Everyday Heroes campaign, a brilliant advertising campaign involving regional primary school students from Ballarat, Carisbrook and Hepburn. Check them out! Request a Quote
Everyday Heroes campaign, a brilliant advertising campaign involving regional primary school students from Ballarat, Carisbrook and Hepburn. Check them out! Request a Quote
East Gippsland Images is a brainchild of a photographic artist Aldona Kmiec and showcase the beauty of the East Gippsland region through art and small business photography projects. If you have a regional project you’d like filmed or photographed, get in touch or call directly on +61 433 162 791
Here’s a collection of all comments left by visitors of the In The Process of Healing exhibition in Ballarat. I thought I would add the sound from the exhibition to reflect and remind you where you were when you left the comment. It has been very powerful to connect with all your words. Thank you…
Our Place – Soldiers Hill Artist Collective Exhibition Backspace Gallery Ballarat, Huyghue House, Alfred Deakin Place (part of Art Gallery of Ballarat) Official opening Saturday 23rd of September 2pm ‘Just as SHAC clearly identified with the Soldiers Hill neighbourhood so, too, does the work presented in ‘Our Place’ exhibition. Taking the theme of community, history…
Exhibition Timelapse Well, the exhibition / installation has now ended. We have packed it all up just under an hour on Sunday 17th Sept 2017. We would like to generously thank our supporters: • Ballarat International Foto Biennale team • Neil Para and his family • Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council especially Ann Foley and Fiona…
Ballarat Sacred Heart Convent My site-specific photo-installation In the Process of Healing is currently on show at the former Sacred Heart Convent in Ballarat East, now a Ballarat Welcome Centre managed by Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council. Below is an old circa 1884-1886 photo of the convent building and link to more information on the congregation. On…
View the full exhibition gallery here Let’s break the silence on shame If you are struggling and aren’t sure who to turn to, check out Kids Helpline or Beyond Blue. You can also call Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14. Please also visit this Resource Directory that contains information about more than 70 art and healing programs…
Airbnb Based On A True Review For all who love sharing your homes to strangers…I say, it is worth facing your fears! Few months ago I took part in an international writing contest by an online hospitality service Airbnb and wrote a short story about my first ever hosting experience on Airbnb. My very first guest…
Photographer Aldona Kmiec’s exhibition reflects on trauma and healing Ballarat artist Aldona Kmiec’s exhibition reflects on trauma and healing Michelle Smith 9 Aug 2017, 5:30 p.m. Healing after trauma and distress is a long and often arduous path but life can begin anew and photographer Aldona Kmiec has created a striking exhibition celebrating the strength…
Finucane & Smith world premiere of “The exotic lives of Lola Montez” at Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat. www.finucaneandsmith.com/the-exotic-lives-of-lola-montez/ Lola Montez
Really thrilled to be (again!) named as one of 47 female finalists who will exhibit at Brightspace Gallery in St Kilda in September. Thanks to jury: Hoda Afshar, Rob Imhoff and Julie Millowick who had a terrible task of choosing finalists amongst over 300 entries. Good luck with the final! Winner will be announced at the…
 About the Exhibition In The Process of Healing is a site-specific immersive installation of photography, sound and space which attempts to remove the stigma around trauma and normalise conversations that are difficult. ‘In the Process of Healing’ tells a story of hope and survival. Responding to the stories of institutional abuse and high rates…
Frytka Off Festival Fujifilm XT1 is a pretty awesome and portable camera for events and low light photography. The electronic viewfinder (EVF) is simply amazing and easily focuses in almost complete darkness. Here I used the 23mm f1.4 to take some atmospheric photos when Kult and Kazik Staszewski were live on stage in Czestochowa, Poland.…
Australian backyard, an iconic feature of the Australian suburb is changing fast. A large backyard is no more, it has largely disappeared from new Australian suburbs substituted by much smaller outdoor spaces. Whatever the size of lot, the dwelling now covers most of its area. The current urban planning does little to prevent it. Land developers…
Creative Artist Portrait I was engaged by Madeleine Dore, editor of the Extraordinary Routines of Creatives blog to provide documentary style portrait images for an interview with a fellow Ballarat artist, Lily Mae Martin. Read the full interview on: http://www.extraordinaryroutines.com/portraits/#/lily-mae-martin/ If you’re interested in headshots or a creative portrait photography, please get in touch or Portrait…
Join Ballarat artists from SHAC – Soldiers Hill Artist Collective at their art studios open to public on all May weekends. Soldiers Hill Artist Collective presents a self guided tour through the historic streets of Soldiers Hill. Over 20 Artists exhibit in venues within the front windows of old shop fronts, private residences, pubs and…
As seen on The Design Files and Better Homes & Gardens You take a holiday snap photo on your first camera you could ever afford that ends up on your wall ten years later! That’s more or less the story behind my ‘Cafe in Soler‘ image, now a wall mural. The photo was taken during holidays in Majorca…
Ballarat Real Estate Photography Recently I had the pleasure to provide Ballarat real estate photography for Buninyong based studio MD Interior Design, owned and operated by Michelle Donald. Michelle is one of Ballarat’s leading interior design colour specialists and Ballarat’s authorised Dulux Colour Consultant. Her eye for detail and passion is evident in her recent Webster Street…
Industrial photography Recently, I provided some commercial photography work for a Ballarat plumbing business, JE Mechanical, photographing industrial air conditioning systems at the newly opened wing of the new Ballarat Base Hospital, Peter Stevens Motors Ballarat, The Forge Pizzeria / Housey Housey wedding venue in Ballarat. “Thanks for taking the time to attend our industrial…
My 1st year in Ballarat… WTF London grey, I love it, feel at home My 2nd year in Ballarat… WTF- where are the art spaces in this city? My 3rd year in Ballarat … WTF ok be patient now My 4th year in Ballarat… WTF ok we have paste-ups and we have small shop on Sturt…