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new photographs portraits wonderland magazine 2011 snow nla publication & exhibition images chateau la belle, musicians performance images sydney writers' festival
commercial - federal government, simon crosbie, ceo institute, tanna partners, taurus marketing, blackheath family shoes
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most images, except portraits, are available as stock shots and decor prints
Portraits
Renee Lim, doctor & actress, well known to viewers of SBS TV's East West 101.
Air Vice-Marshall Bruce Short AM, RFD (Ret'd)
Camila, at Winter Magic
Aminatta Forna, Sierra Leone's Commonwealth Prize winning author, at the 2011 Sydney Writers Festival
David Stratton, film critic
abc.net.au/atthemovies
Rosie, at Katoomba St Cafe
John Cooper Clarke, poet
Jenny, at the markets
oscar and howard
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Snow in the Mountains
After a couple of winters without a decent snow fall, this one in early July was very welcome.
For some, like three year old Claudia Paag, it was their first encounter.
Govetts Leap Rd, Blackheath
Memorial Park, Blackheath
A selection of art poster prints is available
in all sizes, from $14.95
email for proofs
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NLA; 'exposures' exhibition
This image of a Grose Valley bushfire, acquired for the Permanent Collection of the National Library of Australia, has been published in the NLA's book of wilderness images, Australia's Wild Places.
The book includes historic images from Australian photographers Harold Cazneaux, Olive Cotton, Peter Dombrovskis, Frank Hurley & David Moore.
It's also one of ten images from my section of the 2010 exhibition 'Exposures'.
You'll find seabird in a storm on the homepage; here are the other eight.
the holy family visits the angel of the north
the standing stones of calenais
jokulsárlon
turner sees the
future, in a dream
dune, narrabeen
somewhere near sofala
autumn moon, blackheath
in the desert, you can remember your name
monument valley, utah
All exhibition images, along with my general decor catalogue, are available in various sizes as digital ultrachrome prints or emailable files, priced from $14.95 (order, proofs, slide show, info).
They're printed with a guaranteed archival life of at least thirty years by my recommended printer, Big D's Photographics, Katoomba (+612 4782 1383).
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New Photographs
A selection of recent new images
Edward's Rose
The 2011 Blackheath Jazz Festival was the best yet, with musicians visiting from
overseas and all over Australia.
The free three day event takes place at the end of November each year in the Ivanhoe Hotel.
Leura's Bruce Johnson
Colin Jones, from Queensland
Ione Harbourne on vibes
Drummer Javier Rodriguez of Nova Skye Quarteto
(l-r) Colin Jones (trumpet), Neville Smith (sax, vocals) and Mal Quine (sax, clarinet)
One of several superb bass players at the festival was George Gerontakos
John Boatswain, alto & tenor sax
Skye Evans, of Nova Skye Quarteto
The playing of Melbourne's Neil Taylor was a major highlight throughout the weekend
Neville Smith
The renowned Tony Buckley on bass
A nice moment between two fine pianists - Tasmania's Bruce Gourlay and (l) festival organiser, Steve Jewell.
There are more festival images at blackheathmusic.com, with news and dates for upcoming events and concerts.
And I'll have a feature on the Blackheath Jazz Festival in the autumn issue of Wonderland Magazine, with podcast conversations and festival performances (from March).
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More recent images, from Sydney's annual Sculpture By The Sea, at Bondi.
Hiroyuki Kita's Guidepost For The Wind
Keld Moseholm's Rolling Pin
Koichi Ishino's Windstone - Earth & Sky
Hyoung Kwon Kim's Cover The Rainbow
Peter Tilley's Domestic Bliss
Tom Bass's Roundabout
Zero Higashida's Inochi
Ken Unsworth's Look This Way
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A Moment With The Tulku
His Eminence the Ninth Tulku Ogyen Rinpoche visited the Blue Mountains in late 2011. This photograph was taken at a luncheon for him in Leura.
Day Comes
Dawn at Govetts Leap, October 2011
A Kookaburra awaits his dinner in Springwood
Lily of the Valley, Blackheath
The famous Christmas Lights in Station St, Leura
Adelina Falls, near Lawson
An opportunity came along recently for a helicopter trip over Sydney Harbour as part of an article for Blue Mountains Wonderland.
