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20 Feb 2012

Burra and Beyond

Burra, a town built on the copper explosion around 1849. The more of these historical towns I see the more I fall in love with the history of Australia. During its peak period in the 1850s, Burra had a population of around 5000 people. They came from far and wide and even from overseas to work on the biggest copper mine in the world. The town could not cope with the population explosion so residents dug homes out of the side of Burra Creek (see gallery). It wasn’t long before disease started working its way through the population, forcing residents from the creek and into a built residence.
Some of the mine has been restored but the majority has been destroyed due to recent open cut mining, which is a real shame as the museums show the historic mine in it’s hey day and it would be amazing to have seen it fully restored. There is still plenty of the historic mine to experience all around this beautiful historic town.

Tags: burra, south australia, Travel
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09 Feb 2012

Adelaide

Adelaide is a great city with lots of history much like the surrounding towns throughout South Australia. The city is a mixture of modern and historic buildings. Walking the city streets can somewhat be akin to walking a museum.
Glenelg was a must visit and on a hot summer weekend there were plenty of people packing the beaches and the jetty for a chance to cool off.

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25 Jan 2012

Little Tern Series

I arrived at one of the best wetlands areas in Australia not long ago and was given a brilliant display of acrobatics from the amazing Little Terns that feed in the area. I managed to capture a series of images but ultimately decided on two images that i liked best. Here are those two images and the near frames that I was also considering.

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19 Jan 2012

Walls of China Series Prints

It’s not until you experience the uniqueness of Lake Mungo that you realize the extreme beauty and isolation of this incredible and culturally historical area that has played a major part in shaping the country Australia as we know it. From aboriginal and cultural artifacts to European settlers prospering in the 19th and 20th century, Lake Mungo has no shortage of history, dating back 3 times older than that of egyptian times.

Tags: lake mungo, mungo national park, NSW outback, Walls of china
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29 Dec 2011

Full Circle

I made a decision almost 20 years ago to follow the dollars. Whatever creative career I chose from graduating with a BVA (Bachelor of Visual Arts) was going to be the one that would pay the most or had the most commercial value. So this meant not pursuing solely a creative career but a career based on income around my skill set and evolving from there.

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27 Dec 2011

Lake Mungo

Lake Mungo has been on my list of places to photograph for some time. It’s been high on my priority list during this trek through OZ.

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22 Dec 2011

OZ Trip – The 3rd Week

Well I am now currently in my 3rd week of my trip through OZ. I can feel myself starting to get into a rhythm with the Campervan. I now know my way around the van quite well and setting up and packing up are becoming quite easy.
I’m currently at Mildura and while I don’t feel like I have travelled a long way, according to the odometer I’m almost at 2500km. So it looks like I have taken a few detours, which I have :0).