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Sep 19, 20208 min read
The Stories of Bribie Island – from ‘The Land and I’ project
There’s something strange that happens as you drive over Bribie Island bridge to the smallest of Moreton Bay’s three major sand islands....
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Jun 23, 20183 min read
How I created ‘Sweeney Reserve’
Throughout the history of Moreton Bay there is one person who shines more than most, and that is Thomas Petrie. I read all I could about...
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Jun 17, 20182 min read
How I created ‘Cedar Creek’
It was an experience I had at Cedar Creek during an artist retreat that really inspired 'The Land and I' project so I decided to use it...
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May 10, 20185 min read
The Stories of Lake Samsonvale – from ‘The Land and I’ project
A visit to Lake Samsonvale offers tranquillity not always found at the region’s busier destinations making it an ideal spot to soak up...
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Aug 9, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 14 : Fox Glacier to Greymouth
New Zealand is not called ‘the land of the long white cloud’ for nothing. I love clouds. They’re fantastic for photography. But when...
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Aug 1, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 13 : Franz Josef
For our entire South Island trip I’d been barely containing my excitement about the activity we had booked for today, a helicopter ride...
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Jul 20, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 12 : Queenstown to Fox Glacier (via Wanaka)
Today we wave goodbye to Queenstown and head off to the west coast to visit Fox Glacier. This involves a long day of driving through some...
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Jul 3, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 11 : Queenstown (Day 3) – Arrowtown
A great spot to photograph sunrise in Queenstown is at Frankton Arm Jetty where there’s a number of picturesque jetties in close...
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Jun 22, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 10 : Queenstown (Day 2) – Glenorchy
Queenstown is surely one of the world’s prettiest cities but the beauty doesn’t stop at the city limits so I highly recommend a day trip...
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Jun 6, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 9 : Milford Sound & Queenstown (Day 1)
There are no words powerful enough to describe what it’s like to wake up in one of earth’s most beautiful places, Milford Sound, so...
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May 21, 20173 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 8 : Milford Sound
Mornings in Te Anau mean throwing open your curtains to panoramic views of a glassy lake and a strong desire to take a brief stroll or...
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May 7, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 7 : Invercargill to Te Anau
There’s little to stick around for in Invercargill (although had I known about Demolition World I might have considered a visit) so...
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Apr 23, 20173 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 6 : Dunedin to Invercargill
The best part about staying at Larnach Castle was waking up in a goddamn castle and for a very brief moment this morning the dense fog...
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Apr 9, 20173 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 5 : Oamaru to Dunedin
The benefit of staying in Oamaru, besides its steampunk fascination and its penguin playground, is that it’s quite near the Moeraki...
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Mar 26, 20173 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 4 : Mount Cook to Oamaru
It’s not often you get excited about a drive but I was relishing the opportunity to travel the scenic Mount Cook Road once again as we...
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Mar 12, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 3 : Aoraki/Mount Cook, Hooker Valley
Today was drizzly and foggy, and what perfect weather to take a four hour 10k hike? Rugged up in our best weatherproofs we walked Mount...
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Feb 26, 20174 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Days 1-2: Christchurch to Aoraki / Mount Cook
When I received an invitation to a wedding in New Zealand I thought to myself, why not? New Zealand has never been high on my bucket list...
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Feb 12, 20174 min read
A weekend in the Southern Downs
Whenever I travel overseas I always muse about how little history Australia has compared to the rest of the world but that’s because I...
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Feb 5, 20173 min read
A visit to the Southern Downs summer sunflowers
Wandering through a field completely alone yet surrounded by flowers as tall as a man who whisper in the breeze to the sky above, ablaze...
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Dec 5, 20163 min read
Flying dreams
For me every new year is a chance for reinvention so with 2017 on the horizon I have been going through a period of deep self...
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