Perry Sandhills

Andrew and I went out the Mildura in the Victorian outback a few weeks ago. While there we decided to take a drive over to Wentworth and check out the Perry Sandhills, these are the images from our journey into the desert:

Archive of the Lost

I have been working recently on an article discussing photographing ruins as an archive of the place. Photographic archives have come into popularity the past few years, used to document the life of an event. I feel that ruins themselves can be archives, they can remain as they were at their last use, a moment frozen in time, they can show evidence of the years that have passed through items left behind by people who have traveled to the site. While in Fiji I had the opportunity to photograph what I consider an archival ruin.

Korolevu was the first resort on the Coral Coast and business boomed while it was open, business was so good that an airport was opened across from the resort to fly the guest from Nadi straight to the resort. Sadly, in 1983 a hurricane hit the resort knocking out all power that wasn't restored for months, around the same time there was a lease despute that saw the hotel stripped down to nothing. The resort was family owned and opertated so the money was not available to get the resort back on its feet. So there it has sat since 1983.

The photographs I have taken show the resort 27 years on, the buildings still standing, the paths barely visible in the underbrush and natural vegitation taking back over. Soon the land will be sold and redeveloped and there will be no evidence of what original stood on the site, that is where the photographic archive comes in. My images are just part of that archive, photographs were taken of construction, of the building while it thrived, the initial destruction and now the regrowth, all of this makes up the life of the building. I hope you enjoy my contribution.

The Queen's Birthday

As per usual Andrew and I can't agree on which image is best so I'm putting it out there for you guys to decide. Which of the three images works best to represent the Queen's birthday?

Jayden

The other weekend I had the joy of photographing Jayden, an adorable little boy who just loved the camera, here are some of my favourite results.

Ray White Corporate Portfolios

Last week I took some photos for work:

In the middle of it all Scott jumped into for his quick 60 second photo shoot, the results were brilliant.

what an agent

52 Fail

Well, as you can see my attempt at 52 weeks of self portraits has failed, I'm ok with this though because it was really just a way to make sure I keep taking pictures and I think I've been managing that without rushing to try and jam a self portrait into the mix every week. There will still be some self portraits and a whole lot of other things I'm trying out. Check back tonight for some fun and exciting images I did this past week.

Action Jackson

I've started my lovely pet photography side business now and it is so much fun, mainly because I get to play with more puppies. These are the photos I did the other day of Jasmine Jackson, the dog of one of the guys I work with at Ray White. Off to a good start with the pet photography I'd say.

Additionally, I have signed my office up to participate in the RSPCA's Cupcake Day on August 16th. If you can either come by our office on that day for a Cupcake or donate online to benefit the RSPCA the animals would be very grateful: http://www.fundraise.rspcacupcakeday.com.au/ray_white_belconnen

Miss Shelley Ray

This past weekend I convinced my friend Shelley Ray to let me photograph her, she has this very natural appeal and the best accessories ever. We got some great shots in my studio and down on Pine Island and these are my current favourites from the day.

Shelley has the perfect accessories to pull off shots like the one below that look so vintage Vogue.

Business card

The new business cards Andrew designed for the arrived in the mail the other day: