We'd heard about the last two amazing Uplift Festival Events so were really happy to get involved this year as official photographers for the organisers. There was a wide array of really inspiring speakers, including Scarlett Lewis who spoke so movingly about her son Jesse and the Choose Love project that his tragic death inspired. There was a palpable vibration of love and celebration that built as all the wise words, buddhist chants and creative acts combined to create something truly uplifting! Here are a few of our favourite images of a wide range of people both in the main hall and the festival village:

Tags: uplift festival, byron bay

Last month, we finally got around to something we’d been wanting to do for years. That is to photograph the dawn out at Fingal Rocks, also known as the Giants Causeway. Its an amazing example of geology on show. The columns of basalt rock were formed when lava flows from the Tweed Volcano cooled suddenly. Anyway we were suddenly inspired, so we went out the evening before to check out timing, access and angles. We were the only photographers, but there were plenty of couples holding hands as they watched the sunset. Very romantic, except for us who were scrambling over the rocks taking photos as usual. We stayed overnight at Kingscliff so that we could be there before dawn. We were surprised to find there were about 6 other photographers all vying for the best spots. It turned out they were an enthusiastic Flickr group who had come down from Brisbane with the same idea. So here are some of our favourites from the morning, plus one of Alan during the scouting process. One of these photos (the sunrise shot at the bottom) is going to be featured in a display at a new guests lounge at the Tweed Billabong Holiday Park, together with several other of our photos. More on that later!

Tags: Fingal heads, Fingal Rocks, NSW, Giants Causeway, landscape, Photography

This summer has brought us some amazing storms - but not much rain yet. Great for photography, not so good for the garden, even our rainforest is looking a bit subdued as it waits for some good soaking rain. Here are some recent sky and land-scapes. My favourite is the sunset with lightning - a very rare combination!

Tags: Storm, lightning, Mount Warning