Ricoh GR at the Beach
Took my beloved Ricoh GR to the beach, but I didn't want to get it wet. To avoid unwanted moisture I brought with me my super limited, super secretive, limited run water housing...
Expired T-Max 400 at Abandoned Apartments, Melbourne
Finally took the Bronica RF 645 out again, this time for a fun afternoon of shooting at an abandoned apartment block in Melbourne’s North. Unfortunately, most of the apartments were boarded up and the doors screwed shut. I was able to make it into a couple of them, but they were largely vacant and pretty smelly.
Medium Format Landscape Photography at Falls Creek Ski Resort
I took out the trusty Bronica RF 645 and a roll of Portra 400 as well as a roll of expired T-Max 400 to see how both films would fare. While I'm in no way a decent landscape photographer some of the shots came out OK.
Ricoh GR Street Photography in Chinatown
JC heads back into Melbourne’s Chinatown with his tiny Ricoh GR to shoot some afternoon street. You’ll see all the […]
Contax G2 + 28mm Biogon in Melbourne
JC heads into Melbourne's busy CBD during his lunch break to shoot a roll of Ilford HP5 400 with his Contax G2 on the street.
Guest Post: Ja Lu St, Telling A Story
The old saying goes a picture tells a thousand words. Its hard to capture the full story in one photograph however some of the best images capture a hint of it. A photograph tells you a lot about the person who clicked the shutter.
Stop Shooting Backs and Focus on Faces
This is the sort of advice I wish I had been given years ago! Spending time developing your skills shooting faces, expressions and gestures while not wussing out shooting backs definitely makes better street photography. Your photographs are richer, more interesting and connect with your audience much better. This short guide will help you overcome the fear!
Homeward: Ballarat
I grew up in Ballarat and since moving away, I always try to make it back home to explore. This photo series covers the sights, nooks, crannies and hot spots that make up this oddball heritage listing obsessed town. There's some street, some urban, some documentary and landscape in an effort to give you a glimpse of Ballarat from my point of view.
Red Hot Australian Summer
This short project was shot over a few weekends at the famous and during the summer months often crowded Torquay Surf Beach. It examines this beautiful location's appeal to local, tourist and weekender alike through exposing the surf and sun culture mixed with documenting the crowds on the beach street style. It was shot entirely on a plastic fantastic Olympus 35mm point and shoot loaded with cheap Fujifilm Superia XTRA 400 film.
Random Roll #3 – Olympus OZ10 + Fuji 400H
I recently received a little known camera from Japan, the Olympus OZ10 point and shoot. Continuing my obsession with point and shoot film cameras I picked this little plastic fantastic up for the $AUD equivalent of a Red Bull and a meat pie. It’s little beauty and a true hidden gem of the Olympus compact line of the mid-1990s
Random Roll #2 – Contax TVS + Ilford HP5
I’ve been hanging onto a few HP5 rolls, ready to be shot on my badass little Contax TVS which only […]
Abandoned Petrol Station, Maribyrnong
I drive past this beat to shit old and now long abandoned Petrol Station in Maribyrnong every other week. Finally, […]
One Day in Melbourne with the Nikon Zoom 310 AF + Fuji Superia 400
I hadn’t shot in a while so, I decided to take out my little Nikon Zoom 310 AF compact scored […]
One Day in Port Douglas with the Ricoh GR
When I travel, I try to travel as light as humanly possible. Laptop, phone, single camera and lens, HDD, SD […]
One Day in Melbourne with the Contax TVS Digital
I took out my little Contax TVS Digital, one of my all time favourite cameras for a day of shooting […]
Melbourne in Street Photographs, 2017
A short piece on Melbourne’s streets, surrounds, locations and oddities. Captured in 2016-17. Mostly unposted and unshared photographs from the […]
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