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Why Is Ecommerce Product Photography Crucial for Your Business?

Every e-commerce business needs product photography. For customers to better comprehend your product, these photographs usually feature the objects either by themselves or with additional visuals. To assist potential customers to see what they are purchasing, products are photographed. Since your buyers cannot touch or see your things in reality, your product photos must sell your goods. Having eCommerce product photography on your website can help boost user interaction and foster brand loyalty.

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Cairns Wedding Venues: Where Dreams Blossom

Are you planning your dream wedding in the tropical paradise of Cairns, Australia? Look no further! Cairns offers some of the most enchanting garden wedding venues that will make your special day truly magical. In this blog, we'll explore the top garden wedding venues in Cairns and the importance of capturing these precious moments with a professional wedding videographer in Cairns.

Garden Wedding Venues in Cairns

Tropical Bliss Gardens: Imagine exchanging vows surrounded by lush tropical plants, colorful flowers, and serene water features. Tropical Bliss Gardens is a picturesque venue that offers a perfect backdrop for your garden wedding in Cairns. With its natural beauty and intimate setting, it's a place where your love story can truly bloom.

Flecker Botanic Gardens: For couples seeking a wedding venue that combines elegance and nature, Flecker Botanic Gardens is an excellent choice. The gardens feature a variety of exotic plants and scenic spots for your ceremony and photographs. It's a unique and captivating location that will leave your guests in awe.

Rainforest Estate: Nestled in the heart of the rainforest, Rainforest Estate offers a tranquil and secluded setting for your wedding. The lush greenery and the soothing sounds of nature create a romantic atmosphere that is truly unforgettable. It's a paradise for couples looking for an intimate garden wedding in Cairns.

Why Choose a Cairns Wedding Videographer?

Your wedding day is one of the most significant moments in your life, and capturing those memories is essential. A Cairns wedding videographer can preserve the magic of your garden wedding for years to come. Here's why hiring a professional is a wise choice:

Emotional Moments: A skilled videographer can capture the genuine emotions and reactions of you and your guests, providing a more complete and emotional story of your special day.

Quality Production: Professional videographers use high-quality equipment and editing techniques to create a polished and cinematic wedding video that you'll cherish forever.

Relive the Memories: Your wedding video allows you to relive the moments, speeches, and heartfelt vows that may have otherwise faded from memory over time.

Share with Loved Ones: A wedding video allows you to share your special day with loved ones who couldn't attend, ensuring that they can experience the joy and love you felt on your wedding day.

To make your garden wedding in Cairns a memorable and cherished experience, consider hiring a Cairns wedding videographer like Tulieve Photography. Their expertise and passion for capturing love stories will ensure that your wedding video is a work of art.

In conclusion, Cairns offers a range of enchanting garden wedding venues that can turn your dream wedding into a reality. Don't forget to capture these precious moments with the help of a professional wedding videographer in Cairns. Your love story deserves to be told and preserved for generations to come.

Make your wedding day in Cairns a fairy tale come true by choosing one of these beautiful garden venues and entrusting the memories to a skilled videographer. Your love story deserves nothing but the best!

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Cineflix Rights has pre-sold Royal Wedding documentary “The Day Will and Kate Got Married” to TV4 (Sweden), YLE (Finland), TV2 (Denmark), NRK (Norway), and BBC Poland with further deals currently in negotiation.

The Finestripe Productions for U.K. broadcaster ITV marks the tenth wedding anniversary of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton. The inside story of the star-studded wedding features interviews with Middleton’s uncle Gary Goldsmith, Royal dressmaker Daniella Helayel, cakemaker Fiona Cairns, Royal protection officer Graham Craker and photographer Hugo Burnand, and relives all the ritual and pageantry during of the Westminster Abbey ceremony.

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Best Practices To Keep Your Valuable Memories Forever

Life always presents you with both good and bad recollections but at the end of the day, you're a product of those recollections. You enjoy the good gests and learn from the bad bones.

Occasionally you may wonder if it's really necessary to keep bad recollections. Is it really worth it? The verity is that all recollections in life are important anyhow of whether they're bad or good. You'll need them in the future to remind you how strong and persistent you are. 

But how do you save those recollections? You need to find a way of storing filmland, vids, and anything differently that holds your recollections. Fortunately, there are several ways you can securely keep all your recollections without the fear of losing them. If you still wondering how you can capture your memories first, then you should consider Maui photographers, one of the best photographers in the town.

So move on, below are the five best practices to save recollections ever:

Store your prints on a pall device

This is one of the stylish ways of conserving your precious recollections. Technology has advanced to a point that you can store all manner of documents and filmland on the pall for as long as you want. There are several options you can choose to save your prints.  

The first one is a free online print storehouse handed by platforms similar to Google. But the strike of using free online services is that the number of lines you'll store is limited. The stylish option would be to subscribe to a paid print storehouse service that will allow you to store all your lines including vids.

Produce and publish a print book

Still, also you need a better way of storing that filmland If you're someone who constantly takes photos. Else, what’s the point of taking good filmland without a proper way of keeping them? A print reader is a great way of conserving your prints. 

There are several digital companies that specialize in custom and technical products. All you have to do is to choose a dependable bone that can work with you in designing a quality print book. The stylish thing about this system is that you're suitable to upload filmland from your PC. 

Keep a proper journal 

In case you formerly have a print reader and would like to have details of every event, also creating a detailed journal will be a great idea. You can use a notebook – interspersing stories of family events or recesses.

Another option is to produce long captions in a customized print book. 

Keep a remembrance box 

It's a perfect idea to store photos in a print book, but what about another cairn? This is where a remembrance box comes in. A remembrance box will help you store a lot of effects that remind you about your history other than photos. 

Produce a blog or website

Another great way to save recollections is to start a particular blog or website. You can either buy a sphere or use one of the popular blogging spots to produce an account. 

In general, there are numerous ways of conserving precious recollections. You only need to identify one that’s most accessible to you. 

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London Houses: New Property Designs

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Contemporary Residential Buildings in South East England – Contemporary British Homes in the UK Capital

post updated 13 May 2021

London House – Latest Designs

London Residential Architecture News, chronological:

4 May 2021 Highgate House Restoration, Highgate Conservation Area, North London Design: Cairn photograph : Peter Landers Highgate House Restoration This Edwardian property restoration project brought a dilapidated home back to life, re-organising the arrangement to suit the lives of a young family and converting the roof space. A huge amount of work was required to restore the home and modernise the layout and environmental performance.

27 Apr 2021 Sponge Urban Living

21 Apr 2021 House for a Gardener, Haringey, North East London Design: Amos Goldreich Architecture photograph : Ollie Hammick House for a Gardener, Haringey A much-loved garden was central to our design of this side and rear extension for a Victorian mid-terrace house in the Stroud Green Conservation Area of Haringey. The project arranges a sequence of living spaces around the garden and an internal courtyard that gives constant connection to greenery.

21 Apr 2021 Vault House

Mountain View House

Chiswick House Extension

Bladerunner House

Cascade House, Hampstead Village

1 Mar 2021 Cloistered House, Chelsea, south west London Design: Turner Architects photograph © Adam Scott Images Chelsea Georgian terraced house The restoration and extension of a Cubitt-built Georgian terraced house in a conservation area. The Cloistered House was carefully given life having been left to ruin for many years.

20 Feb 2021 Library House

16 Feb 2021 Eclectic House, Camden

14 Feb 2021 Melbury Studio

14 Feb 2021 Harcombe House

14 Feb 2021 St Georges House

14 Feb 2021 Boscombe House

29 Jan 2021 The Rower’s House, Chiswick, south west London Architects: Loader Monteith photography : Emanuelis Stasaitis The Rower’s House in Chiswick The clients wanted a home with four bedrooms, space to entertain, and an accessible garden – with plenty of space to live and work, as well as a divisible section for a relative to use autonomously. Despite a questionable original design, the couple found the perfect potential property in a quiet corner of London.

