Deng Family Portrait A blast from the past! Rarely I get to photograph such dynamic beautiful family with many children. We didn’t have much time, merely an hour due to the constraints with my clients time, but we managed to create this beautiful studio family portrait session filled with fun, connection and fantastic photographs! Nyanchar recently took…
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Clunes Booktown Festival 2015 ?Festival returns May 4 & 5 2019 ??♂️Authors, books, music, food ?Plus free monthly author talks 3rd Sunday of the month www.clunesbooktown.com.au
Why are we still at war Last year I had the opportunity to visit the Parliament behind closed doors (part of the visiting Leadership group) as well as the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Seeing the story of The Great War WWI from an Australian perspective was a special thing. Our guide John Peterson (in picture)…
Photography Project Brief: Sonic Lighting 2 x outdoor landscape lights Loreto College Ballarat. Photos to be taken of 2 x outdoor landscape lights. Preferably in the evening and this week (lights are currently on a dusk-dawn sensor). Approx 4-6 photos in total. Difficulty: high due to low light conditions, no access to the college and…
Artist-in-Residence, Shermaine Heng has worked with women from diverse cultural backgrounds in Ballarat throughout February and March 2015. Together they developed a 40 minute contemporary dance piece that reflects their unique stories and experiences. Women of all ages and backgrounds have contributed to the piece in many creative ways, through individual choreography, interviews and much…
An intimate family portrait with Trent Croad, former professional AFL star. Interested in a creative portrait photography? Get in touch! Portrait Photography enquiry
Artists navigate Melbourne & Chatting up Melba: Conversations sparked by Art event photos Sofitel Melbourne On Collins Event 19 February 2015 Twelve highly acclaimed Australian artists, including Rone, Bindi Cole and Ha Ha!, are showcased in 37°48’S: artists navigate MELBOURNE, an exciting and provocative visual art project and exhibition at Sofitel Melbourne On Collins. The…
LBWR Golden Book Opening Sept 3rd, Eclectic Tastes Cafe
Wedding Locations: Minerva Room This beautiful heritage listed Ballarat showroom with traditional 19th Century British and European Art makes a fantastic backdrop for weddings. Beautifully restored room called Minerva Space is located in a 1860 former hall and one time cinema area on the first level of the building. Its pressed metal ceiling, unique crystal…
Our art studio Big Space closed its doors on December 31st, we’re proud to have hosted a number of unique events. Here are some images form our last project with collaboration with CMY Ballarat called Chai Khana – Afghani Tea Experience in Ballarat. Thank you to All who supported this little but powerful initiative assisting…
“Conversations should never commence until tea is served” Dear friends, We hope this message finds you well on the cusp of yet another silly season. CMY is pleased to be announcing an exciting new Ballarat project, POP-UP TEA HOUSE “CHAI KHANA”. We have teamed up with our friends at Big Space and members of Ballarat’s Afghan…
Shooting portraits:Dave Knowles Ballarat VOICE FM Radio presenter It’s great to have a studio ready and set up for people who walk-in from the street. My Elinchrom Ranger Quadra Hybrid Li-Ion Action To Go Set 2x A Head battery operated kit I got her does the job perfectly. Here’s the photo from this ad hoc 5 mins…
Eureka Art Award Winner I am very pleased to announce that I have just won the Ballarat Arts Foundation 2014 Eureka Art Prize for the artwork called “Balancing Act’. The work is a photographic portrait of my Polish friend Magda Kazmierczak. This year the judges were Melissa Griffin (BAF), Gordon Williamson (BAF) and Mark Guirguis (Ballarat surgeon,…
Zdzislaw Adamik, 88 years old Polish master rower in Ballarat Australia I recently hosted in my house a Polish Athlete from Krakow, Zdzisek Adamik. He says, he wakes up each morning and says to himself: you are a very lucky fella! I took the below photo on Thursday morning on the day when he won the bronze medal in…
Finalist,William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize 2014 $25 000 non-acquisitive first prize and $1 000 People’s Choice Award Aldona Kmieć J, South Sudan 2013 from the series Australia, a new chapter chromogenic print 100.0 x 76.0 cm Artist statement: In the wake of the recent arrival of refugees and asylum seekers to Australia by boat, I became acutely…
Curated by Dianna Gold & Carmel Wallace, 37° 48′ S: artists navigate MELBOURNE is an exciting and provocative visual art project exploring the cultural diversity of contemporary Australia as exemplified by life in Melbourne. Street-art practices and traditional printmaking techniques are on an equal footing as twelve diverse, exceptional Melbourne artists consider the cultural, natural and built…
Conceptual portrait: pregnancy Last week I had a super special assignment: pregnancy photo shoot for a friend. Using battery powered strobe kit Elinchrom Ranger Quadra Head A+B Pro Set and my good old Canon 5DII, we worked to create highly atmospheric pregnancy portrait. The location was actually my home studio in Soldiers Hill, a few days before…
Conceptual pregnancy photo shoot Last week I had a super special assignment: pregnancy photo shoot for a friend from Ballarat. Using Elinchrom Ranger Quadra equipment and Canon 5DII on location, we worked to create highly atmospheric images my friend would be very happy with. The concept with a piano accordion is partly an encouragement for me to start…
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