October 2018 //
I miss art galleries.
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I Miss Art Galleries
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These Things
November 2018 //
Remember these things?
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Wandering Without A Destination
December 2019 //
Thinking fondly of days spent with Snaps, wandering without a destination, avoiding work that I can no longer evade.
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Difficult To Appreciate
June 2019 //
Places like Horseshoe Bend can be difficult to appreciate. While it is inarguably beautiful, it’s also packed with tourists who make it difficult to enjoy the scene. Some are lovely folks like this couple, who patiently awaited their turn at the railing for this photo opportunity. Others are impatient and walk off trail for their photo (past signs asking them not to do exactly that), ruining things for future visitors while also putting their lives at unnecessary risk. There will be positive outcomes of social distancing (be they greater or fewer than the negative ones) and I’m hoping that one will be an end to such gross behaviour out in the wild.
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Little Glimpse Into A Changed World
Present Day //
It’s wild to see this many planes parked on the tarmac – especially the 747s and A380s. We aren’t leaving the house, of course, so this sight (and the massively reduced air traffic) are our little glimpse into a changed world. Stay safe.
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Now Temporarily Illegal
March 2020 //
Hard to believe that only two weeks ago The Girl and I were part of a record crowd at the MCG to watch the Australian Women’s Cricket Team win the T20 World Cup – a crowd which is now temporarily illegal!Hope everybody is staying safe out there.
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Every Now And Again I Got Lucky
November 2016 //
From my honeymoon with The Girl. I was still learning my DSLR but every now and again I got lucky.Not as lucky as I was to marry The Girl, though.
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Figuring Shit Out
June 2019 //
Figuring shit out.
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None Of Us Are Without Bias
Present Day //
Detail of Ben Quilty’s ‘Self-portrait after Afghanistan’, 2012. Captured at his recent exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.Locating yourself as a researcher is an important component of academic work. It’s a rather fascinating component at that, as its necessity reflects the fact that none of us are without bias or blindspots. The best we can do, then, is to acknowledge them.
As I near the end of the PhD, I’ve taken this locating of myself a few steps further than required – all the way back to birth, in fact. As an Appalachian American, I’ve seen plenty of people’s needs go unidentified and unmet. Perhaps this is what drew me to human-centred design as a topic of research. Certainly the work ethic I learned growing up in West Virginia is what has kept me going. It won’t appear in any of my journal articles, so this note will have to serve as my acknowledgement.
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I’ve Disguised The Scale
December 2019 //
Street art in the Christchurch CBD. I’ve disguised the scale by cropping close – this takes up the entire side of a multi-level building.