1 Feb 2021 Art House, Paddington

10 Dec 2020 Kensington Townhouse Design: KNOF design photography: David Cleveland Kensington Townhouse, Hyde Park KNOF Design, an international design practice founded by Susan Knof, has just completed a major London commission – the unification of two separate townhouses near Hyde Park to create a single 7,500sf family home.

4 Dec 2020 Pitched Black House

26 Nov 2020 Sugar House

17 Nov 2020 17 Portland Place Renovations

16 Nov 2020 Regency Villa, Kensington

16 Nov 2020 EC1 Penthouse, Clerkenwell

15 Nov 2020 Chiswick House Extension, West London Architects and Interior Designers: Found Associates photograph : Nick Hufton, Al Crow Chiswick House Extension A double-fronted Edwardian house has been updated and extended in dramatic fashion for a television and radio presenter and his family. This four storey villa sits on a corner site with unusually large gardens to the rear. The renovation and reinvention of the villa reinforces the sense of connection between house and garden.

7 Nov 2020 Winter House Renovations

24 Apr 2020 Two and a Half Storey House, Central London Architects: Bradley Van Der Straeten photograph © French + Tye Two and a Half Storey House The Two and a Half Storey House project that circumnavigates a local planning restriction by building a half-height roof extension! The clients owned the existing two-storey, two-bedroom property, located on a central London Housing Estate.

1 Apr 2020 Hampstead Penthouse Property, North London Design: Ungar Architects photograph : Peter Cook Hampstead Penthouse Property A breathtaking new penthouse in Hampstead, with panoramic views across the UK capital city.

1 Apr 2020 Contemporary London Penthouse Properties Penthouse Properties London

5 Mar 2020 An Eclectic Victorian Home Extension North London

3 Mar 2020 Slim Studio’s Flat Interior

26 Feb 2020 Collector’s Flat, Central London Design: MATA Architects photograph © Peter Landers Collector’s Flat Interior in Central London Extensive refurbishment and interiors fit out of an apartment in a mansion block constructed at the turn of the 19th century. The works included substantial structural modifications altering the flat’s layout and introducing new services.

30 Oct 2019 Brexit Bunker Design: RISE Design Studio photograph : Edmund Sumner Brexit Bunker This sunken garden room was envisioned as a way of adding a new studio and extending the program of the house, without having to intervene in the existing portion of the building.

15 Oct 2019 Fleet House in Hampstead

20 Sep 2019 Dukes House, Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill Structural Engineer: TZG Partnership photograph : Will Pryce Muswell Hill House This North London property is an ornate Edwardian Terrace, in the shadows of Alexandra Palace. The home has been given a complete make over.

20 Sep 2019 Aperture House in Islington

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London Houses Designs in 2018

23 Oct 2018 Duke’s Avenue House, Chiswick Architects: IBLA photograph : Brotherton Lock Contemporary House in London The clients, a pair of doctors, wanted to significantly increase the amount of floor-space in their West London home, whilst maintaining the existing character and external massing of the original house, and keeping their garden intact.

2 Oct 2018 Volcano House, Shoreditch, East London Architects: Urban Mesh design ltd photograph © Charles Hosea New House in Shoreditch The interiors of the home were playfully designed to suit the desires and personalities of the Client and his family.

20 Aug 2018 Benbow Yard Home, Southwark, South London Design: FORMstudio Architects photograph © Bruce Hemming Contemporary Home in Southwark This new property is a response to the Mayor of London’s Policy to optimise the re-use of small sites across the UK capital city.

19 Jun 2018 Victorian Townhouse, Highgate, North London Design: LLI Design photograph © Victorian Townhouse in Highgate Conversion of a Victorian property in reasonable condition to form a warm, comfortable home with contemporary style touches.

30 Apr 2018 Step House, North London Architects: Bureau de Change photo © Ben Blossom North London Property Extension Using bricks reclaimed from the fabric of the house, the architects exploited the rights of light diagram to create a staggered, extruded form that appears to melt away from the existing structure. This rhythmic stepping generated by the brick is echoed throughout the interior, and is integrated in both the plan and section of the extension.

27 Apr 2018 Roof Conversion, Crouch End, North London Design: JaK Studio, Architects photo : Francesco Russo Crouch End Flat Extension JaK Studio create unique loft conversion in large Victorian property by adding a new dormer extension to form a dramatic two-storey cathedral-esque space.

29 Jan 2018 The Etch House, Honor Oak, Lewisham, South London Design: Fraher Architects photo : Adam Scott Honor Oak Home Extension Joint Third Prize in ‘Don’t Move, Improve!’ 2018: this 1460 sqft property re-examines the layout of the traditional Victorian terrace house. A modern floor plan sits within the old house walls, hidden behind the retained street elevation.

26 Jan 2018 Sun Rain Rooms, Islington, North London Design: Tonkin Liu Architects photo : Edmund Sumner Sun Rain Rooms Home Extension ‘Sun Rain Rooms’ has been crowned London’s best and most innovative home extension as overall winner of New London Architecture’s (NLA) annual ‘Don’t Move, Improve!’ competition.

London Houses Design News for 2017

8 Dec 2017 Highgate Hill Townhouse, North London Design: LLI Design photo from LLI Design Highgate Hill Townhouse Winner in the Interior Design, London category – UK Property Awards 2017-18. LLI Design recently completed a total redesign and refurbishment of a 7 storey townhouse in Highgate, a leafy and desirable part of London.

15 Aug 2017 Hilltop House, Kingston-upon-Thames, South West London Architects: Coupdeville photograph : Simon Kennedy New Teddington House Commissioned in 2012, the architecture studio were asked to design a five bedroom house on a large 0.26 acre single plot, while retaining the existing building.

11 Aug 2017 Fairfax House, Teddington, South West London Architects: Coupdeville photograph : Simon Kennedy New Teddington House The proposal is for a contemporary dwelling that is based on a series of banded layers, that allow for a light filled interior and a dynamic and interesting external appearance.

24 Mar 2017 Oak Hill House, Hampstead, North London Design: Claridge Architects photograph : Simon Kennedy New Hampstead House Shou Sugi Ban, a UK based manufacturer of charred timber products, has selected Kebony, to create a distinctive modified timber cladding using the ancient Japanese techniques of burning, brushing or pre-weathering timber to provide a long-lasting and beautiful wood.

London Property Design News for 2016

27 Nov 2016 Increasing Value of Residential in the British Capital City Flipping Property Prices in London

1 Sep 2016 House of Trace Design: Tsuruta Architects photo : Tim Croker House of Trace A beautiful and unconventional extension to a London terraced house designed by Tsuruta Architects has been awarded the 2016 Stephen Lawrence Prize.

2 Jan 2016 Madeira Residence, Bromley, South east London Design: Rado Iliev Architect photograph : Assen Emilov New Residence in Bromley

5 Nov 2015 Newington Green Road Property, North east London Architects: NK Architects image : Robin Hayes Newington Green Road House

16 Sep 2013 Mayfair House Design: Squire and Partners, Architects photo : Gareth Gardner Mayfair House The contemporary interpretation of leaves are crafted as a metallic shingle, which cover a three storey elevation and rooftop pavilion. The PPC coated folded aluminium leaves – 4,080 in total – subtly vary in tones of bronze to mimic organic growth patterns. The concept was designed over a three year period of research and development working closely with Swiss manufacturer Tuchschmid.

