LONG WEEKEND

JUST THEN IN BRUNSWICK

Early morning ride into the office...

FUCKED UP PHOTOS

I only heard the band for the first time a few weeks ago and it was love at first listen. My buddy Mike bought me (and my other buddy Stu) a ticket to go and see them live as they were touring Australia and then through a sequence of good fortune the opportunity came up to photograph them as well! Backstage portraits of Damian, Sandy, Jonah and some chaos in the pit. So nice to meet you guys.

Thanks Micro!

ROOMS WITH A VIEW

Hotel windows I've stared out of recently...

FROM CHAOS...

...comes beauty.

I think Push The Sky Away is the first and only Nick Cave album I've fallen for. I love the intimate textures and arrangements. An album of beautifully crafted songs that firm their grip on me with every listen.

SOME OF SATURDAY

WIFE

FROM LITTLE THINGS...

Just jumping on the Gotye bandwagon for a moment after his mulit grammy winning efforts yesterday! I've not listened to the album, apart from the single that's hard not to have heard, but I love this self made 'making of' he made for his 'Making Mirrors' album. An album that obviously had such humble beginnings, recorded in his parents shed.

A wonderful reminder to do things your way, keeping those who love and support you close and work hard.

Congrats Gotye!

FUCKED UP!

So much to love about this... VHS for starters!

My new favourite band of all time!

NORTH WESTERN

YES

"Energy is more important than perfection. Perfection is boring. What’s exciting is something that is alive and things that are alive have flaws." -  Steven Soderbergh

THE MEETING PLACE

Right up at the most northern tip of New Zealand is Cape Reinga. My friend Nigel Bluck urged me to make the trip up there and I'm so glad I did. The Maori believe the spirits of their dead travel up along 90 Mile Beach and finally to Cape Reinga on their journey to the afterlife. The place definitely has an energy, regardless of belief or mythology, it feels significant. Below is a photo looking out to the water from the cape. Thats the Tasman Sea on the left, smashing into the Pacific Ocean on the right, what a trip... Spirits leaving and oceans colliding, it's an intense place to say the least. I loved it. I could have stayed there all day, in the mist, just standing there in awe of it all.

RUSSELL

Just under this tree here...

GOLDEN GIRLS

On Wednesday night Puberty Blues took home the AACTA award for BEST DRAMA SERIES! Below a very happy Brenna Harding who plays 'Sue', super producer Imogen Banks and Ashleigh Cummings who plays 'Debbie'. A small clip from the golden girls in the media room here.

A huge congrats to the entire team. Very proud of you all!

NOMINEES

The very best of luck to the Puberty Blues cast members who are nominated in tonights AACTA Awards. Puberty Blues has scored seven nominations all up, including Best Drama Series. Very proud of these guys (and all of our cast of course!).

Brenna Harding, Best Young Actor

Ashleigh Cummings, Best Actress

Dan Wylie, Best Supporting Actor.

Susan Prior, Best Supporting Actress.