Predominantly Orange at Paper Trail ( a small press huddle)

Paper Trail, organised by Hard Workers Club andSmalltime Books, will assemble together the best of Independent Press publishers, stockists, and distributors. During approximately six hours, stallholders (Smalltime Books, Motto Melbourne, Perimeter Books, Knowledge Editions to name a few) will showcase arts and photo zines, books, and even miscellany and celebrate printed works with the public.

My self-published book Predominantly Orange will be on display and available.

Magic Johnston 27-29 Johnston Street, Collingwood

December 1st - 2nd, 10 a.m. — 4 p.m.

The Photography Room

Semaphore Signal (Yanderra NSW) 2008

The Photography Room, a small but earnest photography gallery founded by Sean Davey on the outskirts of Canberra, will celebrate its first year with a group show that includes two images from my ongoing Landmarks series, including Barraganyatti Bales (viewable in an earlier post), and Semaphore Signal 2008, above.

Predominantly Orange on Japan Camera Hunter

Predominantly Orange on Japan Camera Hunter

My book Predominantly Orange, available here, has been featured by popular photography blogger Bellamy Hunt, AKA Japan Camera Hunter, in his In Your Bag section. Bellamy features the innards of people's camera bags and also sources cameras from Japan for international clients. 

Twenty years of restoring sight

Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, The Fred Hollows Foundation and the Australian Embassy present Australia and Nepal: 20 Years of Restoring Sight, a showcase of photographs celebrating the 20th Anniversary year of The Fred Hollows Foundation. Looking through the eyes of accomplished photographers Michael Amendolia, Jon Reid, Ami Vitale, Anne Crawford, Penny Bradfield, Ray Martin and Satish Sharma, the exhibition explores the journey of Tilganga and its work in Nepal and the region over the past two decades.

Predominantly Orange at C & D Photobook Show

My book Predominantly Orange is among 70 photo books being shown at the C and D photobook shows.

C Book Show
Hosted by Create Studio, Brighton, UK
Opening night:
Friday 17 Aug from 6pm
General opening:
Saturday 18 Aug 10am – 6pm Sunday 19 Aug 11am – 5pm
Panel discussion at venue:
Saturday 18 Aug 2.30pm

D Book Show
Hosted by The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland
Opening night:
Friday 31 August 4 6pm at museum,
General opening:
Friday 31 Aug 12 – 6pm
Saturday 1 Sept 11am – 6pm Sunday 2 Sept 11am – 6pm
Panel discussion at venue:
Sunday 2 September from 2pm

Finalist - Inaugural Kennedy Awards

Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read

My portrait of underworld figure Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read was shortlisted for Outstanding Portrait at the inaugural Kennedy Awards for journalistic excellence in New South Wales. The awards are in honour of legendary police and crime reporter Les Kennedy, who died a year ealier. I worked with Les on many stories.

Photos1440

Back for the third year Photos1440 showcases the best work from the Sydney Morning Herald photographers from the past year and is run in conjunction with the visiting World Press Photo exhibition at the State Library of New South Wales.

Is the drover's day done?

Freelance horseman Al Crane by fire-light.

My photo-essay, and video, from a few days in the long paddock with drovers Arthur Webb and Al Crane along Humula Road in southern New South Wales.

Chefs Ink

Master pastry chef Adriano Zumbo on the cover of good living 15 May 2012Master pastry chef Adriano Zumbo and others were photographed by myself and a few colleagues for Chefs Ink.

Spectrum cover of Emily Barclay

Emily Barclay & director Simon StoneActor Emily Barclay and director Simon Stone for the cover of Spectrum, in the 28 April weekend edition of The Sydney Morning Herald.

R.I.P Amira

Hand-raised white rhino calf Amira with her companion Gerte.

Amira is a white rhinoceros I photographed a few years ago at age 6 weeks. Pictured here with her companion Gerte after a wallow. She weighed 115kg when this picture was taken and was hard to move when she stood on my foot. Amari mysteriously died, along with three others at Western Plains Zoo, yesterday.

Platinum Printing course (Sydney Australia)

On March 24 & 25th I'll be assisting Gordon Undy, of Point Light, in running a beginners course in platinum printing.

The course starts the weekend before on Saturday 17 March when Gordon will teach and assist students in making enlarged negatives of their photographs. Places are limited.

Contact Point Light for details:
t: +61 2 9281 6615
m: +61 408 461 664
w: www.pointlight.com.au e: gallery@pointlight.com.au

Drag for Dollars

Sheneeds Amore performs at ARQ nightclubPublished today on the Sydney Morning Herald site and also featured on the SMH iPad app is my Drag for Dollars project, on the contestants in the talent-quest style competition for amateur drag queens.

Instagrams II

Some more of my Instagrams featured in the Summer Herald supplement in today's Sydney Morning Herald.

Instagrams

A selection of my Instagrams featured in the Summer Herald supplement in today's Sydney Morning Herald. Each day Herald photographers Instagram pictures, shot on iPhone's, are being featured.