QUICK UPDATE:


Hello All! Hope you're all well and feeling creative.

Another quick update and some overdue features.....


Still doing the Assisting rounds in Melbourne and counting down the days for summer to finally get here. Off to the States for a month in December to visit family and friends and see a little of St Louis, Chicago and New York. Can't wait!

Entered some work recently into the International Photography Awards and the Melbourne Open House Architecture Photography Competition. No top prizes or big bucks this time around but a couple of nice Honorable Mentions and a Highly Commended. Will set my sights higher for next year. The Melbourne Open House is good fun - 12 hours of shooting buildings on about 3 hours sleep. If you're in and around Melbourne you should keep an eye out for it next year. It's a good chance to see inside some pretty cool buildings.

Another quick hello...

Finally back to the comforts of Melbourne and back to reality with a bump. 90 days of traveling has definitely spoiled us. I miss driving around Hawaii in a convertible. Of criss-crossing outback Australia. Of waking up to crappy instant coffee but AMAZING sunrises. Of pulling into scenic look-outs, cracking open a beer and sitting under the stars. Of making friends in the least expected places. I miss simple dinners and even simpler breakfasts. The uncertainty of campervan breakdowns in unfamiliar places and the relief of getting things fixed up again. Kangeroos & goannas. Massive birds of prey and camels in the middle of nowhere. Sudden downpours, soggy sleeping bags and crystal clear freshwater lagoons.

Traveling is dangerous only because it's addictive - it makes you look at a map and ask, Where Next? and then start counting down the days until you finally make it happen. Looking forward already to my next getaway in June for my big brother's wedding and hopefully across to the west coast next year. Twelve months and counting....

Hope to post some new work in the next few days. Just wanted to mark our return 'home' with our finished map and a nice little photo feature I picked up while we were away. (I think it's funny that all three Capture features so far have included my little bald head).

See you around ~ Gary

Hello All!

I've been traveling since the end of November - hence, the noted absence on dA.

We enjoyed a great trip to the States, a lovely Christmas in Hawaii and we're now 5 weeks into an 8-week trip around Australia. Finally catching up on the travelling I've been craving since finishing university two and half years ago. Very happy indeed!

Looking forward to getting some new work online and catching up on all the latest dA happenings.

Hope you're all well and had a good Christmas & New Year!

See you in March. Be good and keep shooting ~ Gary

Ever wondered what your shiny, new Canon would look like run over by a tour bus.....

QUICK UPDATE:

Hello All!

Just a quick update while we're on the move....

Enjoying the Christmas vibe in St Louis and now South Carolina - busy cutting down Christmas trees with friends and putting lights up outside. Definitely feels a little more Christmasy than a sweltering BBQ in Melbourne. Even threw my first snowball in a couple of years.

I've just posted my first calendar. Intended mostly for family and friends (and myself) but feel free to splash out and help support a starving artist. I think I make a couple of dollars on each calendar so if I sell a couple of dozen we might be able to afford a Christmas dinner. Or a couple of potatoes at least.

Enjoy!