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PETA’S Grim Reapers Descend On Alannah Hill

Published on June 29, 2009 in My Photography and Photography. 2 Comments

PETA'S Grim Reapers Descend On Alannah Hill

Dressed as the Grim Reaper and holding signs that read, "Alannah Hill: Designer Of Death" members of People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia-Pacific protested outside the flagship Alannah Hill Boutique in Melbourne this afternoon. The protest follows PETA’s attempts to talk to Hill about her decision to include fur in her designs.

China, where much of Hill’s fur is believed to originate, has no laws to protect animals on fur farms and is now the world’s leading fur exporter. Video footage from PETA’s undercover investigation shows workers who slam foxes and raccoon dogs to the ground before skinning the animals. After the are skinned, some of the animals are shown panting and blinking. Millions of cats and dogs in China are strangled of bled to death for their fur, which is often mislabelled before it is exported, leading consumers to believe that it comes from other species.

"When it comes to terror and death, even the Grim Reaper has nothing on Alannah Hill", says PETA Asia-Pacific’s Ward Young. "With so many fashionable and warm alternatives available, there’s simply no excuse for wearing fur."

PETA’S Grim Reapers Descend On Alannah Hill

Published on June 29, 2009 in My Photography and Photography. 2 Comments

PETA'S Grim Reapers Descend On Alannah Hill

RIP Kodachrome

Published on June 23, 2009 in As I Was Saying and Photography. 1 Comment

RIP Kodachrome.
The film so great that rock stars sang about it is the latest old-school technology to fall under the wheels of the digital revolution

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The 69 Eyes Live @ The HiFi Bar, Melbourne Australia

Published on June 19, 2009 in Gigs, Music, My Photography and Photography. 1 Comment Tags: The 69 Eyes.

The 69 Eyes Live @ The HiFi Bar, Melbourne Australia

I was in a weird headspace all week and it was a last minute decision to attend tonight’s gig. Still, I didn’t want to pass up on the opportunity of photographing an energetic and dynamically visual international rock act – so I tried to psyche myself, get to the gig and get the job done.

Photographing at the HiFi Bar can be one of two things… easy or difficult. I prefer shooting outside of the (sometimes) designated photo-pit. The pit is incredibly deep and more often than not – all you get is shots looking up the performer’s nose and all sorts of weird angles.

Tonight, the pit wasn’t in use and if you get to the show early enough, there is a really sweet spot on either side of the stage which allows for a fantastic vantage point and good angles to work with.

As stated from the outset, I wasn’t in the right frame of mind tonight and I found myself struggling to “get in the zone” as I like to call it.

“Getting in the zone” is when you and the camera are one. It is a time when you know you have captured the money shot just as you are about to press down on the shutter release. It happens rarely, but when it does… it is an amazing feeling and you know you’ve got gold even before chimping it up through the viewfinder.

Alas, tonight… I wasn’t in tune. Usually out of a shoot of over 400 shots, I usually find 60 – 70 that I feel are worthy of uploading. I could probably cull it down further, but on average that is the quota I usually release to the general populace.

Tonight, even though I shot for the duration of the band’s set – I could only come up with a handful to publish.

Still, it was a fun night and even though I was dodging the push and shove, I did come away with some shots that I thought were pretty good.

There was a great crowd in attendance. Most looking like the band themselves… a gothic-post-apocalyptic blackfest that looked like extras from Tarantino’s ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’. Coulda had some fun just shooting the crowd tonight but I planted myself at what I dub the ‘HiFi Bar Sweet Spot’ and waited for the band to hit the stage.

The 69 Eyes attacked the stage like the preverbal bats-outta-hell. Looking lean, mean and certainly out for the kill as they blasted through a surprisingly catchy hard rocking set of the best Vampiric rock the cold climes of Helsinki could spew forth!

The 69 Eyes Live @ The HiFi Bar, Melbourne Australia

View the complete set at the Visceral Industry.

The 69 Eyes Live @ The HiFi Bar, Melbourne Australia

Published on June 19, 2009 in Gigs, Music, My Photography and Photography. 1 Comment Tags: The 69 Eyes.

The 69 Eyes Live @ The HiFi Bar, Melbourne Australia

As stated from the outset, I wasn’t in the right frame of mind tonight and I found myself struggling to “get in the zone” as I like to call it.

Tonight, even though I shot for the duration of the band’s set – I could only come up with a handful to publish.

Still, it was a fun night and even though I was dodging the push and shove, I did come away with some shots that I thought were pretty good.

The 69 Eyes Live @ The HiFi Bar, Melbourne Australia

View the complete set at the Visceral Industry.

Morbid Angel Live @ Billboard

Published on June 1, 2009 in Gigs, Music and My Photography. 0 Comments Tags: Morbid Angel.

Morbid Angel Live @ Billboard

With a stench of marijuana and beer in the air, I met up with my contact at Billboard as I had been requested to shoot some shots of Death Metal legends Mortal Angel half an hour before they were to hit the stage.

