Prix de marie claire backstage fashion

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Back in March i shot some pictures at Prix de marie claire, the magazine’s big fashion and beauty awards night at The Star. Working with Cybele and her Blue Murder Studios posse of photographers i think i had the best brief, capturing all the backstage action. I set up a paper roll in a corridor …

Romance Was Born’s ‘Mushroom Magic’ collection MBFWA 2013

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I’ve been photographing backstage at Romance Was Born‘s Australian Fashion Week shows since 2008 and every year it’s extraordinary – a colourful mix of the best fashion, models, hair, makeup, styling, set design, music – the whole shebang. This year I was lucky enough to set up a paper roll backstage away from the jostling …

Paramore for Q and Kerrang!

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When people sometimes ask how I got into photography i don’t have an easy answer. My parents weren’t photographers, I didn’t own a camera at an early age, there was no defining moment. But thinking back, the genesis of my passion for photography was in music magazines. As a teenager I was hooked on music. …

The KISS Army: Faces of fandom

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One of the most endearing things about KISS is the devoted fans they inspire of all generations. I photographed some of the made up fans before the Sydney KISS concert kicked off.  Most people wanted to pull silly faces, or stick their tongue out Gene Simmons style, but i asked for something more neutral to counter the …

A portrait with Peter Harvey

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Sad news about the death of veteran journalist Peter Harvey. I had the pleasure of meeting him briefly in 2008, to take his picture for a feature in Time Out. I remember feeling very intimidated before the shoot at Channel 9 studios. Me, a 20 something still learning the ropes, photographing THE most authoritative voice in Australian …

Summer at the Opera House

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Over summer i’ve had the great pleasure of shooting a range of pictures for Sydney Opera House of their ‘Summer at the House’ program. From kids shows, to dance, comedy, cabaret, talks, pop music and pop-up bars it was an amazing mix of things to cover. Always such a privilege shooting at Sydney Opera House.