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06/04/2010 In Exhibitions, Venture Blog By sengmah

The FotoFreo Circuit – Part II

... continuing my visits to FotoFreo and FotoFreo Fringe exhibitions... The one thing that this year's FotoFreo Festival exhibitions won't be accused of is being lighthearted. The group exhibition - Timor Leste: 10 Years On - in the Moores Building brings together a combination of photographers and...

29/03/2010 In Exhibitions, Venture Blog By sengmah

FotoFreo Adventures at Rottnest

I must confess that one of the greatest rewards of volunteering with FotoFreo 2010 is the opportunity to meet many of the visiting guests. Whilst there have been a few "oh dear Lord" moments when one comes face to face with, say, a noted Magnum...

29/03/2010 In Exhibitions, Venture Blog By sengmah

The FotoFreo 2010 Circuit

It's been quite an incredible (and exhausting) fortnight of FotoFreo. I feel as if I've been caught up in a rapidly whirling carousel of exhibitions, floor talks, workshops, projections and great parties -- and whilst it has meant quite a few late nights, it's been...

16/03/2010 In Exhibitions, Venture Blog By sengmah

“Sons of Ganga” photo goes walkabout

It appears that a visitor with a very casual regard for ownership, property and propriety has absconded with one of the framed prints from Sons of Ganga. For those of you who will miss the photograph, it's here reproduced for your reference. It's entitled "Maintenance" and...

15/03/2010 In Exhibitions, Galleries, Venture Blog By sengmah

Scenes from the launch of “Sons of Ganga”

Sons of Ganga officially launched at The Cracked Gallery in Behind the Monkey on Saturday evening. And what a fantastic evening it was - with good friends (photographers and otherwise) and guests from FotoFreo all gathering to enjoy some nice wine, finger food and photographs of...

08/03/2010 In Venture Blog, Workshops By sengmah

DSLR Workshop – Going from Woe to Go with DSLR Photography

The workshops and courses that show you how to use your DSLR effectively are proving to be very popular! Last week, Greg Perry and I conducted the first "Maximising your DSLR" photography workshop for Perth photographers this year. It didn't take long for this course to...

07/03/2010 In Event, reportage, Venture Blog By sengmah

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...

03/03/2010 In Exhibitions, Venture Blog By sengmah

Silent auction at “Sons of Ganga” to support OUR HOME Charity

Four framed prints from Sons of Ganga will be offered for sale via a silent auction, with all proceeds from the sales going to OUR HOME Charity. OUR HOME is an organisation based in Kerala, India, that cares for and educates orphans and homeless children. OUR...

01/03/2010 In Exhibitions, reportage, Travel, Venture Blog By sengmah

“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...

24/02/2010 In Exhibitions, Venture Blog By sengmah

India Diaries – Part 1

In the lead-up to my exhibition, Sons of Ganga, at The Cracked Gallery, I thought I would share excerpts from a journal I kept while on a journey through Northern India and Nepal in late 2008. The images in Sons of Ganga were taken in...