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Meeting Jenny Odell and Creating Demarcated Spaces (or how a photo I took was seen by Barack Obama but it doesn’t really matter)

In spring/winter 2017 I was in the middle of a creative crisis. It was my first year in the MFA studio program at the University of California, Davis and I had just moved across the country from Birmingham, Alabama. I was having troubles communicating with the faculty, I was having personal troubles with people close in my life, and I was having troubles staying positive in a pretty depressing world. Consequently, I was having troubles making art.

Then summer came around and this creative block began to come down. I was accepted into an artist residency on an island in the arctic circle, off the northern coast of Norway. On the way there I took the opportunity to do some traveling and see a lot of art. By the time I got to the island I was ready to unplug and reset with the goal of clearing my head and starting a new body of work. One of the ingredients of this self-prescribed creative cleanse was an essay that went viral on Medium called “How to Do Nothing,” by Jenny Odell.

This essay changed everything. Odell had communicated what was still a mess of ideas and feelings in my head. It was like someone had said out loud a word or a name that had been eluding me. It was simultaneously a relief from frustration and a validation of the work I was wanting to make. Before reading the essay I knew I wanted to construct sanctuary-esque spaces that could be entered but I struggled to communicate why I felt this was important. After reading the essay I had the beginnings of a vocabulary that would lead to a series of works called “Demarcated Spaces.”

After returning home, the director of the residency wrote this about my pieces:

“Meyer built two Demarcated Spaces with materials found on the island at Arctic 78° N. These contained spaces have interiors that can be accessed by crossing the entrance threshold. Participants were asked to not take electronic devices into the space with them so as to have fewer distractions from interior acts of imagination, meditation, deep listening, etc. These acts of rest are not efficient and produce no monetary value. The physical structure and the interior act forms a symbiotic relationship that serves as a small form of resistance against the manipulative and exploitative forces that seek to drain the mind, body, and soul. While inside a demarcated space the participant aims to be in a mental state at least partially removed from advertising, propaganda, surveillance, and monetarily productive work.” — Sofie Iversen

When I got back to my studio in Davis I decided to contact Jenny Odell in the hopes of finding time to meet her and discuss these ideas in person (she lived about an hour from me in Oakland, CA). She responded and agreed to meet at one of her favorite coffee shops where we eventually had one of the most stimulating conversations of my time in California. This is where she explained that she had been offered a deal to turn the essay into a book that would be published by Melville House. It came up in conversation that she needed an author headshot for the book and I offered to take the photo to show my gratitude for her making time to meet with me (I had experience working in the advertising industry as a photographer/designer).

We met a few weeks later at the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland where she talked about night herons and I talked about where to stand for good lighting.

Fast forward a few years and her book has entered the New York Times’ Bestseller list after getting a boost from Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of 2019. Her book has seen incredible (and deserved) levels of success to the point that Odell has described the weirdness of it all like, “a hall of mirrors where I encounter myself over and over again.”

And now I’m marveling at the weirdness of my name tagging along wherever she goes through photo credits. It has appeared in many major newspapers and media outlets such as New York Times, LA Times, The Guardian, Vox, etc. I mean, c’mon, Barack Obama has seen it… So is it normal to feel a tiny bit of pride? Trust me, I know it doesn’t really matter. No one cares about who took a photo. This is not about me, it’s Jenny’s book and Jenny’s success. Nevertheless it feels good to tag along for the ride.

I’ve since moved back to Birmingham where I can work and live much more affordably. This past winter I was at an open studio night and one of the artists had “How to Do Nothing” on her bookshelf. I brought it up in conversation and told my story about the original essay and the meeting with Odell that helped me through a rough creative period. The whole time I was internally debating whether or not I should open the book to the back cover and show the photo. It seems like a jerk move to open someone else’s book and talk about yourself. Likewise I debated if writing this essay was equally self-absorbed and a tacky attempt at self-promotion. I decided to complete the task for the sake of telling a personal story and using the opportunity to express gratitude. Art CAN change lives. I owe a major bump in my creative timeline to the thoughtful words of Jenny Odell.

“A quietist spirit imbues Ryan Meyer’s “Demarcated Space 2,” a photograph of a sanctuary-like space within a stone structure he created as a “container of meditation and deep learning.” Calling up associations with cairns, altars, towers, and other ancient spiritual foci, this and the rest of the images in the series by Meyer document his practice of building temporary retreats from the hectic, monetized culture we live in…”

— Victoria Dalkey (edited for clarity)

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Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Day 71/72 – Hong Kong → Manilla → Cairns

In the evening I took the MTR out to Hong Kong’s airport, boarding my flight with Philippines Air, bound for Cairns, Australia. In the scramble of re-routing my flights over the previous days, I was scheduled to take a red-eye with an overnight layover in Manila. As someone who usually can’t sleep a wink on an airplane, this leg of my journey was particularly fatiguing. Fortunately, my first flight was not without a silver lining, as I was in for a pleasant surprise once our on-board dinner was served. Simply put, Philippines Air easily had the best plane food I had ever experienced: perfectly seasoned chicken adobo with a hearty side of rice.  

Navigating through the terminals of Manila Airport during the wee hours of the morning, I eventually found my transfer gate to Cairns and tiredly plopped myself in a corner, curling up next to my pack. In the hours that followed, I dazedly realized that the secondary screening next to my gate was actually for Quarantine purposes – as there were no bathrooms, water fountains or shops in the vicinity. Unfortunately, this also meant I was not even allowed to bring water with me onto my next flight! This was certainly an eye-opening realization for me, as I could see just how seriously Australia takes biosecurity to protect their unique agriculture and wildlife.

After nine hours in air on my second flight, we gradually began our descent into Cairns, located on the Northeastern coast of Australia. It was a beautiful bluebird morning, with patches of dark coral reef occasionally visible beneath the shimmering ocean below. Descending the air stairs onto the tarmac, I was immediately hit by a powerful wave of heat. Although I had travelled to Cairns with my family well over a decade earlier, the distant memory of intense heat and humidity was quickly brought to the forefront, as I breathed in the thick, tropical air of Queensland.

Having secured my ETA Visa in advance, my Canadian Passport allowed me to easily pass through the electronic gate in the small airport. Collecting my pack quickly at the baggage carousel, I was heartened by the thought of finding a bed to sleep in shortly. And as my luck would have it – a customs official thought otherwise. At the time, I did not realize how suspicious a single backpacker travelling from Asia was – but in my following weeks in Aus, I heard countless stories of backpackers being connected with drug trafficking through countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines. Over the following hour, the customs agent thoroughly examined each item in my pack – swabbing everything from my toothbrush to flip-flops to test for trace amounts of cocaine and other drugs. Although I had nothing to hide, the entire process still came with a certain amount of apprehension, as I had heard stories of drugs and contraband being planted in luggage. After finally receiving the all clear, the customs official waved me on my way, with a comical parting comment: “you have to be the neatest backpacker I’ve ever seen!”, referring to my many packing cubes and vacuum packs. With a tired chuckle, I trudged out of the airport, briefly stopping to pick up a new SIM card on my way to catch the airport shuttle into town.  

Travellers Oasis

Blasting A/C and country music, the shuttle cruised along a series of palm-lined boulevards and roundabouts leading into Cairns. After more than 24-hours in transit, I was thrilled to finally arrive at Travellers Oasis, a charming, family run hostel a short walk from the city centre. This hostel was easily a top favourite from my entire trip. I was originally a bit concerned about staying in hostels in Australia, as I knew that Aus had a younger backpacker scene compared to other places I had travelled. This was forgotten immediately as I was welcomed into the hostel’s laidback, tropical oasis, and was met with a mix of travellers of all ages. After a much needed power nap, Gabriel, the hostel owner, walked me through all of my options for open-water certifications in the Great Barrier Reef. I was thrilled that there was a last minute spot on one of the “liveaboard” boats, and booked a 3-day, 2-night open water certification with Reef Encounter, starting a few days later.

