You might have noticed that I love Tasmania. I spend an inordinate amount of time looking at Hobart real estate. In fact, I’ve been doing it for so long, that I now recognise houses that I saw last time they were on the market. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve visited. This […]
Gold Coast Pro – Day 3
Back down the coast today to catch some of the women’s round three heats. I was lucky enough to catch the GOAT – eight-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore, and defending world champion Molly Picklum, along with Bettylou Sakura Johnson, Yolanda Hopkins, Isabella Nichols, Sawyer Lindblad and Lakey Peterson.
Gold Coast Pro Day 2
It has been a few years since I made the drive down the M1 for the World Surf League‘s Gold Coast Pro at Snapper Rocks. In fact, it’s been a few years since the event was held at Snapper, after going mobile a few times to Duranbah, Kirra and Burleigh Heads. This morning, I was […]
Fairy Wrens
“The grass is absolutely alive with Fairy Wrens”, said the old guy with the binoculars as I arrived at Oxley Creek Common. He was right.
The Ol’ Switcheroo
I’ve been a Fujifilm user for the past ten years, starting with the X-T1 in 2015. I ran this in parallel to a Canon 5D MkIII for a few years, before deciding to go all in and replacing the DSLR with another mirrorless body – the Fuji X-T4. I wasn’t a working photographer anymore, and […]
Bear Camp
I’ve lost count of the number of people who have quipped “well, it was called Bear Camp, not Bears Camp.” Yes. Very droll. You’re all as clever as each other. As disappointed as the group was to only see one bear, we all accepted that nature doesn’t operate on our timeline. That’s just part of […]
Vancouver Island
A year ago today, I received an email from my friend David duChemin asking “Photograph Grizzly Bears with me next September?“. I ummed and ahhed for a couple of days, worked up the courage to run it by my wife, and then responded “sign me up!”. A FaceTime call later and I was in. More on Bear […]
I Got Next!
“I mostly just want to spend some time hanging out in the neighbourhood” is what I told people as I was planning my third visit to New York. The thing is, Kylie and I aren’t really the types to spend hours sitting in cafes or bars, so I wasn’t sure what I meant by this […]
New Zealand In Black and White
After almost three years with no overseas travel, I took the first chance I could to hop over to New Zealand for a few days over the New Year. A wonderful time revisiting some old favourite places like Queenstown and Milford Sound, and some new favourites such as Dunedin, Aoraki/Mt Cook and Wanaka.