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Aura: My Landscape Photography Exhibition
January 06, 2023 - Oh my gosh 2022 flew by in a flash!
My biggest piece of news is that I held my first-ever solo exhibition, Aura.
I pub...
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Just Yosemite- Picture Blog
October 09, 2020 - Almost a year ago, I embarked on a trip to the USA, and it seems like such an age ago now.
The impact of events in the...
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Yosemite
December 04, 2019 - Yosemite.
You've seen the incredible works by Ansel Adams, their other-worldliness depicts scenes from a lost era, of d...
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A Question Of Safety
November 09, 2018 - There’s an unnerving and disturbing trend in Australia at the moment. Unless you’re also from here, or have been living...
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Plucked! A Lychee Picking Photostory!
February 21, 2018 - All images shot on the Nikon D850
Vairous lenses;
Tamron 90mm 2.8
Nikon 20mm 1.8
With thanks to the Shea family for...
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Standard Traveller : El Chalten
December 21, 2017 - ^ FitzRoy mountains. So beautiful at sunset.
This is the kind of town where you can feel the lust for the mountains, th...
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EL CALAFATE to EL CHALTEN
December 16, 2017 - When you land at El Calafate airport, you see, well, practically; nothing, except shrubs. All hail the mighty shrubs! A...
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ANTARCTIC EXPOSURE: A review
December 15, 2017 - “Do you get sea sick?”
“I don’t think so, I’ve survived many boat trips before this one and never had a problem. I’ve g...
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Five Days around Tassie
May 03, 2017 - Two blogs!
I'm ashamed, I've only posted two blogs the entire time I've been in Tasmania.
But, I've been busy, I've go...
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Focus on the Fagus 2017
April 29, 2017 - Fagus leaves: Minimalistic: Double Exposure taken on the D750
Focus on the Fagus was back on again this year, and after...
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AIPP APPA 2016 aka "Mel's Gamble"
September 03, 2016 - For someone who writes so often, I'm having trouble adequately expressing how amazed, honoured and surprised I am, to ha...
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Interim
August 30, 2016 - This blog, on the outset is going to be vague and quick. Tiredness is something I’m not entirely mastering at the moment...
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Curious
August 20, 2016 - The word ‘curious’ has been floating around in my head for a few days now, so I think it’s finally time for me to blog i...
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Highway of Endless thought
August 14, 2016 - I’M REALLY OVER THIS COUNTRY TRYING TO TAKE A SELFIE WITH ME, TRY TO RUN THE TUK OFF THE ROAD AND THEN ATTEMPT TO GET AW...
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Short and Sweet:
August 09, 2016 - Short and sweet; that’s the phrase that best sums up today.
Forced by mechanical breakdown, our tuktuk was off the road...
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Rickshaw Run Day One!
August 05, 2016 - And we’re off! This out-of-this-world crazy adventure that we’ve undertaken has finally seen us depart Shillong and head...
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Behind the tourist face
July 31, 2016 - It’s getting very real now.
We saw the rickshaw yesterday and she’s a beaut! Some final touches and she’ll be totally r...
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Rickshaw Running 2016: Nooks and Crannies
July 29, 2016 - Since getting into Shillong a few days ago, some things have become very apparent:
The internet is a fickle beast, you...
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Rickshaw Running 2016: Cherrapunjee
July 27, 2016 - Day 3 in India.
I woke early in Guwahati due to:
A very hard bed
Being jetlagged and stuck in AU time
Poor ventilati...
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Pre-India Madness
July 07, 2016 - NEWS, OMG NEWS, SO SORRY ITS BEEN SO LONG, I'VE BEEN TOO BUSY!
Oh my gosh, I've been so busy preparing for India, Londo...
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Puzzling!
May 04, 2016 - So I'm pretty stoked (Australian slang for amazed, overjoyed) about this!
Ravensburger worldwide have bought my image "...
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The New Superhero!
April 13, 2016 - Have you heard the word around town?!
There's a new kind of Superhero on the block.
One that will make your mind explo...
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Monochrome: It's not JUST Black and White...
March 27, 2016 - It’s gorgeous tones, shadows and rich, crisp contrasts.
It’s the overwhelming white of freshly fallen snow, and the dee...
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Long Exposures with NiSi Filters (Part 1)
March 15, 2016 - It’s hard to look through an online gallery of images without finding one or two that describe the capture technique was...
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A Moment: Saturday
February 28, 2016 - I speak a lot about the feelings of single moments, or packets of moments where the feeling and the emotional side of th...
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Same Mel, Different Focus
February 04, 2016 - It's 2016, when did that happen?!
So sorry that it’s taken me so long to get a blog up this year, it’s not as easy to c...
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New Toys!
December 14, 2015 - I don't have Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS)....
I have what I would like to call Gear Professionalism Syndrome (GPS)....
