The months are flying by so quickly. It’s already time for the April update of The Changing Seasons photo challenge. This challenge, initiated by blogging friend Cardinal Guzman, requires us take photos of a part of our city each month to illustrate the changes that take place over the year. To date I’ve taken shots […]
I’ve never been one for using quotes on my blog and I rarely write about my personal life as I’m quite a private person. I feel compelled today though to get a little personal and tell you that I have just left a very demanding executive role I’ve held for many years. I’m going to […]
When I saw Afloat was the theme for this week’s photo challenge I immediately thought of a shot I’d taken earlier this week. My back door faces east and early each morning I open the door to check out the new day. Often I’m greeted by a beautiful sunrise but on this particular day there were […]
Street art, once considered a blight on the urban landscape, is now a major tourist drawcard in many cities. Despite this significant shift in attitude, some still believe that street art equals vandalism. Regular followers of This Melbourne Life or my Instagram feed will know that I love all street art, but understand not everyone shares my appreciation […]
Blur is the theme for this week’s challenge and I suspect, like most photographers I have many blurry photos to choose from. I decided on this particular shot as it gives me a chance to write a little about ‘White Night’ – now a huge attraction on Melbourne’s event calendar. Melbourne’s White Night was inspired by […]
When thinking about the definition of “Ephemeral” for this week’s challenge, i.e. fleeting, transient, lasting only for a short time, it occurred to me that it is a great word to describe the opportunities we have when taking street photographs. Often, the chance for the perfect shot can be fleeting and momentary, and sometimes it’s just good luck that you release the shutter at exactly the right […]
Fresh is the theme for this week’s photo challenge. I took this shot while visiting New Delhi for a conference in 2013. A group of us took a rickshaw tour of Old Delhi and then wandered about the spice market. I came across this woman making beautiful garlands of fresh flowers.
Imagine being ‘discovered’ when you’re almost 90 years old. Melbourne photographer Angus O’Callaghan knows just what that feels like. In 1968 Angus bought two Yashicaflex cameras for $45 each – one to take colour photographs and one for black and white. He left his teaching job and spent the next three years photographing life on […]
Most Wednesday evenings I go sailing on Port Phillip Bay. You can read more about my sailing experiences here in a previous post. Each week I get to enjoy some pretty stunning views from the boat and then later from the Brighton Yacht Club where we gather for a drink and chat. As the days get shorter […]
It’s Changing Seasons time again – where did that month go? This is challenge set by blogging friend Cardinal Guzman from Oslo to capture the changing seasons each month someone in your home town. I’ve chosen to shoot around the Southbank/Federation Square/Flinder St Station precinct. There are links to the January and February posts at the bottom […]
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