We Need a New Solution: Adelaide’s Smoking Bins Are More Hazardous than Helpful

I sent a stern email to the Adelaide City Lord Mayor Michael Harbison this evening. Being an ardent anti-smoker, and a photographer of all things that "get on my bloody nerves", I took the time to compile a message that not only asked for a solution, but also was considerate of the recipients position in my... Continue Reading →

April 12, 2007

Three Books to Help Build A Better Internet

You know you’ve taken leave of absence of your senses when you let a teenage son designs a "basic" web page for your business! But the real insult is when they figure they can whip one up in five seconds! People, here this now: "Designing a website is not a five-second thing." Getting someone’s teenage... Continue Reading →

March 22, 2007

How To Keep The World in Focus

Staying On The Journey Perfection sounds like a wonderful goal, until you realise how exhausting it is. To be perfect is to assume you've arrived. That you've learned everything worth knowing. That you've somehow achieved guru status. I don't buy that. I'd rather remain a student, especially when it comes to photography. There's something far... Continue Reading →

February 17, 2007

The Gift of Giving

I have learnt that the only awkward gifts are those with no flavour, function or future. It's important to recognize that gifts lacking these essential elements may fail to make a meaningful impact and may leave both the giver and recipient feeling uncomfortable. Let's explore why how our choices can help us steer clear of... Continue Reading →

January 30, 2007

Five Years of Asking

One of the most important things a parent can do for their children is encourage them to ask lot of questions. Just as importantly parents need to respond with logical and sensible answers. Ok, so all children need a lot of creative stimuli for their ever-so-active imaginations! But nothing hurts a child's education more than... Continue Reading →

November 24, 2006

16 Kilometre Coast Trek on Kangaroo Island

16klm Coast Trek on Kangaroo Island in 2005

On 2005 May 19, my amazing wife and her parents a family friend, plus another older couple (the pack leaders) embarked on what was initially assumed to be a four-hour coastal trek from my wife's childhood family home to the southernmost tip of the island. Below is my transcription from that fateful day: After a... Continue Reading →

May 30, 2005