Confucius Statue
This statue of the Chinese philosopher Confucius was gifted to Southport, Australia in 2014. It overlooks the Chinatown precinct of the Gold Coast. The area is an exercise in urban regeneration not...
View ArticleMothers Day
This yellow sun flower was photographed at the Bundaberg Botanic Garden in Queensland. Today is Mothers Day in Australia. It originates from the american holiday pioneered by Anna Jarvis in 1908....
View ArticleGold Coast
This is the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. It is one of a set of Australian Skylines which I have used long exposures to photograph cities at night over water. This image has been accepted by...
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Sprint Boat
This is what happens when you strap a V8 to a dinghy. Today was round 2 & 3 of the Australian Superboat Champsionships. I was there with some friends from work (Panedia) because one of them had...
View ArticleNotorious Evening
Last weekend we welcomed the return of the ‘Notorious’ and her crew to Queensland. This hand built ship is both labour of love and home to Captain Graeme Wylie and his wife Felicite. They had been...
View ArticleThe Spit
This is The Spit on the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is a sand bar off the coast of Southport and our largest local beach. We biked down there yesterday to look for one of the sets for the new Pirates...
View ArticlePirate Set
This is one of the sets of the new Pirates of the Caribbean film “Dead Men Tell No Tales” which is currently being filmed on the Gold Coast in Queensland. They have fenced off a long sand beach on the...
View Article4th July
Happy 4th July to any Americans out there. I have never photographed America so I found these fireworks which were taken at the 2014 New Year display in Sydney. To its credit, Australia managed to...
View ArticleCuban Thaw
I photographed these people in Cuba in 2004 when Fidel Castro was still running the country. I was pleased to hear that the USA plan to reopen their embassy in Havana this month, after 54 years. Maybe...
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Nikki Hill
This is Nikki Hill playing the Mojo stage of the 2015 Byron Bay Bluesfest. Along with guitarist husband Matt Hill they put on a high energy performance of raw Rock and Soul. This image has been...
View ArticlePied Currawong
This is a Pied Currawong in the Springbrook national park on the Queensland New South Wales border. The bird is native to Australia and has been found as far south as Victoria. It is an omnivore which...
View ArticleVenusian Dunes
These are the Eucla Dunes in the deserts of Western Australia, 7 miles from the South Australian border. They are made of limestone sand rather than silica having originated on the sea bed. Eucla is...
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Pimped Classic
Karen photographed this classic car in Cuba. If anybody knows the model please leave a comment. I used fractalius and photoshop to pimp it up.
View ArticleSpringbrook Leatherwood
These are the roots of an endangered species of tree known as a Springbrook Leatherwood. It is found in a single river catchment in the temperate rainforest crossing Queensland and New South Wales in...
View ArticlePeppermint Tree
This is the Peppermint Tree in Kings Park Botanic Garden in Perth, Western Australia. This image has been accepted by Shutterstock for Stock Photography and is available for download here.
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Chevrolet Engine
I discovered this Chevrolet Engine on display in a random car park in New South Wales. On a drive from Sydney to Southport in 2014, at some point while stopping for food, I stumbled upon the...
View ArticleConception Cathedral
This is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cienfuegos. Roman Catholicism is the main religion in Cuba. In 2015 Raúl Castro lifted a ban on people of any faith joining the Communist party....
View ArticleYoung Magpie
This juvenile Australian magpie has been hanging around our garden on the Gold Coast. This was the first time I have seen it without its parents. It was busily hunting bugs in the grass this afternoon....
View ArticleCuban Music
The music of Cuba is exceptional. History has made it unique. We found it in every city in the cafes, bars and on the streets. Being a musician in Cuba is considered a profession worthy of a wage from...
View ArticleCoast Lights
This night shot was taken from Q1 in Surfers Paradise. It is the tallest building on the Gold Coast and has a 360 degree viewing platform. This angle is towards Southport and The Spit. This image has...
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