I've been making symmetrical images for many years now. Usually of trees, grass, leaves, ferns and clouds - you can see plenty in my Symmetry in Nature book download. Recently I have been making them much more complex by dissolving nude female figures into the composition. Here's a good example from this years's #NAF19. It's... Continue Reading →
Symmetry in Nature – free download
I've had several requests for hard copies of Symmetry in Nature but unfortunately they're sold out. So here's a decent quality free download: it's the pdf file of the whole book: If anyone would like to purchase the high quality pdf of the book (R75) please contact me.
Portals Exhibition: Two Mosaics
It's been exciting this past couple of weeks seeing everything start to take shape. There will be 19 large format photographs for sale either as limited edition prints or as digital images at reduced size and resolution. A further 20 images from Symmetry in Nature will also be for sale in digital format along with the... Continue Reading →
Portals Exhibition: early images
The dead eucalyptus trees on Mountain Drive were my earliest interest: their stark branches against a clear winter sky for example. This old tree is right next to the gravel road and I've photographed it a number of times. As you pass by it rears up against the skyline. The interlocking branches remind me of a cat's cradle... Continue Reading →
Portals Exhibition: National Arts Festival Fringe 2016
I’ll be presenting an exhibition of my photography - Portals - at this year’s National Arts Festival. There are six months to go before the Festival and I’m going to try and upload a picture more or less every week. The exhibition shows how I use mirroring of imagery - usually nature photography - to... Continue Reading →
New directions
This past six weeks I've been exploring new ideas and finding some new directions in my nature photography. Since finishing Symmetry in Nature in January I have been full of the urge to create but I was only able to follow this once I got to Sweden and Finland in April and May. The places... Continue Reading →
Symmetry in Nature: Published
It's been a bit of a journey this past few weeks but today I've seen the end result and it's a great feeling. You get a full preview of Symmetry in Nature in blurb's online bookstore where you can purchase a hard copy or pdf version. The pdf file is for download and it's... Continue Reading →
Symmetry in Nature: Preview
It's a couple of months since I posted about the book project. There's been plenty to work on: finding the right online publisher, deciding on the layout, selecting and reworking images, tracking down picture details, drawing the maps and then composing the book. Here is a preview of the covers: you are looking at the... Continue Reading →