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Japan Day 11-16:Tokyo!
November 30, 2015 - Admittedly, thee last few days I've been lax with posting updates, as not much serious photography has happened, due to...
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Japan Day 8 and 9: Osaka
November 24, 2015 - Hello!
Checking back in again for an update on how my holiday is progressing.
To give you a proper rundown of my day,...
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Japan Day 5: Arashiyama
November 19, 2015 - Today was the day I had long anticipated; my visit once again to Arashiyama.
Unfortunately for us, the weather is still...
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Japan Day 4: Fushimi Inari Shrine
November 18, 2015 - Day 4: Kyoto: Fushimi Inari Shrine and Temple Grounds
Yet another rainy day in Kyoto. We were prepared for it this time...
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Japan Day 1 and 2:: KYOTO!
November 16, 2015 - Hello world!
I made it safely to Japan in the comfort of Australia's finest airline (that's you Qantas;)) a 9 hour flig...
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Japan Bloggy Blog!
November 13, 2015 - JAAAAA-PPAAAANNN!
As usual, time is an arbitrary thing, because it has completely disappeared, meaning, I'm off to Japa...
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Notes from an Epson Pano Judge
November 09, 2015 - ^ I didn't enter this in this years' competition, but as a Panorama, I still really like it
The Epson Panorama Awards h...
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Are You Ricky Shaw About This?!
October 27, 2015 - So I’ve signed up for something that is easily the most insane thing that I have ever EVER done...
no, really....
I ha...
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Cover Story: Rogue Lawyer
October 23, 2015 - People remember images.
Images tie peoples' memories to things, places and events.
Whether it's the logo on the milk c...
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Riverfire and Image Catch Up!
September 27, 2015 - Breaking the awkward-silence on the blog tonight to share some images and a little of the stories behind them from recen...
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9 Photography Mistakes That You Are Probably Making
July 01, 2015 - Over the years I’ve seen some trends come and go in Photography, and while I am biased to the Landscape genre, I’m certa...
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Chapter 7: El Chalten to De Agostini
June 15, 2015 - After seeing what seemed like endless paddocks of powdery, ashen-dirt stained fields, crossing the border to Argentina w...
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Chapter 6: Jump the Line - Border Crossing
May 20, 2015 - ^ Just a few (not all) of the immigration stamps!
Several days had passed since we first entered Torres Del Paine Natio...
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Chapter 5: El Chileno to Base Las Torres
May 12, 2015 - After ever-so apprehensively booking into the Refugio for the night, when torrential rain caught us off guard, we awoke...
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Chapter 3: Paine Grande
April 20, 2015 - As hard as it was to say goodbye to Lago Pehoe, it was time to move on to see another angle of Torres Del Paine. The mou...
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Chapter 2: Lago Pehoe and Beyond
April 16, 2015 - Lago Pehoe and Beyond
Our first two days of the adventure have been spent in the most picturesque camping ground. I d...
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Patagonia: Chapter 1: Lago Pehoe
April 12, 2015 - “I haven’t been everywhere, but, it’s on my list” – Susan Sontag
"Castle In The Air" Lago Pehoe, Chilean Patagonia...
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Patagonian Wrap Up
April 06, 2015 - It's hard to say that its come to the end of the trip and this is the first time that I've put up a blog. I'm so terribl...
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TEN DAYS!
March 14, 2015 - The countdown is on.
I have only ten days, until I am landing in Patagonia. I can’t begin to describe to you how excite...
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Finding The Muse
February 12, 2015 - When I did a shout-out for blog topics for tonight, I got quite an overwhelming response. Usually when I post such quest...
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> Real Landscape Photography, Standing Up <
January 27, 2015 - Hi there... Ugo Cei?...
I read your article, I love your boldness and the amazing discussion you have generated on a wo...
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Stories
January 21, 2015 - Stories can take many forms, not all of them have to be fiction.
As photographers, we all seem to have similar stories...
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Pep Talk
January 08, 2015 - This is for you, for me and for anyone else who cares to listen.
Only a few weeks ago, back in December 2014, I hea...
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Retrospective 2014
December 18, 2014 - Two thousand and Fourteen has been a big year for me, and despite the ups and downs (which, sad to say, is like the best...
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Projects: Getting Lost in them
November 23, 2014 - ^Hraunfossar, Iceland 2014
Once again, as it often does, too much time has gone between my last post and now. I can ass...
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Golden Shopping Trolley Awards 2014
November 11, 2014 - ^ My winning entry for the Golden Shopping Trolley awards.
I'm so sorry I couldn't be at the awards night, it was a lon...
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Tough Competition
October 17, 2014 - I do realize that writing a blog about this very subject is touchy for some; the many differing opinions out there are f...
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Moody Iceland (pictures)
October 08, 2014 - Okay so as it turns out, I can't resist a blog. But instead of painting the scene with words, let's look over some of my...
