Category: News
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Reconnected now on at the MAC
The Reconnected exhibition at the Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie opened to the public earlier this week. My collage, Life During the Virus, is part of the exhibit. This is me and the collage on opening day! It was great being there and talking with some of the other artists. There are some…
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2020 Calendar Available Now!
I’m pleased to announce that my 2020 calendar is now available for purchase! The calendar features 12 landscape images from around beautiful Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and The Hunter. All of the photos were taken this year and the calendar includes several photos I haven’t shared before. I’m very proud of all the photos – they’re…
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I Can’t See New York
Seventeen years ~Feels like a lifetime,And yesterday ~We remember In some ways it’s hard to believe that it’s been seventeen years since September 11. It seems like an age ago – it was more than half my lifetime ago now, in fact. The world has changed so much. And yet in other ways it barely…
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Rise to Save Our Coast
The Rise for Climate event was on this Saturday, September 8. You may have seen some of the news reports about it over the weekend but if you didn’t, Rise for Climate saw hundreds of cities and towns around the world join together to hold peaceful protests and rallies calling on the world’s leaders to…
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Love Wins
I took this photo last month in Broadmeadow while on my way to catch the train for a trip to Sydney. It was complete happenstance that I came across it but I had to stop and take a quick shot. I thought I’d post it today as I think it sums up how so many…
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Some Thoughts on the Election
Like a lot of Australians, I’m still digesting the results – or rather lack of results – from Saturday’s election. I thought I’d share a few thoughts while it’s all still fresh in my mind. At the moment we still don’t know the final result and won’t know until Tuesday at the earliest, probably later.…
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I’ve Started a Facebook Page
Just a quick note. I’ve just started a Facebook page for my photography and writing in case anyone would like to follow it. I’ve mainly started it as I tend to get quite a few friend requests from people who have just found my blog and want to see more of my photos. While I’m…
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Q&A #2 – Writing, Zombies, Creationism and Batman
I had planned an interesting post for today but it’s been stinking hot in Newcastle – it passed 39’C where I am – and my brain has kind of shut down. I tried waking it up but it just went “nope stupid human, not gonna happen, come back tomorrow” and went back to being lazy.…
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Q&A #1 – Trump, Atheism, Love and Guns
So this is the first in a new series of posts I thought I’d start. I’ve always liked the idea of having a random q&a section on the blog; I thought it’d be a fun way to talk about some extra topics and help people to get to know me a little better. So that’s…
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Star Wars: Episode X – The Dark Side Rises
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GaQNG_oEosJust a bit of fun to go with all The Force Awakens hype this week. I know people are starting to think about Episode VIII now but I thought I’d turn my attention further ahead, to the next trilogy. And I think I already know who the villain might be… (Warning: there are a couple of…