s Australand Coogee Jetty-to-Jetty Swim, The Swim is an annual event, organised by the Cockburn Masters Swimming Club, sees swimmers partake in one of two ocean...

01 Mar Posted by sengmah in Exhibitions, reportage, Travel, Venture Blog | Comments

“Sons of Ganga” – a FotoFreo Fringe Festival Exhibition

Things have been mighty busy at the Snapshooter headquarters. Not only am I capping off a busy season of surf-rowing photography and launching the first of this year’s photography workshops, I’ve also been busy organising my fourth solo exhibition, Sons of Ganga which will show as part of the FotoFreo 2010 Fringe Festival. Sons of...

21 Feb Posted by sengmah in reportage, Venture Blog | 1 comment

Rottnest Channel Swim

I’ve been meaning to photograph the start of the Rottnest Channel Swim for some time – but the 5.30am start on a Saturday morning has often proven a little prohibitive, especially after a late Friday night. A few year ago, I turned up in the wee hours of the morning to find the Indian Ocean...

15 Feb Posted by sengmah in reportage, Venture Blog | Comments

Old guns at “Guns up”!

It was a perfect morning by all accounts — blue skies with wisps of clouds, hardly a breeze and the Indian ocean as flat and calm as a Buddhist monk’s thoughts; but this was no serene start to the day for the band of boaties gathered at City Beach on Valentine’s Day Sunday. The old...

12 Feb Posted by sengmah in reportage, Venture Blog | Comments

Back in the Swim – The Australand Coogee Jetty-to-Jetty

The Australand Coogee Jetty to Jetty Swim is back for 2010 – on Sunday 7th March – and I’ll be there to cover it for organisers Cockburn Masters Swimming Club. This ocean swim, held on the 1st Sunday in March following the Labour Day long weekend, has proven a popular part of the annual Open...