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It was a quirky start to the working year as I joined my closest and oldest film crew family on the low budget feature One Hundred Bloody Acres, shooting locally to me in the Adelaide hills.  Writer/director brothers, Colin and … Continue reading →

Although the MABO shoot was plagued by misfortune and often exhausting, it just may have been the job of my life.  Shooting commenced on remote Murray Island, Eddie Mabo’s actual place in the Torres Strait Islands, closer to Papua New … Continue reading →

In an encouraging sign, a busy period of interesting jobs directly followed my disaster work year. I spent two weeks in Sydney catching up with all my family, whilst working on the feature film Venice, Written and directed by Miro … Continue reading →

My photography exhibition Upturned Discarded Televisions showed continually for 3 weeks as both a 7 minute video and printed 12 metre photographic panorama. The media release I sent out attracted very little interest, however Adelaide commentator Peter Goers invited me to … Continue reading →

The King is Dead! was a wonderful film to work on, it was a privilege to be invited back into the fold of a tiny Rolf de Heer crew. We filmed largely in Adelaide’s inner western suburbs, and the perfectly … Continue reading →

   The 7 weeks in Tasmania working alongside my brother Dan as he directed The Hunter were a treat. Our lead actor, Willem Defoe, was a huge asset to the film; hard working, committed to his role and a pleasure for the … Continue reading →

What had started as an outstanding year for work suddenly came to an abrupt halt. My inbox sat idle and even spam seemed to cease arriving. A couple of international film projects slipped through my fingers and, even more disturbingly, two interesting … Continue reading →

My volcano stranding in London stretched on for a frustrating 6 days. Most of this time was spent on the phone on hold with my airline trying to secure the first available passage home. I also needed to find alternative accommodation, and … Continue reading →

Whilst in London I  have tried to make the most of my days off by organising few meetings and catching up with my growing number of UK friends. It was a pleasure to see Jim Loach again, busy in the … Continue reading →

2010 seems to be shaping up as a super busy and very interesting year. Being appointed official photographer for the Adelaide International Arts Festival was a refreshing change to shooting film stills, which these days constitute the majority of my work load. I … Continue reading →