Sincere thanks to Richard Green for showing me his Eurocopter 135 and inviting me along for the flight. Check his site for prints of Australia's remotest places.
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Chateau La Belle
Blackheath's French giftware shop, Chateau La Belle in Govetts Leap Rd, updates its stock continually.
It also stocks a range of my own greeting cards, featuring French and Blue Mountains aspects.
And you'll find a superb selection of clocks to add a genuine touch of France in any home.
chateaulabelle.com.au
27/29 Govetts Leap Rd, (+612) 4787 5700
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Musicians Performance Images
Nanci Griffith
nancigriffith.com
George Gerontakos
blackheathmusic.com
Bruce Cockburn
brucecockburn.com
Danny O'Keefe
with Kristina Olsen
danny o'keefe.com
Jon Por Birgisson
sigur-ros.co.uk
Emily Smith
emilysmith.org
Eleanor McEvoy
eleanormcevoy.com
Grace Barbé
gracebarbe.com
Mamadou Diabate
mamadou diabate
Martyn Wyndham-Read
martynwyndhamread.com
George Golla
george golla
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Sydney Writers' Festival 2011
The Blue Mountains Program of the Sydney Writers' Festival, staged by Varuna: The Writers' House at Katoomba's Carrington Hotel, took place in May.
swf.org.au
full gallery @ varuna.com.au
Aminatta Forna
Winner of the 2011 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for her novel The Memory of Love
AA Gill
Izzeldin Abuelaish
Elizaberth Evatt AC
Thomas Keneally
Jill Kitson, former Radio National literary critic
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Varuna creates a community of support for writers to develop
their work and their personal voice, and seek pathways to publication
"... literature is as essential to the living growth of a people
as agriculture, industry or sport ..." Eleanor Dark, ABC Radio, 1944
recent commercial photography
Eric The Swapper, at the Sydney Campaign Launch, convened by Cultural Perspectives
One of a series of in situ marketing photographs for contemporary cabinet maker & furniture designer, Simon Crosbie.
bmpshutters.com.au

Business Futurist, Craig Rispin, in the Darling Harbour Convention Hall at a CEO Institute event.
ceo.com.au
Greg Tanna of Tanna Partners, Executive Recruitment specialists in Sydney and Melbourne
tanna.com.au
Sharon Williams of Sydney's Taurus Marketing & Channel 7's Business Builders.
taurusmarketing.com.au
A studio fashion image for Blackheath Family Shoestore.
(+612) 4787 8263
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Blue Mountains Wonderland Magazine
The Blue Mountains quarterly, Wonderland Magazine, provides continuous opportunities to photograph blue mountains cultural and media events, and it's an enjoyable outlet for feature writing (selection on 'words' page).
It includes a comprehensive touring section and events diary, which is also available at this site (see top of 'people' page).
Advertising enquiries - Lorraine Bowerman (0418 457 132); read Wonderland online + podcasts
bluemountainswonderland.com.au
New Images for Wonderland Magazine
Sydney based mariachi trio, Fiesta Viva, at the opening of a new Mad Mex restaurant in Penrith - book them on 0432 734 616.
Jana Larissa Murnieks won the S&C Creativity Award at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery's Art Express 2011.
Janet Rheinhart, with her Commended Untitled, at Blackheath Art Society's Spring Prize.
The Pied Piper of Leura
Photographed at Leura Spring Fair
mmm"I Think The Eyes Have It"
Sabine Erica at Blackheath RhodoFest Art Show, with Jane Stapleford's Catherine Earnshaw - Wuthering Heights
Leura's Manderley Guesthouse, photographed for the Accommodation Guide section.
(+612) 4784 3252
host Robyn Piddington
Everyone's delighted that Katoomba's famous Paragon Cafe has a new lease of life, with an emphasis on service, under Robyn Parker, pictured here in the splendid Cocktail Lounge.
Robyn's just opened a Paragon Memorabilia Room, open to customers.
65 Katoomba St
(+612) 4782 2928
An impression from the mountains' annual Winter Magic festival.
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Thank you for looking at these recent images. If you'd like a portfolio emailed covering your special imaging needs, email or call (+612) (0)413 583 836.