Perth has been absolutely baking under a heatwave - we've had days on end where nighttime temps have not dropped below 20C, and daytime temps...
Want to photograph models? Perth hobbyist photographers now have a fantastic opportunity to work with a number of models and stylists at on-location photoshoots, thanks to a team of creative models and stylists. The brain child of Perth model Sarah-Jane Mercier, the Perth Monthly Group Photo...
'forme' is a project about the human body that I'm hoping to publish later this year or early 2012. I'm going to be photographing bodies - all kinds of bodies, taut, thin, round, square, strong, frail, fruity, vanilla, smooth, textured, plain, inked...
At some point in our collective photographic careers, we'll need to deal with the flash. There's no avoiding it. As much as you want to claim to be a "natural light photographer" you know that there will come a time when you'll need to wrap...
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,...
Shooting snapshots can be immensely liberating. It's instinctive photography - shooting from the him, shooting emotionally, relying on gut feeling and throwing rules and caution to the wind. The 60 Minute Snapshot exhibition at The Slaughterblouse in Highgate celebrates the snapshot in its varied incarnation. Featuring...
60 Minutes. 60 Photos. That was the challenge posed to 18 Perth photographers, myself included, who were participating in the 60 Minute Snapshot Project at the inaugural Beaufort Street Festival in November. Each photographer selected a theme, and had to shoot 60 frames of that theme...
A New Year often means new resolutions. Whether we keep them or not - well, that's another story! But a New Year can also present a great opportunity to give your creative juices (and your camera) a kick start. If you're really into your photography, then...
You couldn't ask for a better afternoon to launch a book about surf-rowing. The sun was out, a refreshing sea breeze blew from the Indian Ocean into the Scarboro Surf Club Function Room, the bar was open and the beer was cold. Gun's Up! is a...
Kissing. Pashing. Snogging. Whether a chaste peck on the cheek or a full-on exercise in mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, the kiss is synonymous with romance. With intimacy. With love. "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss," crooned Louis Armstrong. While musing on what I could possibly...