another day

©Malcolm Grant

in the mix of monotony and variety that my life has become to be, sometimes i have a shoot that consists of a few consecutive minutes.  these minutes compound, mixed with friendly banter, humorous interaction and often pure delight in the connection with the photographer and congeal into a sequential hour.  and by the end of that hour its time to have a beer.

sometimes those few moments are just enough.  to date, my shortest shoots with some of my favorite people have produced the greatest results.  here are a few from an hour of one of my last days in sydney.  i left my heart there.  ill be back soon

more soon from another shoot with my good friend, zoe wiseman... about 30 minutes of our lives completed, finished with an equally satisfying massage.  yeah my life is that great. be jealous.

happiness is

© CNirvana

the three sisters- Katoomba, NSW

enjoying a sweltering hot day in the crispness of a refreshing waterfall

gazing out at the sunset with my naked feet 
planted firmly in the sand, 
where I always long to be


casually running into a bouncing kangaroo, your curiosity is as much as mine

sitting peacefully in the freshly cut grass and
watching the most beautiful birds flap their wings as they sing to me
i've never heard a song as sweet


wandering along a treelined path with the fragrant aroma of eucalyptus filling the air
i take that smell home with me but its never the same

riding the back of a motorbike 
holding tightly as we twist down the windy road
watching the world fly by


hiking through the bush, traversing the most interesting the terrain
with the gentle dewey raindrops splashing my cheeks

peering out into the distance, amongst the trees
as far as the eye can see
surrounded by towering peaks of powerful rocks 
that seemingly climb for clouds

wandering arm in arm through the effervescent, always entertaining nightlife of the city as it twinkles, sparkles and fades to sleep



 just a few happiest moments of the land that captured me
australia take me back, and keep me...
thank you to all my friends, new and old for making my adventure the best yet.  next time may be longer.

other side of the world

Over the sea and far away

She's waiting like an iceberg

Waiting to change

But she's cold inside

She wants to be like the water

All the muscles tighten in her face

Buries her soul in one embrace

They're one and the same

Just like water

The fire fades away

Most of everyday

Is full of tired excuses

But it's to hard to say

I wish it were simple

But we give up easily

You're close enough to see that

You're the other side of the world to me

On comes the panic light

Holding on with fingers and feelings alike

But the time has come

To move along

The fire fades away

Can you help me

Can you let me go

And can you still love me

When you can't see me anymore

The fire fades away

--KT Tunstall...

sometimes too far away is just close enough. soon...

clearer still

©Chris Meredith- sydney

there's this thing that happens when you close your eyes and can't see

sometimes the actuality becomes clearer

no longer blinded by the daily distractions

no longer frustrated by the reality of you.

just you and the darkness and the insides of your eyes.

what's behind the blinking blues?

why is it that the one thing is always askew?

hand extended waiting

bated breath

connection made, time stands still

when the light is frozen

the blur ceases to exist

i dont want to go home

yep.

Sydney is a beautiful city filled with wonderful people with an energy that makes my soul smile.  i shot with my lovely friend Chris Meredith.  After a silly shoot in a cramped studio we went to his gallery show.  Great display of work at the show and i'm not just being biased when i say Chris's images were the best in show.  He got an award for the image that we did last summer.  I love it here.

A day in Sydney

i find myself wandering the streets, distracting myself from my book project that brought me here.  My week or so in Sydney is a bit of a working holiday.   Time to finish what i have begun and make room for what's new, what's to come, what's next.  wandering as i often do, watching the light bounce around.  Savoring the moments of my day and enjoying the seconds i steal from others.  seconds...

stolen

one of my greatest passions is shooting children.  spending time with little ones, playing, imagining, dreaming.   Now i have a beautiful niece that i can take endless photographs of.  I'm at the time in my life where all my friends are having babies, beautiful, smart, vivacious babies that bring me endless joy. I borrow them for an hour or two then send them back to the arms of mom and dad.   the babies I like the most though are those i capture without them seeing the camera.  Stealing their innocence before they have a chance to lose it.  These are a few of those...