I spent the late afternoon wandering the palm-lined boulevards of Cairns, shopping for more appropriate clothes to match Queensland’s overpowering humidity.  Sweaty and dusty after a long day, I plunged into the hostel pool in the evening, sharing cold beers and trading Australia tips with fellow visitors from Switzerland, Canada, Britain and the US. Gabriel, the hostel owner, and his daughter Poppy had organized a delicious pizza dinner for us, which we ate family style – gathered around wooden tables under the tropical foliage. Full and very tired – I crashed shortly afterwards, but not before loading the air conditioning machine in my room with all my spare change (The only drawback of the hostel – no free A/C!)

Day 73 – Cairns

Sleeping in and shaking off my jet-lag, I fixed myself breakfast and set myself up at a shady poolside table for the day, gearing up for a crash course in scuba diving! After signing myself up for my open water certification the previous day, I had been given a thick manual to read, along with test questions to respond to as I worked through the course. I found the material surprisingly challenging, as there was a substantial amount of physics and biology involved – taking me back to my undergrad at Western! As I went through the course, I took regular breaks to cool off the pool, and Facetimed a few friends and family back home.

After finishing the scuba coursework in the late afternoon, I met up with a Dutch and English girl, and we headed out into the town to explore. Walking towards the wharf as the evening fell, we began to hear the high-pitched screeches from a massive colony of fruit bats, who were just beginning to wake up as the sun was setting. Dangling from trees near the city centre, these large, black “megabats” have a wingspan of up to 1.6 metres!

We continued onwards to the Cairns Night Market, an open-air bazaar with local goods for sale, Australian food products, souvenirs and food stalls with cuisine from all over the world. A much more relaxed night market compared to the souks of Morocco and food alleys in China, we meandered the stalls and checked out the range of products for sale. Leaving the market behind, we strolled along the nearby wharf, lined with dark palms swaying in the balmy ocean breeze. Nearing the ocean, I was immediately struck by the number of large, yellow signs, warning of the dangers of swimming due to the large number of saltwater crocodiles, or “Salties” which inhabit the area. In addition to crocodiles, these warm ocean waters are also home to a variety of jellyfish known as “stingers”, including large box jellyfish and the tiny Irukandji jellyfish, both of which are considered to be among the world’s most venomous species. Since it is far too risky to swim off the picturesque beaches of the town (and a such a shame, at that!) a large, manmade lagoon has been built next to the ocean - for a croc and jellyfish free swimming option!

The girls and I ended our evening at a lively Cantina in town, sharing a few pitchers of Sangria on the patio, and swapping stories from respective countries late into the night.  

Day 74-76 – The Reef

I packed a small bag in the morning, leaving my pack behind at the hostel as I set out towards Marlin Wharf, the busy departure point for snorkeling and scuba diving trips in the Great Barrier Reef. Navigating through crowds of day-trippers, I located the small catamaran which would transport me to the Reef Encounter, my floating home for the next three days. As we cast off from port, the humidity and heat gradually eased off as we ventured further into the coral sea.

My home for the next three days!

Arriving aboard the Reef Encounter, I was shown to my small portside cabin, which I was sharing with Poppy (the hostel owner’s daughter – who happened to be taking her open water certification at the same time!). After a delicious lunch and thorough orientation the boat’s safety procedures, I was introduced to Anna and Nick, our open water instructors, and Elmira, a Russian teacher who was taking the course with me. Anna and Nick, a couple from Spain and Germany (respectively), wasted no time in suiting us up in full scuba gear, complete with buoyancy compensators (BCDs), weight belts, an oxygen tank, regulators, masks, and flippers. We were also fitted in bright blue, Lycra stinger suits – certainly no fashion statement, but necessary protection against the lethal jellyfish and fierce sun of Northern Australia. After running us through equipment set up and safety checks with our diving partner, Anna and Nick had us get in the water, rolling off the back of the boat in our inflated BCDs!

A few fantastic underwater snapshots - courtesy of our on-board photographer!

The next three days were simply magical, and were my favourite days of travel up until that point. We were completely immersed into a spectacular world of colour and marine life, and completed 10 dives in total, some at the crack of dawn, and one night dive!It was definitely hard work, as Anna and Nick put us through our paces, practicing countless essential skills from controlled descent/ascent, equalizing our ears, underwater emergency drills, breath control, energy conservation and oxygen monitoring.

Spotting a hiding cuttlefish in the reef

As we became more and more comfortable in the water, it became easier to relax and appreciate the breathtaking underwater landscape around us. From swimming next to technicolour cliffs of swaying coral, drifting past giant sea turtles, and swimming next to hunting reef sharks and giant trevallys (during a night swim!) – there are no words I could use to fully describe this astounding wonder of the natural world. The distortion of images and sounds deep in the ocean was also fascinating – a fish biting a piece of coral feet away sounded as loud as someone crunching on cereal next to my ear! I also kept bumping into things - my depth perception questionable now that I was 9 meters underwater.

During our time onboard, The Reef Endeavour took us to several different dive sites scattered around the Outer Barrier Reef, including Norman, Saxon and Hastings Reef. As we moved between the many dive sites, Elmira and I practiced filling out our logbooks, tracking our maximum depth, bottom time, water conditions, and calculating our residual nitrogen levels using dive tables.  An added benefit of staying overnight on a liveaboard boat is that we could begin diving as early as 7am – plunging into the crystal clear water long before any other day trips had set out from Cairns.  These early dives were equally captivating as those at night, as we could see the reef waking up – coral opening and tilting towards the morning sun above, and sleeping reef sharks drifting along the sandy ocean floor. Fascinating fact about sleeping sharks – by sleeping in moving tidal currents, water naturally flows through their gills, allowing them to breathe when asleep!

After three perfect days, I completed my last dive with Anna and Nick, wrote my open water certification test, and officially received my Open Water Diving Certification through Scuba Schools International (SSI)! The full-immersion into the diving program allowed me to learn quickly and improve after every dive, and during my time on the boat, I would constantly catch myself thinking - why didn’t I do this 10 years ago?!

On my final day of diving, I met a fellow scuba diver named Carlos, a medical resident on placement from Barcelona. As we returned to the mainland, I joined him and his 3 Spanish friends for dinner and beers in Cairns, where we tried crocodile and kangaroo (which were delicious, for the record!). After comically trying to recall my high school Spanish for a few hours, my newfound friends and I parted ways just as heavy drops of rain began to fall. Sprinting back to my hostel in the middle of a pounding tropical thunderstorm, I arrived drenched – but happy and exhilarated.

Trying out local cuisine - including crocodile and kangaroo!

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Hey, my two friends Chloe, Emma and myself traveled to Australia.The famous country known for his Great Barrier Coral , it’s opera of Sydney and his famous animals like the kangaroos , these adorable little stuffed animals that we wanted to caress. We stayed in this beautiful country for  two weeks. We left on monday 12 February at 12 o’clock in the morning and we arrived at 9:30 in Sydney. During these two weeks , we traveled on the west and east coast of Australia in road trip and we traveled thousands of kilimeters to discover beautiful and colorful landscapes . We will share this wonderful trip with you, I hope you like it ;)

Day one :  In the morning we went for a walk in the neighborhoods of Sydney, the architecture is very pretty and different compared to France. At around 12pm we went to the opera in Sydney with sandwiches bought in small minimarkets.   Then we ate on the steps and took several pictures. After we finishing eating, we mounted to the top of the famous Sydney Bridge , we had a panoramic view of the city , notably the famous Sydney opera house. This activity lasted 3:30 , we were equipped with special equipment like as vests and suits. The phones were unfortunately banned but a professional photographer took the pictures for us who where paid unfortunately. Your purse has interest to be in a good mead hahaha!!!!! It was still a good experience, especially if you do it with friends , even if Emma had vertigo hahaha, it was fun to see each of her reactions .

