I was in Hawaii last year for a wedding. I was hoping for some blue water and white sand. Instead we had good tropical weather, afternoon storms every day! So this is not your typical Hawaii shot but the light breaking through the clouds made for and impressive afternoon light show on the cliffs across the bay.
Last year we spent 3 days in howling winds tucked behind these little rocks a few km’s off the SA coastline. As the sun set a rain storm blew in treating us to a fantastic sunset and dusk.
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Tassie seems to be one of those places that keeps drawing me back, no matter how many times I have been there, there is always more to see. King William Saddle can be seen just off the Lyell Hwy. A great pit stop along the way to Strahan on the west coast.
One of the many joys of landscape photography is the exploration. In South Australia long drives are just part of living in this part of Australia. It is not uncommon to drive 5-6 hours just to catch up with a mate for the evening. These long drives often give me the chance to do some exploring down old dirt roads.
I stumbled along this paddock that had just been sown a few weeks before so all the seedlings where glowing in the afternoon light. I asked a local about the air raid shelters on the paddock, turns out they were built in WWII, there use to be a watch tower to spot submarines coming up the gulf. It seemed so foreign in this part of Australia, a reminder of past times.
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Went pretty well this year, I ended up with 3 silver awards 1 with a distinction. This was the first time I entered the open category and was pretty chuffed with an award.
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Want to check out the recent national awards given to SA Photographers. You will find a video of the images here…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmajFF3n8D4
We are now offering Ian’s first book Tranquil Waters Australia Free shipping to online purchases. We can also organise for Ian to personally address and sign copies of the book to add that extra special touch at your request.
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On the 5th of July a year ago Felicity and I celebrated our wedding.
We made the trip back to Sydney to be with our families for an intimate dinner where we traditionally ate the top of the wedding cake and shared stories of the day. Then we spent a romantic weekend together at Manly overlooking the water and the beautiful St. Patrick’s Estate where our wedding reception took place.
The weather of the wedding day was very similar to this day a year later, the morning started out with a bit of rain and a bit breezy, and as the day went on the sun broke through the clouds. Felicity looked gorgeous and we had a fantastic time celebrating with friends and family.
The past year has certainly flown by very quickly, but over the past 7 years together Felicity and I have been fortunate enough to build a loving home, we have been blessed with great supporting families and have the company of lots of great friends.
It seems fitting that just after our anniversary an article about our wedding was published in the magazine ‘My Perfect Wedding’ – Sydney… Thanks Melinda from Wills Quills, who did all of our exquisite wedding stationery and put this article together for us.
Here is the article… and if you wish to see some more photos here is a web link.
Was fantastic to be back to Sydney to shoot the first part of the Joeys Cookbook. We had such a great time, the stylist was a dream to work with, so creative and such a good eye for colours. The was a team of helpers who were preparing all the food prior to each shot and by the end of the week we were shooting 20 a day. Not to mention we had some fantastic lunches! Such a lovely bunch of people, I am looking forward to the next installment. Here are some shots from the first week.
I’m thrilled to announce our brand new website is up and running! Felicity has spent countless hours sorting through our most recent landscape, commercial, editorial, wedding and portrait work to showcase our style and the result is fantastic. Take a tour of our website and let us know what you think.
