When the City of Ballarat put a call out in 2020 for art project pitches for it’s new initiative Continuous Voices I thought it was a brilliant move by the council. Ballarat has a long history of sexual abuse and a long history of sweeping it under the rug. So engaging the arts as a…
It wasn’t until I was at university doing a degree in Fine art, (majoring in painting) and I took some electives in Aboriginal art and culture that I realised the Australian history I was taught at school was a lie. Shame, anger, devastation and heartbreak were some of the things I felt as I learned…
A few months ago I was approached by Sofia Fiusco who was then the Executive Officer of Leadership Ballarat & Western Region. She wanted to create a film that showed the strength of the Indigenous participants in LBWR & the effect that their presence has had on other LBWR alumni. So we wanted to harness…
The youth rapping at the start of the film was beside himself to be given the opportunity to record his work. He took it so seriously. He was nervous. He worked, recorded, re-recorded for almost an hour until he was happy with it. This is a boy who generally can’t be engaged for more than…
It’s been an incredible year & I wanted to take a moment to reflect on everything that has been created this year & thank everyone that trusted me to create images for them & their businesses – in both creative & corporate areas. It’s been so much fun & I hope I’ve helped get…
My series of artist documentary short films is well under way. Nathan Curnow is the latest focus. Poet, playwright & short fiction writer, Nathan has been widely published both in Australia & overseas. I met Nathan a few weeks after moving to Ballarat & when I started making these docos he was high up on…
It definitely was a diverse week of photography last week. There was a shoot with awesome gold-clad Champagne Serenade singers performing at a Melbourne restaurant, there was a studio full of pot plants & fancy watering devices and there was this… a film noir inspired shoot with Melbourne musician Frankie Alibi & his hot 1954…
I recently headed over to Nova Scotia on a whirlwind trip for my brother’s wedding. I was very nearly in the air longer than I was on the ground, but it was worth it. Not only to be part of my brother’s commitment to his now wife, but also to see a part of the…
Jamie Blomeley is a break dancer based in Ballarat with massive amounts of passion, energy, strength & determination. He runs Existdance & his studio in Ballarat (called Da Crib) is home to loads of dance classes that I’m sure not only inspires local youth, but provides a space to hang out & do positive stuff.…
Ballarat Arts are well & truly alive. I photographed the final in a 4 part series of events aimed at bringing together the artists of Ballarat & surrounds. The result is an inspiring & eclectic mix of artists crossing various artforms & ages. This night began at Alfred Deakin Place with a viewing…