Day two : Today , we spent the day at Luna Park , a large amusement park. We did several attractions like Hair Raiser , Huss Ranger , Ferris Wheel and other sensational attractions . Then we bought cotton candy . And guess what ? I put in my hair , my hair was sticky, shame hahaha !!!! OH! And Chloe put her glasses on hahaha !! That day , too , it was a lot of fun . 

 We stayed a few days in Sydney before leaving to Adelaide . We spent a lot of time driving but the trip was really worth it .We arrived quite late that day , so we nothing to visit .

Day seven :  In the evening we went to have dinner in a big restaurant , the Rooftop 2KW. We had a wonderful view of the city all lit up and we tasted kangaroos meat and crocodile sausages. The taste was quite special but it was really good. For dessert we had Lamington , sponge cakes covered with a chocolate icing and rolled in dried coconut and fairy bread,a bread cut into a triangle that is spread with butter and covered with sugar flakes. It was simple but very good !!! Especially for gourmand like us, hahah !!!

Day eight : Today , we went to the zoo ! We saw several species of animals that are not used to be seen as sumatra tigers , pandas , tapirs and Malayan bears , dark semnopithecus, orangutants and many other terrestrial and marine species . We had our capes robbed by orangutans that day haha !! What little jokers these monkeys . After this trip that had made us travel around the world with these exotic animals , we were in the central market of the city known for these fresh products . Of course , we were not back empty handed.

Day nine : Today , we were on this island of kangaroos . We took the boat to go. We had the chance to see kangaroos closely and to be able to caress them . There were also walibi , koalas, seals and other animal species . A little baby kangaroo was particularly affectionate and came towards us for a caress. It was really a touching moment, especially coming from wild animals .

 We spent a few days in Adelaide before taking the road to Cairns . It took us a whole two day to get to our destination so we took advantage of the time left to rest . 

Day fifteen : Today, after regaining strength , we went scuba diving to see the Great Barrier Reef !!!! We had swam with thousands of colorful fish in turquoise water . There were somany that we could touche them . It was a really a beautiful show, we thought we were in the little mermaid !!!Once back on the mainland , we stayed on the beach watching yhe ocean . All was great until we attacked by crabs that pinched our feet . Sebastien it was you ? HAHAHA !!!

We spent the last days in Cairns before returning to France . We had a fabulous experience together . I hope I have the opportunity to do this kind of trip with friends ;) 

Emma Delattre , Chloe Ducastel and Alexandra Dervin

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3/11/20 -Career Panel Discussion Part 2.

Davie Cairns- PSNI forensic imagery. You are a civilian, not a police officer. Focus on collection, examination and recording of images.  Relations between different scenes

-Clients are the courts. Tell the story to people who were not on the crime scene

-Specialist photography mappers evidence alongside photos, CCTV recovery. Facial identification. Multimedia production stills and video. Also includes serious crime and road traffic collision. 24/7 unit working shifts in each branch live incidents and crime scene. Digital imaging medical photography, victims’ injuries, specialist lighting, post-mortem photography. Aerial photography with drones; not covert.

-Giving digital and hard copy of images to officers and court mapping, crime scene people, police

And courts, you are in collab with these people.

-Corporate communications

-Placement students do multimedia

-Work is reactive to what police need. 14 photographers working right now.

This job seems extremely hard and demanding but it really sparked an interest in me, and I think I would like to do a placement in it. With the placement you do work within the multimedia aspect so you would not be around anything traumatising.

 Eyeram Seneadza -He is a content creator at Mammoth. COVID-19 was hard to deal with, overcame challenges, client relationships saved them during COVID-19 and helped them grow.

-Keep up with what is happening in the world.

-Overcoming and adapting to this e.g. animation, zoom shoots. Strategic in approach.

-Research and data important client market and audience need to be known take their needs and create a message that works for them.

-Passion and hard work keep growing and learning learn faster than world is going to keep up. Find your thing while also diversifying sometimes pays not to do what everyone else is doing as well as working collaboratively.

Eyeram’s talk was very motivating and detailed for 5 minutes. He discussed how Mammoth adjusted to the limitations of the pandemic and how their clients were a huge factor in saving them. This showed me how important it is to make strong connections and build trust with cliental.  I took on board how Eyeram said research and keeping up with trends is especially important to do but it pays to be different from the others to gain positive attention and jobs.

 Deidre Robb -Discussing curatorial work.   Most important things are:

1)Knowledge and Skills

2) Relationship and Administration

3)Management Skills.

-Aesthetic is more to do with knowledge.  Should think about shadowing other people. Belfast Exposed do internship and volunteer. Building skills and creating your CV, it is important to start while in university.

-Real life experiences teach you more than what you learn from a textbook. More important and versatile.

- Seek different opportunities, must deal with lots of problem solving. Pressure leading up to a show is unbelievable. Treat all problems as if you can overcome them. Incredibly important to build trust with the artist.

-Administration and business management part of it. Planning!!!! Long term etc flexibility and adaptability.

-Funding largely public and there is less empathy towards the arts. Artists expected to work/exhibit for free. Deidre believes that all artists should be paid.

- Marketing with social media important. People management skills. Who to trust who you can work with etc. love what you do or do not do it at all.

 Deidre’s advice was incredibly realistic which was honestly refreshing to hear. She gave us a break down on the three main parts of curatorial work which I found useful and am very thankful she took time to come and share this information with us.

  ADVICE ON GAINING CONFIDENCE:

Khara- at 27 worked with a man who had worked with Leibovitz and was told to go ahead and do whatever she wanted. Worked in a team. This was when she felt she was going somewhere. Confidence is good but do not be cocky.

George-know equipment and systems. Needed to be retrained with equipment but did not and it went wrong, he was fired. Confidence comes from knowledge and learning.

Eyeram-not as confident as others may think he is. Worried with every job he does. Feels this is important. Need drive and hunger, confidence grown, not fully achieved. Learn from mistakes. Staying humble is key.

Davie- you are recruited because of knowledge and skill and specialism. Will not be hired unless they think you are good. Do receive a lot of training. Seek success. Do your best with every task do not be afraid of mistakes. Bounce off others who are more trained. Do not be afraid to speal up. Witness box-need to come across as someone who knows what they are doing, professional. When you make a mistake do not be afraid to own up to it would rather learn from it for the next time.

Deidre- knowledge is power. Being humble important. When someone trusts you that is when you feel powerful.

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//CAREERS PANEL//

During this past week we had to opportunity and privilege to have a careers panel with 5 different people from various careers and roles. This really gave me an insight into work in the real world, and actually how it is so important to have experience under you belt. This panel has also encouraged me to really consider a placement for my third year of university.

One of our panellists was George Kingsnorth who discussed with us about TV and Film production. It became very obvious to me that this was quite a hard field to be in and to be honest, it is not something that interested me too much, in my eyes it felt very corporate with not much room to experiment with your own ideas of work.

This moves me onto one of the next panellists, Khara Pringle who is a fashion photographer. As a businessperson I felt that her insights on work were very important to hear, she constantly pointed out how important it is to ‘be inventive’ and to ‘think outside the box’. Even though fashion photography isn’t something I’m overly interested in, this is still something I’ve found very important to consider.

Through the university we have the opportunity to do a placement with the PSNI, and so to give us a little bit more information on this, Davie Cairns was the next member of the panel. Initially this placement sounded very interesting to me, being giving the opportunity to think on your feet and be creative with the work you are trying to make our all things I think are really important, this is still a placement that I would definitely consider being involved in, but at this point in time I am still very undecided of my plans.