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A Sprinkle Of Magic
October 04, 2014 - ^ Snow dusted mountains around Borgaines
*** A NOTE ABOUT THE IMAGES ***
As always, these are not the final edits, I w...
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Tail End
September 29, 2014 - It seemed like only a little while ago that I was unable to contain my excitement for this trip, that the routine of the...
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Geo Thermal Goodness
September 27, 2014 - It's been a quieter-paced last few days around here. Since my last post about the Eruption that we witnessed by plane ov...
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Eruption!
September 23, 2014 - Today has been one of those crazy days.
I slept on a mountain, ate a Reindeer burger, flew over an eruption and saw the...
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Return to Jokulsarlon
September 20, 2014 - ((apologies for being picture-light, the internet here is dropping every few minutes))
I have had the most incredible d...
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Tourist Traps
September 18, 2014 - Keeping it short and sweet today.
We've now been in the deep south of Iceland for our second night in Vik. The weather...
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Landmannalaugar
September 17, 2014 - I hadn't seen much point in blogging the days while I was still in Reykjavik, I mean how interesting can I be when descr...
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Return to Reykjavik
September 14, 2014 - The Return To Reykjavik
It took me being back, driving down the desolate roads between Keflavik and Reykjavik, for th...
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OH MY AURORA!
September 12, 2014 - Good Morning from Trondheim!
I just wanted to post a super-quick blog before running away again, about last nights' Aur...
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Oslo to Trondheim
September 10, 2014 - Oslo to Trondheim (by train)
Wednesday September 10 2014
It's been a day of travelling long distances and navigating t...
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And We're Off! (soon)
September 06, 2014 - It's always the way it goes when planning for a trip, packing for a trip, those last few days leading up to the actual d...
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Lists!
August 28, 2014 - ^ Processing for procrastination....
I’ve tried to avoid the many “I’m so incredibly excited for my holiday” blog posts...
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Two Weeks
August 24, 2014 - ^ Have no shame, 2012
Two weeks until I fly away on my big adventure, a year in the making! back to the land of the unp...
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Snappy 11-15 August
August 11, 2014 - Make It Snappy!
11-15 August 2014
Monday 11 August
This is mostly applicable to non-photographers, but therein li...
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Snappy August 4-8
August 03, 2014 - Make It Snappy!
August 4- 8 2014
Monday August 4
Monday.
The day of dashing hopes that all granted freedoms have b...
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An Open Letter To Julie Fletcher (& The Daily Mail)
July 31, 2014 - Hi Julie,
You don’t know me, it seems, but I have been following your work on Flickr and Facebook for many years now. M...
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Snappy: July 22-27
July 21, 2014 - Make It Snappy July 22-27 2014
Tuesday 22 July 2014
I love writing. I really, really do. That's why I'm going to tri...
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Accredited
July 03, 2014 - Well, if you’ve been following my Facebook page, then there’s no doubt you’d have caught the announcement earlier this w...
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Catching Up
June 12, 2014 - I know…
I know it’s been a while since my last blog and I’m sorry about that.
So much has happened, but so little as w...
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Creative Hangover
May 20, 2014 - It’s official.
I have creative hangover.
It’s that feeling that not so long ago, I was not there, at my allocated desk...
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A Smattering Of Snow
May 12, 2014 - What a chaotic, but insanely fun weekend I've just had. My faith in photo tours for advanced photographers has been rest...
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Kosciuszko Dreaming
May 10, 2014 - Finally I've had enough downtime to write and post a blog I apologiise that it has taken me this long, but I've been so...
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Aurora Australis!
April 30, 2014 - As I was preparing to settle in and sort out my last night in Tasmania, blog about how wonderful my time has been, news...
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So Far
April 29, 2014 - I've taken so many shots over the past few days here in Tasmania, that I just cannot sit on some of them for the time it...
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Fagus Finale for 2014
April 26, 2014 - ^ Yellow Fagus
Another fagus week is over for another year. I can hardly believe how fast it went, how many shots I hav...
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Day 7: Not So Invincible
April 25, 2014 - ^ A single image from a timelapse I'm working on, as part of a larger Tasmania video. Not bad for an impromptu location!...
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Day 5 and 6: Adventures Galore!
April 24, 2014 - Day 5: Bridal Veil and Champagne Falls
I had been looking forward to Wednesday Waterfalls with Brett Chatwin ever since...
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Day 4: Dancing In The Ballroom
April 22, 2014 - For once, today started laid back and casual. Our avid adventurers, Rob and Mark, had just arrived after spending a few...
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Day 3: A Whole Lot Of Walking!
April 20, 2014 - I have come to the conclusion that all photographers who are serious about their craft like pain and do crazy things....
