Glen Innes Council invited me to cover the annual Christmas in the Highlands event, marking my first time attending and celebrating the festive season in the high country. This year included a light festival component, and it was especially exciting to see my short film Fly Away Home projected as part of the program. Despite the large, spread-out crowd making it a demanding solo shoot, it was an exhausting but fantastic experience, and I’m keen to continue working with the council in the future.

Yesterday I made it out to the Walcha Motorcycle Rally with my family, and although my dad and I had planned to ride, the wet weather meant he drove down from the Northern Rivers instead. My wife and I never pass up a chance to visit Walcha, and as always, the town was full of some of the kindest and most relaxed people you could ever hope to meet. It was a fantastic day, great conversations, plenty of photos, and even a surprise portfolio shot. That’s why the news of what happened later that night was so shocking, and our thoughts go out to everyone affected in such a small, close-knit community.

I was unexpectedly asked to photograph Armidale Secondary College’s Year 12 formal, despite event and portrait photography not being my usual focus. What should have been a straightforward shoot was disrupted by a sudden storm that wiped out my planned lighting and forced a last-minute change of location. While challenging, the experience was rewarding, and it was refreshing to step outside my usual wheelhouse.

Armidale’s Black Gully Festival returned this year, and I decided to make the most of it by arriving earlier in the day. Armed with the Canon R8 and Sigma 85mm f/1.4, I was keen to experiment more with the setup and my new ND filter. The event was packed, and while I spent more time catching up with friends than shooting, it was still a great day out. Highlights included seeing The Rocky Bottom Girls and Oh Ma Soul perform, and yes, I may have left with a bit of sunburn.

Every year Evelyn (from Peacock Photography) and her husband throw a halloween party, but this year to mix things up I decided it was time to take my oldest camera and mess around with some flash photography.

Venturing into the unknown with an ad campaign shoot in Griffith, and while I can’t show you anything from the campaign shoot itself, I’d love to tell you all about my experience in Griffith itself.

A return visit to My Hippy Shop to capture the new arrivals for summer.

A night of live music and black and white photography in Armidale’s Beardy St Mall.