The next member of the careers panel was Deirdre Robb from Belfast exposed. Deirdre made it very clear to us about the importance of making connections and working with people, which is something that she does every single day in her line of work. One opportunity that has come clear to us as students is that we can volunteer in the Belfast Exposed gallery, which is a great way to gain experience and contacts for the future.

Last but not least Eyram Seneadza who is a content director from Mammoth Design Agency. Similar to George Kingsnorth I felt that a role like this was too corporate for me, even though there are some roles that are not interesting to me personally, I felt it was so important to listen and understand different peoples ways of working and trying to learn as much as possible from people who have worked for quite some time to get to where they are now. “Be passionate and work hard at what you do!”

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Career Panel

Todays career panel was really interesting. The five different panelists represented a broad range of photography practices that are currently being discussed each week in our professional practices module. 

Davie Cairns - crime photography within the PSNI.

Davie’s department falls under the imaging branch of the PSNI. They record evidence in and around crime scenes, in a way that helps to illustrate the story of the crime. Their clients are ultimately the judges and jurys, who use the photographs to help inform them in regards to their decision making. Davie told us that there are five main areas within their department. These include, Crime scene surveyor, CCTV recovery, facial identification, post-mortems and arial photographers that capture evidence on large-scale crime scenes. Placements for students will be available. This is something I may look into!

Deirdre Robb - curatorial and public art administration. 

I was keen to hear Deirdre because the curatorial practice is something that interests me. Deidre is the Chief Executive in Belfast Exposed. Every time I would go into Belfast Exposed to see an exhibition, Deirdre would be one of the ones that would be heavily involved in curating the artist’s work. She spoke to us today about three of the key areas that we would need to have experience in if we were to pursue her practice. She told us that we needed knowledge of the practice and advised us to shadow other people who work in this field. She also said that Belfast Exposed are hoping to run internship programmes next year, but volunteering is also a good way to gain experience. Relationships with people and relationships with the space you’re working in is also very important. Build trust with others. Administration was the last of three key areas she pointed out. It’s important to have some level of business and management skills. 

Eyram Seneadza - marketing and design.

Eyram’s practice is based around marketing and design. He pointed out the importance of understanding clients. What I took away from Eyram is that, to be able to advertise anything to anyone, it is key to know who your audience is and what they want. This helps to inform his own practice. He talked about how Covid has forced him to increase his creativity and learning. One thing that I found interesting from his talk was that he said it sometimes pays to ignore the trends and move in other directions. This is often what makes you unique. 

George Kingsnorth - film production.

George said that the perception of how difficult it is to get into the film industry isn’t always necessarily true. He gave us some advice - It’s important to be positive, make sure I know my equipment well and don’t be afraid to experiment with new equipment, stay creative and make sure to write down ideas in journals, be imaginative, upload my video work to Youtube and make sure to build up a strong portfolio of work that demonstrates why I want to work in a particular field. 

Khara Pringle -  fashion and editorial photography. 

Although Khara’s main practice is fashion photography, I found it refreshing that she’s not restricted to this. She told us that she shoots pretty much anything. fashion, branding, food and product photography all fall under her practice. She said that her practice was really hit hard by Covid, but she pushed on and stayed creative. When her studio was pretty much out of action during lockdown, she said she photographed flowers in her kitchen using a torch. This has encouraged me to also pursue my goal whenever things don’t go my way. 

Conclusion

Overall, I found this opportunity really useful for my own research. Not only was it insightful, but it allowed me to take on board some of the panelists’ approaches in regards to how to enter their field, sustain creativity, gain confidence and deal with the changing world of work.I’ve definitely taken a lot away from it. 

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Been there, haven’t done that? The insider guide to the best of Sydney

Five days is never enough to explore an entire city—especially one with as wide a range of attractions as Sydney! If time is not on your side, don’t fret. Follow this handy guide that’ll maximise a 5-day trip in Sydney, whether it’s dining with a view, stomping grapes before indulging in glasses of vino, checking out the outer precincts of Sydney and more!

Day One

Photo: Tourism Australia. Photographer: Masaru Kitano snaK Productions

Start off your Aussie adventure with a visit to Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens—wandering through 30 hectares of enchanting floral magic is the perfect way to enjoy nature’s beauty! Navigate your way through high-end shops and the finest eateries of the inner-city precincts like Paddington, Glebe and Newtown. Fancy a restaurant with unbeatable views? The Butler at Potts Point is a sleek diner in a trendy neighbourhood and it comes complete with great food and glorious skyline set against the sunset. 

Don’t miss the museums and heritage sites along the historical district of Macquarie Street, or head to any of the many nightlife hotspots and seaside bars of the famous Darling Harbour.

Day Two

Photo: Tourism Australia. Photographer: Ellenor Argyropoulos

Start your day early by taking in views of the beautiful harbour front with the city’s most iconic architectural wonders as the city wakes up. Find out what goes on 'behind the scenes' on a backstage tour of the Sydney Opera House, before grabbing lunch with a view at Bennelong, a restaurant within one of the Opera House sails. 

After a fantastic lunch, work it off by doing a fully-guided climb up to the top of the Harbour Bridge. You will be briefed thoroughly by the guides, entertained with stories about the Bridge’s history and finally treated to the panoramic views of the cityscape. You can even do the climb in the evening if you so desire! 

Photo: BridgeClimb Sydney. Photographer: Geoff Jones

Day Three

Photo: Tourism Australia. Photographer: Ellenor Argyropoulos

Learn to surf at the famous Bondi Beach (or explore the quieter beaches around the area); swim in Bronte's family-friendly rock pool; enjoy fresh produce and gourmet treats at Bondi Farmers Markets on Saturdays or pick up handmade trinkets on Sundays; enjoy a relaxing dip in Coogee’s calm shimmering waters or embark on the various scenic beach walks for incredible views of the coastline, and round all of that up by having a hearty Italian dinner as you appreciate the sunset at Bondi Iceberg Dining Room and Bar.

Alternatively, spend a day at the quainter Manly Beach, a mere 30-minute ferry ride away from Sydney. Considered Sydneysider’s well-kept secret, Manly Beach offers a gateway into the famous Fairy Bower Pool, snorkelling spots and a generally laid-back atmosphere.

Day Four

Mandatory credit: Tourism Australia. Photographer: Andrew Smith

On the fourth day, it’s time to venture past the fringes of Sydney’s urban atmosphere to experience spectacular scenery and cool mountain air. Embark on a bush-walking expedition in the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains, passing through breathtaking greenery, stunning rock formations and quaint mountain villages.

Accompanied by its famous blue-tinged horizon and iconic Three Sisters sandstone monolith, a visit to the Blue Mountains makes for an unforgettable outdoor experience just a few hours away from the city.

Day Five

Photo: Tourism Australia. Photographer De Republica

It’s the last day of the trip, which means that you get a free pass to total indulgence with some of Australia’s finest wines and food. Jump straight into a wine-making and tasting session at the burgeoning city wineries sprouting around Sydney, like Urban Winery, where you can learn about wines, stomp on grapes, blend your own tipple or even have a special Harvest lunch on Sundays, without leaving the city. Alternatively, empty your mind at Yoga and Wine for a one hour yoga session followed by a wine tasting session; or relax with cheese, wine and flowers at Zen Flower Arranging.

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Cambridge Garden House, Cambridgeshire

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30 Mar 2021

Cambridge Garden House

Architects: Cairn

Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Sensitively crafted extensions and renovation of the detached Cambridge Garden House in a Cambridge Conservation Area.

The new extension allows the ground floor to feel connected to the garden, while still complimenting the solid brick construction of the original building. Curved brick piers create rhythm and relief and form deep protective window reveals. Between the piers, the family rooms are open to new patio and wonderful garden.