I waited at the foot of a stairwell which led to the band’s dressing-room and took in the sights, sounds and smells around me. Scantily clad young lasses tugged at my ‘Media’ pass around my neck and with my camera hanging over my shoulder, I was mistaken for someone in the band’s entourage several times.

“No, I’m not with the band…”

I wonder if I didn’t have that piece of plastic around my neck, would anyone even bother to talk to me?

After waiting around like some groupie fan-boy for half-an-hour, I was beginning to feel uncomfortable so I texted the venue’s manager to see if the backstage shoot was still on. He rushed back up to the band and they had decided they weren’t going to shoot any shots backstage.

By this point in time, with the band about to hit the stage any second, it was going to be incredibly hard for me to squeeze through the crowd to get to the photo-pit. Instead, I was walked through the backstage area, onto the stage which had the curtain drawn.

I could hear the crowd chanting ‘Morbid Angel! Morbid Angel! Morbid Angel!’ over and over. The band had assumed position on-stage and were about to unleash hell. (I shoulda taken a shot right here… but I didn’t think quick enough!)

I was taken to the front of the stage, the curtain drawn slightly so I could jump down into the photo-pit. This was kind of exciting as the crowd cheered loudly when the curtain was drawn but instead of the band… they got me instead! Heh!

I jumped down. Got the gear ready and within seconds, the curtain fell and hell was indeed unleashed!

Again, all I had was three songs and for the duration of those three songs, the band was bathed in that sickly red frontlight which makes taking a decent shot all the more difficult.

Sigh!

Still, there was absolutely nothing I could do about the red lights so I endeavored to take as best a shot as I could under trying conditions.

The stage-divers don’t usually rear their heads and boots till about half-way through a set, but tonight, they were there in earnest – so I tried to dodge them as well.

Morbid Angel Live @ Billboard

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Triptych (τρίπτυχο)

Published on May 27, 2009 in My Photography and Photography. 0 Comments

Triptych (τρίπτυχο)

Continuing on from yesterday’s urban-social experiment.

Went to the same spot as yesterday but found today’s shots weren’t as spontaneous and fresh as yesterday’s. Fired off about 20 shots… there was only three I was really pleased with.

And here, the three have become one…

Triptych (τρίπτυχο)

Published on May 27, 2009 in My Photography and Photography. 0 Comments

Triptych (τρίπτυχο)

Continuing on from yesterday’s urban-social experiment.

Went to the same spot as yesterday but found today’s shots weren’t as spontaneous and fresh as yesterday’s. Fired off about 20 shots… there was only three I was really pleased with.

And here, the three have become one…

Through The Eye Of A Needle

Published on May 25, 2009 in My Photography and Photography. 5 Comments

Chapel Street Prahran

On my lunch-break this afternoon, I was walking though Chapel Street with camera in tow, desperately looking for a ’shot’… some sort of shot. I have felt so creatively dry of late but I was still trying to frame imaginary shots in my head as I walked up Chapel Street towards High Street. I noticed a narrow pathway leading back towards an alley. I walked down the pathway, turned back around and saw all the everyday people walking past doing whatever they do in their everyday lives. Oblivious to me. Oblivious to the camera.

I thought I would try and capture them.

Here are the results…

Continue reading ‘Through The Eye Of A Needle’

Through The Eye Of A Needle

Published on May 25, 2009 in My Photography and Photography. 5 Comments

Chapel Street Prahran

I thought I would try and capture them.

Here are the results…

Continue reading ‘Through The Eye Of A Needle’

Visceral Industry

Published on May 11, 2009 in My Photography and Photography. 1 Comment

Visceral Industry

Excuse the lack of updates around here folks. I have been super-busy over the past month or so getting my Rock Photo Portfolio site happening. We’re nearing completion and you wouldn’t believe how that pleases me!

Anyway, I’m sure you want a sneak peek right? Right?

Go have a look. It’s all over here.

Visceral Industry

Published on May 11, 2009 in My Photography and Photography. 1 Comment

Visceral Industry

Anyway, I’m sure you want a sneak peek right? Right?

Go have a look. It’s all over here.

Luna Park Gets D*Face(d)

Published on April 16, 2009 in Art, My Photography, Photography and Street Art. 0 Comments Tags: Bigmouthproject, D*Face, Luna Park.

Luna Park Big Mouth Project

D*Face is a London-based sculptor and stencil artist, who uses London as his own personal gallery. Sticking, pasting and drawing on any wall or space he doesn’t actually own. Known for his subversive images, which involve a family of dysfunctional characters whose roles are to shock as well as entertain, his work challenges orthodox thinking whilst sticking two fingers up at the establishment. An associate of Banksy, he has shown works at the world famous Santa’s Ghetto and recently had his own solo exhibition at the Stolen Space gallery in East London.

What is the Big Mouth Project?

The Big Mouth Project is a collaboration between artists and WorkSafe Victoria to celebrate out biggest asset in the workplace. To help spread the word we’ve asked some of the world’s most talented artists to bring to life our big fat friend to life in any way they see fit.

More info at bigmouthproject.com