HAPPY 2008!!! NEWS & FEATURES
QUICK UPDATE:
I hope Christmas and the New Year has treated everyone well and your New Year's Resolutions are unbroken thus far.
We enjoyed our first Christmas in Australia, in the sun, and on the beach with a couple of Coronas and a BBQ for two! Very chilled out indeed and a nice end to a good year. We missed our families of course but enjoyed the novelty of it all and our first Christmas together in our new home from home.
My 'real world' photography had been progressing slowly but surely these past 12 months - sometimes it feels a little too slowly - but I'm learning the ropes in a new city and trying to figure out who to impress and how. Apparently Melbourne is known for having the highest population of photography students and working photographers which means there's both competition and opportunities out there. Plus everyone down here is so bloody nice that it never actually feels competitive (yet). We're all in the same boat and trying to do the best we can do.
In fact, I just picked up a nice feature in Capture, Australia's biggest selling professional photography magazine all thanks to a fellow photographer who pointed me in the right direction. Thanks Jorge! Keep an eye out for the Jan/Feb issue next time you're at the newsagents.
Capture Magazine, New Discoveries:
Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Gary Annett studied industrial Design at the University of Ulster and Desktop Publishing at Wesley College in the United States. After graduating he focused his attention on a collection of limited edition prints of Belfast, his home city, and his first solo exhibition 'Dark Days'.
Now Based in Melbourne, Annett has just finished projects for the Little Wonder Design Company and St Michael's Uniting Church and continues to develop a body of work that reflects his passion for photography and digital imaging while also assisting other professionals in the industry.
Annett says that he finds himself drawn to the ever-changing play of light in the natural and man-made environment - always looking for opportunities that capture a passing moment of time or an image that transforms the everyday and ordinary into something special, something unique.
"I believe strongly in introducing a human element into my work," Annett says, "giving the viewer a sense of scale and a way into the image - a heart and soul so they can relate." With many of Annett's images, he strives to "transform rather ordinary places through the use of light." Ultimately, he hopes that "perhaps as photographers we can help people see the world differently through our images and our stories."
Contact: garyannettphotography.com
All the best in 2008 with your dreams and ambitions! If you never try you'll never know.
Be good and keep shooting! ~ Gary
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IN OTHER NEWS:
The great `Davenit posted this video back in December in a journal titled 'Watch this video and get real pissed..." If, like me, you love conspiracy theories and the idea that the news we're given is often filtered and reduced to the dumbest common dominator then you'll love this.
Next time you get tired of Pop Idol overdose or CNN sound bites and have a couple of hours to spare check this out. Some of it might seem a little far fetched but some of it's been around for a long time and never gets as much as a whisper in the mainstream media. And if it sparks your interest pick up the nearest Noam Chomsky book and let one of America's leading academics walk you through the history of news that conveniently falls through the cracks.
Enjoy!
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PREVIOUS JOURNALS:
~ NEW WEBSITE ~
~ ST MICHAEL'S CALENDAR ~
~ ALBUM COVER ART ~
~ COMPETITION: 1ST PLACE!! ~
~ HABITAT PRINTS ~
~ EXHIBITION: DARK DAYS ~
~ LIMITED EDITION PRINTS: NORTHERN IRELAND ~
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