June 2019 //
Straight out of camera: a beautiful sunset that prompted me to pull my car to the side of the road as I drove from Zion National Park to St. George, Utah. I didn’t know it at the time, but there was a frosty Lagunitas IPA in my immediate future – the perfect cap to a day that had included fulfilment of a longtime wish: to do the Angels Landing trail.
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Fulfilment Of A Longtime Wish
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Bass Player In A Grunge Band By Night
September 2018 //
Not everybody in Seattle is an accountant by day and the bass player in a grunge band by night, but that’s certainly everybody’s aesthetic.I’m into it.
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A Process With No End
December 2019 //
Photography activates my anxiety in a very specific way. I love learning; am an advocate of always trying to improve oneself. Learning my camera and developing my photographic skill is a process with no end – a notion that is simultaneously exciting and overwhelming. When, for instance, I find myself faced with a scene such as the one I encountered as I drove toward Mount Cook, I worry that my skill is not up to the task – that I may never see this vista again and I won’t adequately capture it; that the opportunity will slip through my fingers.But you know what? Whether the photo is good or bad never seems to matter in the end, because the task of composing the photo becomes embedded in the memory of which the photo becomes a record. In that way the photo always ends up being good enough for me, and that’s kind of what it’s all about.
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Tomorrow
Present Day //
Tomorrow: Mount Cook!
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2019 WISPA Award Entries
It should come as no surprise that I’m a big fan of women’s sport in both my personal and professional life. The Women in Sport Photo Action Awards bring this interest together with my hobby of photography. Here are my three entries for this year’s contest, each of which were previously shared in my Instagram feed and/or story.
New South Wales player Isabelle Kelly moves the ball against Queensland in the first Women’s State of Origin match – 22 June 2018, North Sydney Oval. 
New South Wales player Nita Maynard passes to teammate Talesha Quinn in the first Women’s State of Origin match – 22 June 2018, North Sydney Oval. 
Southern Stars all-rounder Ellyse Perry bowls against New Zealand White Fern Jess Watkin in a T20 international match – 29 September 2018, North Sydney Oval
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A Big Lobster For A Long Weekend
A big lobster for a long weekend 😎
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Feeling Stronger Than Ever
Nothing in my life – apart from knowing and loving The Girl – has been as positively transformational as undertaking a PhD. I’ve come to enjoy the hardest moments the most, because I almost always come out the other side feeling stronger than ever. Inching ever closer…
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“Pain Is Temporary – PhD Is Forever”
I’ve been thinking fondly of my time in Brisbane last July. In between: lots and lots of writing up findings. Almost there.
The new slogan of our cohort is “pain is temporary – PhD is forever.” 😏
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Pots Simmering On My Cognitive Stovetop
I have too many thoughts competing for my attention at the moment. Too much input and not enough output has left quite a few pots simmering on my cognitive stovetop. One more week and I can do a mental detox. Can’t wait.
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A Cloudy Day On The Great Ocean Road
A cloudy day on the Great Ocean Road last year. I was solo road tripping from Melbourne to Adelaide and stopped in Portland, Victoria for some food before driving up to the cliff side lookout of the Bridgewater Blowholes. It started pouring rain just as I arrived, so I ate my sandwich in the car and hoped the weather would clear long enough for me to walk out to the ridge and have a look. I got my wish in the end and had the place – all moody and gloomy under clouds – to myself for a few long moments.