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Day 2: Deloraine to Cradle Mountain
April 20, 2014 - Day 2: Deloraine to Cradle Mountain
After having gone to bed early last night, you'd think that I was ready to jump out...
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Day 1: Deloraine
April 19, 2014 - It was as if I was still daydreaming, any second I expected to be pulled out from my reality to find myself sitting at m...
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Adventure Mode!
April 16, 2014 - How time flies.
It was just the beginning of the year when I was lamenting how long I had to go until I left for Tasman...
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Photography Commandments to Live By!
April 10, 2014 - Things that seem simple and just taken for granted for me, might not be so to someone else. These apply to rules, manner...
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March Review
March 27, 2014 - March.
Wow, what a month! Can't believe it's nearly April, how quickly is this year going to go?!
I wanted to review t...
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Focus On: Kane Gledhill :: A Tribute To The S.S Dicky
March 20, 2014 - Back in 2009- 2011 Kane and I were two members of a four-strong group. Together with Matthew Stewart and Josh Robertson...
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Finding the Focus
March 18, 2014 - There comes a point where you want to take a chance, to push the limits, to try something new. It doesn't have to necess...
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Between Takes
February 27, 2014 - For most Landscape photographers, like I, waiting to go away to capture some more scenes is excruciating. For those of u...
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Sunflower Seeking
February 17, 2014 - How excited I was to do this shoot.
It was the culmination of months of planning, study and research of the best fields...
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ND5 - A Personal Reflection
February 10, 2014 - Image credit: Christian Fletcher
Over this weekend just passed, I attended the exhibition preview for Shark Bay “Inscri...
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January
January 21, 2014 - January has flown, it has absolutely disappeared before my eyes. Here we are, already one week until the end.
I must th...
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2013 Retrospective
January 03, 2014 - I’ve now written a years’ Retrospective for the last few years’ past. While only my 2012 and 2011 are available, they’re...
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Mojo Motivating Ideas!
November 28, 2013 - I asked my Facebook Photography community what they wanted to see me blog about tonight, and the idea of Photographic Aw...
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Helping Hands
September 07, 2013 - Just last week, I was in Melbourne on a short sojourn away from the thrills and spills of my Mon-Fri occupation.
It was...
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2013 Awards Thus Far
August 16, 2013 - My last post caused a bit of controversy and discussion among photographers around me.
While I’m glad it all caused a b...
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Winding Roads
April 21, 2013 - On my arrival in Launceston I was greeted with the typical tassie chill. A reminder that I’m no longer in Queensland, Do...
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Published!
April 01, 2013 - It is with great joy that I share this post tonight.
Many of you who are followers to my Facebook page chamellieon_phot...
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Hey! That's my Photo!
February 18, 2013 - So, someone else has (had) stolen my work, again…
This theme is becoming all too much of a frequent occurrence, and it’...
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2012 Retrospective
December 30, 2012 - It’s scary and strange how quickly a year flies by.
One moment you’re in January with 300+ days ahead of you, and the n...
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Totality
November 20, 2012 - Once again, I’m well overdue for a post, having had so much stuff happen since my last post.
The Featured image? I’ll g...
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Return To Reality
October 18, 2012 - Yet again time has flown since my last post, indeed I did not mean for it to be such a long time!
Many things have happ...
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In Reflection
October 03, 2012 - I’ve been meaning to write this post for the better part of a week since I got back. The thing that stops me all the tim...
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Departure
September 24, 2012 - Goodbye Iceland
It was around 8.30am when i naturally opened my eyes this morning, rubbed them clear and sat up in my t...
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Exploring
September 23, 2012 - **Pictures are not final edits.. there’s still work to be done… but a story without pictures is well… less interesting?*...
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Going For Green
September 22, 2012 - ***I preface this post by saying all pictures contained within are a work in progress. They are not the final work***...
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Good 'Ol Geysir
September 18, 2012 - As we’ve nearly reached the end of the trip venturing out in the regions, the past few days have seen us do the touristy...
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Off The Beaten Track
September 17, 2012 - Today has been a little different from other days. It’s been more of a tourist day, rather than a photography day. I did...
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Speechless
September 14, 2012 - I don’t know the meaning of the word “Jokusarlon” in Icelandic, but I think as a rough guesstimate, it would mean “Holy...
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Southward Bound
September 14, 2012 - Hello again, thanks for taking the time to read my blog, check out the pictures and following my travels.
I think its f...
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Putting The Ice In Iceland
September 10, 2012 - Apologies for the lack of pictures, i have a connection thats flakier than a freshly baked croissant…
Waking up in Akur...
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The Beautiful Problem
September 08, 2012 - After reading Josh’s blog and feeling like I’ve seriously been put to shame with regards to my lack of story and image s...
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The Real Beginning
September 07, 2012 - And the adventure has begun!
We’re staring down the business end of this trip, the adventure, thrills and spills are no...
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