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December 28, 2009

It’s amazing how quickly you start taking things for granted. Since being home for just over a fortnight I pretty much expect the weather to be clear, sunny and warm every day, and so far it hasn’t let me down. At the risk of being Captain Obvious there are a lot of differences between Adelaide […]

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December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas internet! My gift to you is the gift of knowledge, passed on in my last 2 instructional posts, this information will no doubt prove invaluable should you wish to give your parents a heart attack or smuggle excess baggage on a long haul flight. Information is the gift that keeps on giving.

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December 22, 2009

In this week’s installment of “how to” you will learn an excellent method of surprising your parents. Here are the steps. Step 1: Tell them you won’t be home from overseas till after Christmas Step 2: Tell them a friend will be dropping round Christmas presents a few weeks before Christmas Step 3: Get your […]

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December 16, 2009

I’m onto my third glass of French fine wine in the British Airways lounge at Heathrow, an hour from now I’ll be climbing into my Business Class seat, enjoying my welcome Champagne, then locking down for the 24 hour flight home to Adelaide. For good. I’m looking pretty composed and suitably attired in my polo […]

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December 13, 2009

Last weekend I had the pleasure of taking Anyela and Shane on a photo shoot round my London hood of Old Street. Those who’ve been there will know that it’s the exact opposite of the stunning parks, gardens and traditional old houses that you’d expect to see in London, it’s more urban, edgy, and interesting.

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November 29, 2009

Another crazy London weekend for Simon Bills of simonbills.com fame. Friday night saw a Movember house party at our Old St flat where my flat mate Dave was awarded Mo of the match by myself. A magnum of Moet was presented (or maybe it was just a magnum of Waitrose champagne, either way it was […]

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November 26, 2009

On Sunday my flatmate Gerhard and I headed out to Camden to do something quite unusual. As Danny put it, this really took some “stones”. The stones were actually all Gerhard’s to be fair, I was more in the background, but it sure was fun.

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November 22, 2009

Yesterday I was under the pump. Most people I shoot have a passing interest in photography at best, they know what they like but don’t know their f stops from their ISO – which is brilliant! You see, when people aren’t heavily into something they’re easier to impress, a nice bokeh (blurry creamy dreamy background) […]

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November 15, 2009

Over the years I’ve taken a lot of photos of the London Eye. 2 of my previous day jobs were within a short walk of the eye, and while I was learning the ropes of photography this was a favourite subject. Apologies for the varying sizes below, don’t have the time to standardise the size […]

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November 13, 2009

Hecticity – look it up, it’s a word. And if wasn’t 20 seconds ago then it is now (welcome anyone who found this page by googling hecticity, I like your style). This word basically sums up my life at the moment, ie, my life is a state of high hecticity.

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