Tag: Newcastle
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Honeysuckle Drive Photowalk
The photography group I run went for a photowalk along Honeysuckle Drive in Newcastle last weekend. It’s one of my very favourite parts of Newcastle, with so much character and fantastic views, and the walk was a lot of fun. I did the walk as a photo challenge as well. My challenge was to use…
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Merewether Ocean Baths
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Newcastle Memorial Walk
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Around Newcastle
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Newcastle Ocean Baths in Black & White
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2018 Favourites
With today being the last day of 2018 I thought it’d be fun to post a collection of my favourite photos from the past year. I hope you enjoy them. 2018’s been an interesting year for my photography. I actually didn’t start taking many photos until about April but it’s been pretty much non-stop since.…
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The Obelisk
The Obelisk For one hundred and seventy yearsI have stood high atop this hillA lone sentry watching overThe ever-changing skyline belowThis place changes constantlyThe boundaries always shiftingAs the water meets the cityAnd the city meets the bushYet through all the changesStill I remainStanding tallSurveying the world below I was built as a guide for the…
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Ghosts on the Sand
Wet feetChildish laughterFootprints in the sand:Memories to cherish I took this shot at Nobby’s Beach in Newcastle earlier this afternoon. It was a bit of a tricky shot as while I liked the way the light was falling on the headland and how it contrasted with the water and the rocks, there was an ugly…
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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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Newcastle Customs House
This is one of my favourite buildings in Newcastle, the Newcastle Customs House. It’s a beautiful masonry building designed by James Barnet, who as the New South Wales Colonial Architect also designed many of NSW’s most distinctive buildings, like the General Post Office in Sydney’s CBD. I particularly love the tower; it’s 32 metres high…