Another hard day in the office. Down at Manly Beach photographing the Team Navy ASRL Australian Short Course Championships. Captured the North Bondi team between heats.

8 hours photographing 850+ nippers on the beach. 2,984 photos to edit. Very Australian to have a shark alarm clear the water for half an hour at the start!

Seems this city is just made for B+W photography. However, a more sombre feel when we visited over the last few days, with the Bourke St Mall tragedy still very raw.

Delighted to meet Johnny’s new Christmas present today. She has fitted seamlessly into her new family and knows exactly the place where she is most happy.

Loved photographing my beautiful friend and her mum this morning. A fearless duo, who travel far and wide together. Last year they headed to Myanmar as volunteer school teachers, ensuring the rogue placement of apostrophes was not going to happen on their watch.

Absolutely thrilled … I won and my photo is published in today’s SMH!

“From an era before sun protection, this man’s skin tells the tale of many summers enjoyed by the beach. Set up for his morning ritual at Dee Why Beach”

The link to the article is here

Delighted to photograph Lauren + Brendan’s wedding on the weekend. Living in London, they came home for a relaxed and elegant celebration with family and friends. Safe travels back Mr + Mrs O’Brien.

Sorry for bragging, but another one of my images have been selected in today’s SMH Summer competition as a highlight. Thanks to my gorgeous Vera and the wonderful day out we had together … driving in the Kombi listening to music from The Big Chill, then doing some swimsuit modelling down the beach. She completely rocks being 86!

Link to the article and other entries here

Thrilled to have another one of my images selected as a highlight in the SMH Summer competition … mine is a photo of our neighbour Austin wearing his goggles during a backyard waterfight.

The link to the article and other entries here

The most beautiful light to photograph in is either early morning or late afternoon. With two young children, we opted for an early start and were rewarded with an empty beach and gorgeous, soft light. The best part of my job is capturing the connection and love between everyone in a family.These guys had it in spades.

Excited to see my image selected as a highlight in the SMH Summer competition … it’s the one of the man diving into Dee Why Beach pool during huge swells.

Link to article.

With the wedding formalities out of the way, the groom lost no time in getting the party started. You just need a little Irish, a mariachi band and some eager dancers.