A little birthday party

If you happen to be anywhere near this favorite haunt of mine please drop in and say g'day. Big thanks to Brendan for letting me take over one of his bars again and as always much respect to DC for the fine musical stylings we will surely be privileged to. I hope to see you there!

Good Morning.... I think.

Wow. 7:26 am and a few cups of coffee. It seems, as I have been told, that my blog has been lacking. True. I have wrestled a bit with it for far too long now and should just start writing.

Normal things don't really happen to me. 5:30 am came and I was up which finds me lucky enough to catch my mate Andy Ward's show on TKO FM from Costa Blanco, Spain.

http://212.48.126.106/TKOfm

Thanks Andy, I needed the head space. It's been a long 6 weeks with seven countries in all. I highly recommend that at some time in your life you check out the island of Santo Thomas off the coast of Honduras. It sounds all fine a good really... I travel a lot. Yeah, maybe it is. But you have unexpected early mornings like these. Some good some bad. I'm not a Dj which is probably a good thing. My schedule is hectic enough.

So what's been going on? Polaroid gives up on film. Ouch. TSA still makes flying through the states worse and worse. 18 Holes of disc golf and my favourite Cuban Cigar have been a highlight this time out. I saw snow... enough about that. Much respect to the TOP boys in NYC for an eventful night in the pub! HUGE.

What can I say. Maybe it will get easier to write. There are so many stories to tell, just worried about the nagging and whining that could appear during certain parts of the working year. I guess we'll see how it goes.

Viva La Blog!

The lights were bright.

Somehow we made it...
The wind is certainly brisk here but to be able to stretch the legs in this town after being on a ship is so wonderful.

On the road again

... Or at least it feels like it. A few more cruises through the caribbean and then back to Europe. Afterwards a stint in Miami and on the slow road back to Oz. Look out for more info coming this way.

Tokyo (Playing Catch Up)

RESPECT TO THE TOKYO MASSIVE!

Thanks for such a wonderful time kids, never to be recreated, never to be outdone.



So the vacation was good. Some huge learning curves were discovered and as always heading out to brand new places all on your own does teach you a bit about yourself. I LEARNED A LOT. Australia was good as always, my home away from the sea. Mr. Kennedy provided a fantastic time in Singapore as always. A gentlemen and a scholar that one! A big thank you to Estelle for my lovely french escort into Malaysia, we must go shopping again. after that it was off to Hong Kong to visit with Ron Carroll and the amazing Tommy Su. Thanks so much to Chris Samba and all the guys at Dragon - I in HK for putting on a stellar night and one wild weekend. Ron we need to shopping for shoes again, maybe next time you can get those Nikes or you could come over to the dark side and get some real shoes, ADIDAS!
And then there was Tokyo, Shibs, Harajuku, and Yokohama. Thanks to the kids for a week that was far too much fun. That trip will be kept under lock and key for many years to come. Thanks Boys, give my love to Tina and Koko Chan... and that goofy, fluffy kitty of hers! Stay outta trouble lads... until next time.
4 months left and then beware all, the global photo freight train might be headed your way. Viva WMC 08 in Miami!

Singapore

Singapore seems pretty good not withstanding the usual madness that seems to accompany me when I travel. I just need to shake this cold and I'll be alright. I mean come on, who gets a cold when they fly into the equator? Really! Will try and update some new works in the coming week.

Kids?!

Funny thing these little creatures. Unfortunately for me I seem to prefer shooting them over most anyone else. How can you not love this face. That's a face that loves life and doesn't care what his face looks like. These days in most common portrait arenas the subject is hard to coax. They all have modern stories, worries, and lives and they believe that their face will tell all their stories. Perhaps even they have told too many already. Viva la Revolucion. It seems trivial, but to each their own. Bring on more Dylans that are so happy to stick their mugs and paws in my lens. Are you kidding me, this kid wanted a photo so bad he sneezed on a digital 8mm fisheye lens!!! Kids = Lust for Life Adults = fearful patients. Thanks Dylan, and thanks to mum and dad for all the photos, laughter, tears, and memories galore. You guys are the bees knees.