Travelling to the USA in Springtime, there were certain things that I expected to see. Blossoms. Trees budding out with their first fresh new leaves of the season. Sunshine. Birds making nests. You know… the usual. I was not expecting to see snow! For the…
As promised.. here is my blog post from 35,001 feet (I checked). We are almost exactly half way, somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, traveling at 562 mph. As you can imagine, it’s already been rather a long day and my body is already confused about…
Getting ready for my trip to the USA this week and I spent the weekend pouring over old pics from previous US trips. Most were very “snapshotish” and not particularly good… some had potential and I gave them a re-edit. I remember when I was…
It’s Easter Monday here in Australia.. in fact I think we might be the only country that actually calls it Easter Monday, but we aren’t known as the land of the long weekend for nothing. Anyway, it was 10 years ago on Easter Monday that…
When I set out on this journey my goal was simple. I wanted to become the best possible photographer that I could become. And from humble beginnings I have improved. I have studied, and learned, and practised, and gotten better. But I have also gotten…
The other day I had a disagreement with a friend over a difference of opinion. I have though much about that exchange in the days since. I don’t think I was very gracious. Like everyone I have faults, and one of them is that I…
When you were in kindergarten, it was right and proper for you to think like a child in kindergarten… to act like a child in kindergarten. It was normal. It was natural. And no-one thought badly of you for doing so. But at some point…
This is not a new image. Actually it was taken some time ago. I was on my way to a photo shoot at a quaint little B&B, about 2 hours drive from my home, when I got the message that the shoot had been cancelled.…
There have been times in my life…. as I am sure there have been in yours…. when it seemed that Hope was all I had. There were even one of two moments of weakness, when even Hope left my side…. albeit temporarily. I am not…
When I first started my photographic journey, I mostly shot things from around my own backyard. Bugs, and flowers, and my big love was Birds. I loved the thrill of the chase of “catching” a good bird shot. It’s always a challenge as they don’t…