Internally, the ground floor is planned as an interconnected collection of rooms linked with windows and glass doors. The changes fill the house with natural light and help the family to feel they are together, even when in different rooms.

What were the key challenges? Permission to build in conservation area. How to make an extension that felt contemporary and open to garden, but also complimented original house and felt solid and robust. Make sure back of existing living room didn’t become too dark. Make sure family stay connected to each other, even if in different rooms.

What was the brief? House in a lovely area, with fantastic garden, but in need of renovation and extension to house family of 5. Wanted open kitchen and dining area to form communal heart of the house. Other new rooms required: kids snug, home office, utility room and bathroom Make the most of the garden, improving both visual and physical connections form the house, but didn’t want a glass-box. Wanted to maintain a sense of solidity and cosiness. Small roof extensions to create more usable space on first floor, including ensuite for master bedroom and larger guestroom.

What were the solutions? Carefully made case in submission to council and early engagement with Planning Officers. Used red brick and white windows to tie-in to house. To soften the feeling of the wall, selected hand-made bricks with cownose curved ends. Arrangement of vertical brick piers creates rhythm and relief to rear of house, complimenting arts and crafts derived style of original building.

Deep window reveals give façade depth from outside and increase feeling of thick protective walls when looking out from inside. The design is for a strong new façade as a solid backdrop to the garden, while still allowing openness to the garden between the piers. The wall feels both solid and intricate, protective and open.

New snug behind living room has very large picture window framing the garden, together with central rooflight. Glass doors connecting this to living allow the light and views to benefit both rooms.

The ground floor has been planned as an interconnected collection of rooms, encouraging movement and interaction. All the rooms, aside from wc’s, have more than one door and comfortable places have been made to sit throughout, with no area used solely as circulation. Some rooms are bright and open, others offer intimate nooks for privacy.

Key products used: Velfac windows Zinc roof Wienerberger bricks

Who are the clients and what’s interesting about them? Family of five, moving to Cambridge from London. Had lived in house for few years first – long enough to get to know it and what they needed.

How is the project unique? Craftmanship of brick extension structure, that is neither a pastiche of the original house, nor an overtly different glass-box. It is clearly new, but also increases appreciation for the qualities of the original building.

Architects: Cairn

Images: Peter Landers

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Location: Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK

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Notes on ‘A Matter of Memory: Photography as Object in the Digital Age’ (2016) - by Lisa Hostetler

‘Many of our childhood memories are more likely the result of seeing photographs of ourselves as children than they are actual recollections recovered from the memory centres of our brains’ p10

 ‘accumulating photographic records is almost a human instinct’ p10

 How has the transformation of photography from analogue to digital changed society’s relationship to personal and collective memory? – questions posed/interrogated by the book – ‘how the advance of digital-imaging technology is impacting our ability to recall and understand the past?’ – p11

 ‘photographs… are essential to contemporary interpersonal and global communication’ p11

 ‘the unique and enigmatic resonance between photographic materials and the emotional power of the images they manifest’ p11

 ‘the digital revolution is undermining some of the conventions upon which our understanding of photographic meaning had been built’ p11

 Gives an overview of relevant photographic theory –

Roland Barthes ‘Camera Lucida’ 1980 – punctum, studium, ‘what has been’, passage of time and ultimately death

Brassai and Proust – ‘‘emanation’ from the persons being… potentialities of a living person, even preserving a soul’ p12 – ‘involuntary memory… latent image’ p13 – ‘memory and identity… concepts native to photography’ p13 – ‘memory, the substitute for life’ p13

‘the idea that photographs preserve a moment in time for future study or reflection, transfiguring what is intrinsically fugitive into an object with mass and volume is the bedrock of modern photographic philosophy’ p13

‘the revolutionary impact of photography derived from its personal resonance and accrued social relevance over time’ p13

‘memory… is at the heart of what makes photography matter… digital technology revises the mechanics of the relationship between photography and memory is vitally important’ p14

 Analogue to Digital –

‘the transformation has broadened access to photographic image making and allowed photographic images to reach a wider audience than ever before’ p14

‘traditional photographs converted something that was ephemeral – a moment in time, an impression, a glimpse – into something concrete… the resulting object then took on a life of it’s own in the material world… acquiring meaning and accruing emotional resonance’ p14

‘the image and the object have become separable to a degree that they were not in the pre-digital age’ p14

‘emulsion-based photographic products are disappearing, despite a resurgence of interest among young art photographers and the desire of many established artists to continue using traditional materials’ p16

‘the history of the medium has always been inseparable from the history of its technology and materials’ p16

‘when the Kodak camera entered the scene… a brand new group of people became photographers’ p16

‘For artists who remain committed to using photographic materials, the situation is disconcerting because it highlights their dependence on an industry that caters to the masses rather than to a specialised group of practitioners’ p17

 ‘an individual constructed a memory from fragmented visual bits and associated sensory impressions’ p17

 ‘photographic objects are becoming obsolete, photographic images are by no means an endangered species’ p17

 ‘people will discover and understand their personal and collective past differently in fifty years’ p18

 Talking about the artists in the book –

‘make viewers viscerally aware of photographs as tangible objects charged with value’ p18

'ponder the potential consequences of photography's metamorphosis from object to image' p23

‘their work offers the opportunity to consider photography’s digital revolution’ p18

‘2 general groups – those with a distinct focus on photographic materials as the primary conceptual and physical element, and those that incorporate snapshots or other kinds of photographs or photographic reproductions’ p18

‘denying… the lossless reproducibility of the images [digital photography] produces… or… feature a photographic print in a new context’ p18

'1990s… artists were rebelling against the notion of photographs as transparent windows into the world' p19

'commingling of fact and fiction at the crux of both memory and photography' p19

'the concurrent existence of analogue and digital visual languages as a functional babylon in which communication depends upon the persistence of memory and personal determination… photographs shape how we see the world and distill how we remember it both personally and as a society' p23

'self-conscious mediations on photography's ongoing reorganisation of our mental and physical landscape' 23

'we [must not] forget the necessity of preserving a tactile space for memory in order to make sense of our past' p23

 Photographers that interested me -

Melanie Wilhide

Matthew Swarts

Ellen Carey

Kenneth Josephson

Thomas F. Barrow

Mladen Bizumic

Matthew Brandt

Nick Marshall

Diane Meyer

Augusta Wood

Taryn Simon

Antony Cairns

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Project Report

Summery Of Project

For my FMP I wanted to be able to combine my skills as a landscape photographer with something more personal. I thought including people into the project would separate it from my previous projects and give it the individual significance that it needed. Australia seems like a place so distant to us, being half way around the world, that I wanted to explore it. My project developed into an East Coast Australia road trip, capturing the landscapes, people and towns/cities of this stretch of Australia. For the project I made contact with a custom motorcycle builder, ex-British surf champ, wine maker and wildlife park manager. Four completely different people living up the east coast, all deeply passionate about what they do.

For the trip I travelled with a film crew, who I had worked with before on many occasions. The four of us all travelled in two camper vans, which gave us a lot of flexibility to move around and sleep where we want. The trip was also sponsored by Teamwork Photo, who gave me the latest Phase One medium format camera system for the trip, with two lenses. Lap Foto in Sydney, Phase One’s Australian distributor, gave me a much needed lens for the trip as well.

The film crew filmed the entire trip from Sydney to Cairns with an aim to create a feature length documentary in the future. They also filmed 4 short documentaries of the people that I had found through the east coast. The plan is to include the 4 docs into the feature length to create one large film for the project. I have designed a book as well that includes the images from the trip. The book has a minimalist look that allows the reader to focus on the imagery.

