November 24, 2011 – 11:15 pm
A more pointed example than Buenos Aires that big cities are just not my cup of tea I cannot imagine. The sprawling, seething urban metropolis ticks all the boxes for things I dislike about big cities – pollution, over-crowding, poverty, crime, grime, the list goes on. And to top it all off its far too [...]
November 22, 2011 – 9:21 pm
Pinch me and call me excited! After a year and a half of waiting the date of departure has finally arrived and I am flying out very early AM tomorrow morning for Buenos Aires on my way to Ushuaia and then Antarctica. I booked this expedition well over a year ago now and to be [...]
October 28, 2011 – 8:42 pm
I was recently interviewed for Canon Australia’s CPS Pro website and the content of the interview is now online at CPS Australia. Although the discussion was wide ranging and varied there was an emphasis on large format printing and the fact that I do all of my own printing in-house. Printing is a critical part [...]
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Tagged Landscape, Nature, Photography, Photography Equipment, Wilderness
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October 26, 2011 – 9:59 pm
For those of you that follow my blog on a regular basis you will be well aware that I am a big fan of the Gura Gear Kiboko 30L camera bag. Like most photographers I have a cupboard full of camera bags; but since I purchased and started using the Gura Gear Kiboko 30L about a year and a [...]
October 24, 2011 – 11:44 am
I am very pleased to announce the release the official Silvershotz 2011 Portfolio Award Press Release. I received notification a few weeks ago that my photography had been selected to be included in the prestiguous 2011 Folio Annual as one of 31 sucessful photographers from 12 countries around the world. I am extremely honoured to have been [...]
October 17, 2011 – 2:27 pm
I have written before quite extensively on the subject of outdoor photography gloves for cold weather and as of my last ‘glove find post‘ I thought I had finally found the best option out there – the Seal Skinz. I still believe the Seal Skinz are an excellent glove for outdoor photography in cold weather. [...]
October 11, 2011 – 3:54 pm
Over recent years traditional paper magazines have been adding more and more online content to their websites in an effort to keep their readers interested, engaged and to maintain their relevance in a world increasingly enamoured with (must have it now) online content. These magazines walk a somewhat tenuous line between satisfying their traditional readership [...]
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Tagged Landscape, Nature, Photography, Wilderness
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October 3, 2011 – 2:24 pm
Every second month Canon Australia asks a professional photographer to set a challenge and guest judge the Canon EOS 1 Wall. 1Wall is exactly that: A wall that only the very best photos submitted for judging make it onto. The pro photographer sets a theme, and participants have the chance to submit the best photograph [...]
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September 27, 2011 – 4:49 pm
For the regular readers of my blog it will come as no surprise that I am a big fan of the 66 North brand of clothing from Iceland. It is therefore a fait accompli that 66 North is high on my packing list for Antarctica in November this year. For those of you who may [...]
September 15, 2011 – 5:03 pm
I started a blog post about my packing list for the Antarctica expedition in November this year and quickly realised that it was going to be a very long list indeed. So, rather than try and squeeze it into a single post I am breaking up the list into different components to make it a [...]
September 2, 2011 – 8:16 am
Each month the International Aperture Accademy features a selected individual professional photographer on their website in the form of a question and answer interview. It is an opportunity to hear what other professional photographers have to say on various topics as well as being an outlet for them to tell their personal story and discuss [...]
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Also posted in Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, News and Updates, Photographs, Tasmania, Travel Photography
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Tagged Landscape, Nature, Photography, Photography Equipment, Photography Software, Wilderness, Wildlife
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August 22, 2011 – 12:00 pm
I realised this morning it is now only three months until I leave for Antarctica with Quark Expeditions; which means it is definitely time to get a wriggle on in terms of a packing list and preperation. I have a pretty good idea already on what I plan to take with me but I still [...]
Last year I schlepped my 17″ Macbook Pro, power pack and accessories all the way from Australia to Iceland (along with 25+ kilograms of camera equipment). I learnt an important lesson from this exercise: I should not have purchased a 17″ laptop for field work (international or otherwise); a 15″ would have been more than [...]
Antarctica is now less than nine months away and I am already starting to seriously think about what to take with me in the way of equipment as well as how to plan for the trip. Outside of the obvious must take items such as warm clothes, layers of goretex, dramamine, ipod, camera gear and [...]
February 26, 2011 – 8:19 pm
Without a doubt my favourite two subjects for landscape photography are Icebergs and Glaciers; and this photograph from the Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon in Iceland last year has both. Icebergs have a magical ethereal quality that I find extremely appealing and photogenic. I made a special effort whilst in Iceland to spend extra time at the [...]
December 18, 2010 – 10:27 pm
It has been quite a while since my last update (my apologies); things have just been very hectic at the office with the usual pre-Christmas insanity. I really do not understand what it is about the pre-Christmas period that makes people act as if the world is coming to an end. The desire to get [...]
November 14, 2010 – 8:03 pm
I feel I am getting close now to mining all the gems from my trip to Iceland back in July / August this year. As I have blogged about before, sorting, editing and processing has been a continuous albeit sporadic affair when time has permitted. The pace of family and work life these days seems [...]
September 18, 2010 – 10:05 am
With Iceland ‘ticked’ for 2010 (although I can hardly wait to go back) I have started to turn my attention to other photographic expeditions for the remainder of this year and next year. Even though, I am still sorting, editing, processing and printing photographs from Iceland (and will be for many months I think) I [...]
