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…
CAPTAIN MOONLITE RIDES AGAIN In 2020 during the Covid pandemic, I was approached by Cafs (Child and Family Services) Ballarat to take the creative lead on a project that was set to be a first for Ballarat in many ways. A public show of support for Ballarat’s LGBTIQ community, shining a spotlight on arguably Ballarat’s…
Firstly, thank you to everyone who has been part of the journey this year! We’ve welcomed more wonderful clients into the fold, worked on some really inspiring & rewarding projects & warmed our souls by the fire of creativity. A new staff member also came on board in 2016 – Tom, who’s been producing some…
I remember so clearly the first time I had a photo published. I was walking down the street in the wee hours of a Scottish morning in Edinburgh, perhaps somewhat intoxicated, with some of the cast of a play I had photographed for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival a few months earlier while I was still…
This is the second time I’ve photographed Joe Dolce & his playfulness, openness & warmth made both occasions so much fun. The first shoot with Joe & his partner (a renowned artist in her own right) Lin Van Hek was a couple of years ago, when I was photographing couples all over the east coast…
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…
I’ve been working with a few local artists around Ballarat & Daylesford lately, photographing their works for websites & promo flyers. It’s really exciting to see artists putting more of a business hat on (however uncomfortable it may feel) & taking the time to have their work professionally photographed. It’s important, not just so…