Group F/64

Led by the Ansel Adams the Group f/64 was a group of photographers that shared a common photographic style, usually black and white landscapes with sharp focus. For those of you who aren’t familiar with photographic terms, f/64 refers to the small size of the aperture of a camera that allows great depth of field throughContinue reading “Group F/64”

Take the shot!

During my time in Vietnam when I was walking through the hills in the north when I was hit by a moral dilemma. There were three half naked childern climbing on a fence to look over the valley below. It would have made a great photograph but I refused to take the photo. I knewContinue reading “Take the shot!”

Eureka Tower in Melbourne

Eureka Tower is a 297m tall residential building in Melbourne. When it was completed in 2006 it was the tallest residential building in the world but since the building boom in Dubai it is now the 14th. Even though it is no longer the tallest in the world the Eureka Tower still stands out among theContinue reading “Eureka Tower in Melbourne”

Out of Petrol in the Outback

It was the last day, the drive into Darwin. The night before we had been lost in the van, driving up and down the road looking for the overnight parking spot we had seen before entering Litchfield national park a few days earlier. The van my girlfriend and I were driving had to be returnedContinue reading “Out of Petrol in the Outback”

The Heart of a Nation

The city of Canberra was designed especially to be the capital city of Australia in 1908. Melbourne and Sydney were rival cities and both fighting to become the capital, it was decided to build a new city that would be situated between the two. Because of this Canberra is an entirely planned city and designedContinue reading “The Heart of a Nation”