Influencers

One of my main influencers for my projects and especially this one is Camp4 Collective. They’re a production company that started with three guys, Tim Kemple, Renan Ozturk and Anson Fogel. All three are directors and Time Kemple is also a photographer who’s work I admire very much. They create content that focuses on real stories about people from all corners of the world. Camp4 Collective is something that I aspire to do with the production company that I am working with. We all have experience in directing, especially two of the members! We have an amazing DOP, Editor, Drone operator and myself as a photographer and producer. They shoot a lot with a helicopter which is why I wanted the drone operator, to add a different view for the docs.

Another photographer and filmmaker that I have been following for years now is called Andy Best. His landscape photography has a mixture of travel and adventure, which back the films he makes as well. He directs, produces, films and edits by himself; with occasional help with the producing side. Again his films and photos concentrate on people and places, normally taking place in and around the mountains in America. His images are rich in colour, often including the night sky with an array of different tones. I look at his work to see what techniques he has used in his imagery. Whether it’s a long exposure, composite, or a lot of the time, how he frames his work to include a lot of reflection in the water. These things I try and practice in my work all the time.

One more large influence to me is Chris Burkard and especially his latest project. Chris is a photographer and film maker from America. Again like many of my influencers his films and photos concentrate on the world’s landscape and people living in it. His latest project is called ‘Under An Arctic Sky’ follows six surfers trying to find the best wave in Iceland, during the winter months. They film the surfers catching waves at day and at night, under the Aurora lights. With our final feature doc, we want it to include a similar theme. A film that shows the entire journey and behind the scenes, to make it more personal.

The Project

I started the pre production work early for this project as I knew there would be a lot of it. I feel that the production side of a project is one of my strong points, having a lot of experience with interning an established photographer in the summer of 2015. As the project was being held in Australia I had the challenge of arranging everything from the other side of the world. Booking travel and accommodation was fairly basic, it was the organisation of shoots where I had to knuckle down. It involved a lot of emailing companies and people that I was interested in shooting. I had quite a few negative responses, companies not wanting a film crew to document them. However, I did get some good results, leading to the shoots that happened in Australia. A lot of the production work was arranging camera equipment with Teamwork photo. Using a contact from Phase One, a guy called Peter who taught me the POCP, I was put in contact with Steve from Teamwork. I negotiated the latest XF camera, IQ3 80mp back and 2 lenses (80mm and 150mm). As there was one more lens that I wanted, the 28mm, I spoke to Pete again. He put me in contact with Lapfoto in Sydney, who were kind enough to loan me a 28mm lens for free for the duration. I had to arrange insurance for the entire trip as well, as part of the deal. An important side to the project was having a film crew to shoot the entire project when out in Australia. Fortunately I know a group of guys that are starting a production company. They went to Ravensbourne and I know them as I worked on a lot of their FMP projects. I was a gaffer on many of their short films, as I have a lot of lighting experience. I also shot a lot of BTS for them too. I introduced the idea to them and straight away they were interested. They were ready for a large project like this, so the timing was perfect. We had many meetings in person and over Skype to arrange the trip and decide where and who to shoot.

Whilst actually out in Australia I had some ups and I had some downs. When arriving in Sydney I had my first challenge and a big one. My equipment bag, containing all of my equipment excluding the Phase One gear hadn’t arrived in Sydney. I especially paid for special baggage as well, to make sure it arrived safely. I had to spend the next 3 days in Sydney calling and emailing various people from Air China and the airport to try and locate my bag. Of course it was a very stressful 3 days, as I couldn't shoot in Sydney without my tripod at the desired locations. After the 3 days the bag was located and returned to me which meant we could continue the trip. The first shoot with Jeremy went very well. Although we only had around an hour with him to shoot, we got enough shots for a good doc. We asked appropriate questions to get him to tell us about his past and how he got to work for such a prestigious company. This was the first time I shot on the Phase with a person, I found the camera worked very well and I straight way knew I had some good shots.

The next few days travelling towards Byron Bay went as expected. We stopped off at all the planned locations, shooting landscape and BTS for the project. The next shoot would be in Byron Bay with Stuart Campbell. We had originally planned to shoot with him over an afternoon and evening. We met with him at a local beach, went to his house and then drove to the location; filming along the way. I entered the water with my camera and underwater housing. After around 15 minutes in the water a large wave hit me, sending me spinning under water. The underwater casing had opened slightly due the the impact of the large wave. My camera there and then was unusable! I was mostly upset about not being able to get any more surf shots, but knew it wasn't the end of the world and tried to stay positive; I still had the Phase camera. We had arranged to meet Stuart the next day as well to shoot some more and interview him. The following day went very well, capturing a number of amazing shots on the Phase. We interviewed him and shot more for the doc, filming later in the day as well to get some more surf shots. I filmed in the water with my GoPro, knowing this one wouldn't break.

We continued up the coast shooting at the planned locations. Everything was going well and I was getting some great shots, up until we arrived at Noosa; just after Brisbane. We had booked a boat tour through a system of salt water rivers. It was one of the hottest days we had experienced on the trip so far; as Australia was experiencing a heatwave. The Phase was in my bag the entire time, also inside a dry bag. Condensation had built up inside the bag after I had taken it out to capture some photos. The camera didn't turn back on when trying to capture some photos at lunch. I called Phase One to see if there was anything I could try, nothing worked. They made some efforts to try and get another camera to me but because of the Australian boarder, it wasn't possible. This was a very disheartening point of the trip, knowing that I couldn't shoot on any of my cameras any more. However, I tried to stay positive and not let it ruin the trip. I shot the remaining 11 days on the Sony A7s that one of the crew had. It was a big drawback but at least I had a camera to shoot on. I wasn't able to get as many shots as I wanted on the last stretch of the trip, as the camera wasn't sometimes available as we were still shooting for the doc.

The rest of the trip went pretty well. I had one health issue where I got heat/sunstroke towards the end of the vineyard shoot. This knocked me out for the rest of the day but I got over it within 48 hours. We finished the trip off back in Sydney where we had a fashion shoot with a well known Australian model and also an established art director and stylist, who was started a new company.

Costings

I estimated that the project would cost just over £5500 all in. Most of the costs I knew before hand, like the flights, van hire, some of the accommodation etc… It was the spending money where I had to set a number that I was happy spending. I thought that I would spend from £1500-2000 out there. This wasn't a budget but just an estimate. I was happy spending more. All in spending money, I spend around £2300. Some of the costings I didn't include just simply because it was sometimes hard to keep track on everything for a whole month. All in then the project cost me around £5000. The Air BnBs cost a but less than expected and a lot of the days we had minimal spend, as we were on the road.

Future

The project still continues. We still have more documentaries to edit and this thing takes time. There are more people involved like sound design and colourist and the editor. We have the main surf doc out but the other three are going to be finished through the summer. The final feature doc will hopefully be finished after the summer. I am still working with the production company as well as a photographer and producer. We have more projects coming up in the summer. I also have an exhibition in June, where I will feature my book and photography.

Conclusion

Overall I am happy with the way the project went. The images generated from the trip were as expected and beyond. Getting my foot in the door with Phase One was a big aim of mine and hopefully I have done it in a good way; despite the camera breaking. It was an environment that I wasn't used to shooting in. Extremely hot a humid weather made it tough sometimes, especially when trekking with all the gear. I had some bad luck with late kit arriving in Sydney and both my cameras breaking. I’ve never had this happen to me before, even on this scale. But I continued on with the project and still managed to get some good content on the film crew’s camera. The trip was by far the biggest project I had embarked on, being in charge of a film crew and having to organise the whole trip for everyone was an enjoyable challenge. Arranging the shoots from England had its downsides as well. Being able to call them over the phone would have been easier but email and social media had to do and still worked.