Photographing The Medics
Something from the archives today with a look at a shoot with young Cairns band The Medics that i did in June 2009.
I’ve been lucky enough to shoot stills on a Foxtel project that’s profiling various indigenous artists, and that’s what took me to the Dreaming Festival last year for several things, including this photo with The [...]
Leeanna Walsman
I took a few snaps of actress Leeanna Walsman after an interview for Time Out the other week.
It was in the corridor of the Sydney Theatre Company, where Leanna is appearing in Stockholm.
Hugo Weaving
Here’s some snaps of the superb actor Hugo Weaving. It was a last minute affair, i only found out i was getting a photo opp with him 20 minutes before the shoot.
They were taken in a minute i had in a hotel room while he was on a junket for Wolfman. No time for [...]
Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother
Having photographed Wolfmother countless times onstage it was nice to get the opportunity to photograph frontman Andrew Stockdale face to face.
It was for a feature in Time Out Sydney on various Modular artists.
The shots on white were taken at my place with an idea for a composite cover with other artists. That didn’t end up [...]
Anthony LaPaglia at Coluzzi
While i’m posting photos of men in coffee shops, here’s Anthony LaPaglia at Bar Coluzzi in Darlinghurst. He’s a latté man.
This was shot in July while he was promoting Balibo.
Cloud Control out-takes
Back in August i had Cloud Control in the studio, and after doing some band photos i thought it would be fun to experiment a little at the end of the session.
I singled out lead singer Alister and asked the make up artist to draw a lightning bolt over his face, like David Bowie’s classic [...]
Vittorio Bianchi at Piccolo Bar
Vittorio Bianchi and the Piccolo Bar are what you’d call “Kings Cross institutions”.
In the folklore of Kings Cross, Vittorio is as much of an icon as the Coke sign, the fountain, Porky’s or the Bourbon and Beefsteak.
In an area that has changed so much, Vittorio and the cafe he runs have remained constant for about [...]
Griffin Theatre 30th Anniversary
These are some portraits i took of various people involved with the Griffin Theatre Company over the past 30 years.
I was commissioned by Foxtel who were filming a video piece at the same time.
The shoot coincided with the day Griffin were throwing a street party for the 30th anniversary and kickstarting a fundraising [...]
Photographing Amanda Lepore
Here’s some photos from a brief shoot i had on Friday with famous New York transexual Amanda Lepore for Time Out Sydney. Amanda was in town to launch a new gay club night.
This was a pretty intimidating and exciting shoot for me, not because of Amanda Lepore per se, but for the fact that she [...]
Kenneth Kvarnström at Sydney Dance Company
While i’m posting dance related photos, here’s some portraits i took of Kenneth Kvarnström for Time Out Sydney. Kenneth is a Finnish choreographer who is creating a new work for the Sydney Dance Company called Mercury.
We started in a workshop backstage where the outifts are made, and Kenneth immediately impressed with his dexterous posing. [...]
SPOD gets wet
Some photos of Sydney’s favourite freaky son, Spod.
These were taken a couple of months ago for Kluster to coincide with Spod’s Fantasyze project.
Fantasyze is a series of 9 podcasts of music – all mixed and composed to accompany a jogging workout of about 30 minutes. A little bit like the Nike sponsored mixes by [...]
Judd Apatow’s tragicomedy
Here’s a couple of snaps of film producer/writer/director and comedy it-boy Judd Apatow.
It was the usual quick 2 minute portrait in the hotel room before a 13 minute Time Out interview on a revolving door day of press for him, promoting his new film Funny People.
Because Funny People is a bit more heartfelt (Adam Sandler [...]
Footballers and bears in the buff
Yesterday was an interesting photo shoot at Flinders Bar for a story in the Gay and Lesbian section of Time Out Sydney.
It starred three footballers from the Sydney Rangers Football Club and two gentleman from the Harbour City Bears.
The Rangers are Sydney’s first gay soccer club and the Harbour City Bears are a social club [...]
The Love God unmasked
Sydney radio listeners would be familiar with the melifluous voice of Richard ‘The Love God’ Mercer as he hosts love song dedications on Mix FM.
Part of his shtick is that no one know what he looks like, so when Time Out was doing a profile on him i had to photograph him with an obscured [...]
True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten
True Blood is one of those cult HBO TV series that i’ve yet to sink my teeth into. I’ve seen all the others (Mad Men, Curb your Enthusiasm, 6 Feet Under, The Wire, Entourage, etc..) but still haven’t dedicated the time to True Blood.
With the second series now airing in the US and all my [...]
The Fabulous Chandeliers
Here’s some pictures i did back in January with The Fabulous Chandeliers.
They’re a quartet of all singing, all dancing ladies who perform hit songs of the sixties.
We did some shots in the studio as well as on location at Madame Fling Flong. They were such good fun to shoot.
You can check them out in person [...]
Peter Costello waves goodbye to politics
With news of Peter Costello’s retirement from politics i was reminded of these snaps i took of him that i never published on Boudist.
They were hastily taken in the foyer of the ABC where he was interviewed for Time Out Sydney around the release of his memoirs.
Peter was in a good mood, i think it [...]
Wil Anderson gets Wilosophical
Here’s some snaps of comedian Wil Anderson taken for a feature in the latest Time Out Sydney.
In the tradition of naming his standup shows with a pun on his name, Wil’s latest show is called Wilosophy.
Which is why we thought it’d be fun to dress him up as a philosopher.
So i hired a toga, grabbed [...]
Popping balloons with Adam Hills
Here’s some snaps i took with comedian Adam Hills prior to an interview with Time Out at his publicists office.
His tour is called Inflatable, so i went the literal route and got him to inflate a balloon to the point where it burst in his face. I figured it would make a nice series and [...]
The Scare backstage portraits
The Scare week continues (previously No Money video, AMP ceremony) with these snaps i took of the band at The Annandale.
They’re part of a bigger project i did last weekend, shooting band portraits backstage during My Filthy Riot. I set up a mini-studio, taping a gray backdrop to the wall and lighting with a softbox. [...]
Photographing Rafael Bonachela
The other week i photographed Rafael Bonachela, the new Artistic Director of the Sydney Dance Company for a story in Time Out.
I met him at the dance studios not really knowing how i was going to shoot it. Since he’s in the diretors role, it’s not really the done thing to get him [...]
Ruby Rose cover shoot
The new issue of Time Out Sydney is out today featuring a cover story i photographed with MTV host Ruby Rose.
We shot it a couple of weeks ago in a brief morning shoot at Blue Murder Studios.
Some of the references i was considering were a Terry Richardson-esque punchy cover like the GQ one, or a [...]
JD Fortune and INXS photos never seen before
In light of this week’s news of JD Fortune and his inauspicious exit from INXS i thought it might be timely to revisit some photos i took of the band in happier times.
These are photos i took for Drum Media in April 2006, two different shots ended up on the cover of Drum in Sydney [...]
Photographing Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton
On returning from overseas one of my first assignments was to photograph Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton for a Time Out Sydney cover feature.
The feature is about their roles as Creative Directors of the Sydney Theatre Company and previewing the STC open day where the public can see backstage at the [...]
