Dogmatic will collate & disseminate the world of art, photography, digital culture, cutting-edge television, cinema, DVDs, comic books, extreme music, toys, and anything and everything with a touch of outré.

We’ll take a plunge into the pool of the counterculture and dance with everything the mainstream shuns.

Those closest to me call me JR and I can be reached via email here.

FAQ:

Q: Why the name Dogmatic?

A: Absolutely no reason. I co-directed a company called Dogbite Media from 2003 & 2006 and when I was first setting up this blog back in April of 2003, ‘Dogmatic’ was literally the first word that came into my head. I liked it then, and I adore it now. Such a powerful word and in a way, captures who I am. I like it so much I am thinking of having it tattooed on my body.

Q: You seem like an interesting cat, what are some of your hobbies?

I really adore photography and just grabbing my camera and heading out for a few hours for an expedition! I prefer shooting in seedy places and trying to capture the urban niceties and the like of my city Melbourne. (Best city in Australia. Absolutely no contest!) I’d love to be able to publish a book one day about some of the stuff my camera and I have seen. Apart from photography, I love design and art and striving to better my craft with each and every project I undertake. I’m a total music buff – especially for the harder edged stuff – and I love cramming as much tunage as I can into my iPod. Love going to the movies and I have a DVD buying fetish that really needs to be curtailed! And if I have any money left over, I love buying magazines, comic books, and weird and wacky toys and action figures! Oh and I’m a huge Howard Stern fan and can be seen listening to his show everyday on my trusty iPod. Hey now!

Q: Serial Killer of choice?

Richard Ramirez (aka The Nightstalker) of course!

Q: Where’s all the old content?

Unfortunately we were hacked. The database was severely compromised and all sorts of nasties were going on. That’s the bad news. The good news is that all the past 6 years of content has been recovered and will slowly be pieced back and online. This might take some time, so hang in there. All your fave articles, pics and the likes will be back online shortly!

Q: Where else are you online?

Oh, the usual places. I Twitter. I listen to tunes – documented nicely by Last.FM, I contribute photos to JPG and of course, Flickr. I have a Facebook, but if I don’t know ya, don’t bother. And, I shoot gigs for FasterLouder.

I am also putting together a portfolio site of some of my live photography. You can view it all at Visceral Industry.