On Boxing Day 2004 Joe Giardina was on holiday with his wife and 16 year old son Paul when the tsunami hit. Joe survived, Paul, born with Down Syndrome, was swept from his arms and died. A bittersweet reminder, Joe pauses by the pool table where Paul spent many hours playing. A cherished memory amidst unbearable loss.
I had the great pleasure of photographing Matildas legend Katrina Gorry, her partner Clara Markstedt and the unbelievably sweet Harper a couple of months ago. Such a great honour to meet a legend who was part of the team that changed women’s sport in Australia for ever. Check out her journey on ABC’s Australian Story…
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Farewell to an Australian legend #davidgulpilil . Not just an amazing actor but a man with a wonderful sense of humour. Photographed in 2016. It’s been a bad week, we also lost another great friend, he wasn’t famous but he was a legend, catch you later #mitchh.payne👍
I recently had the pleasure of photographing the very lovely @deborahhutton for @womansdayaus .Hanging above Deborah happened to be a painting by a very good friend of mine, the very talented @grametownsend
I had the pleasure of photographing Rob Hirst, the legendary drummer from one of Australia’s most iconic bands Midnight Oil, in the family home he grew up in. The house had been sold and few items remained but the light from the stain glass window still catches the aged beauty of the wooden floor as the shadows from the sun light Robs body as he sits in the family dining room for one last time...
50 years ago when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon the world watched, thanks to ‘The Dish’ at Honeysuckle Creek. Long decommissioned and now spending its retirement as DSS46 at Canberra’s Deep Space Station, Tidbinbilla the moon that made it famous is seen through the ageing steel structure...
