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welcome to the news page, with recent commercial & portfolio photography nla publication, chateau la belle, edgelinks under new management, kath wilkinson, blue mountains music festival 2010, george golla, sydney writers' festival 2010, commercial - ceoi/ovations, tanna partners, taurus marketing, lithgow valley springs, blackheath family shoes, blue mntns wonderland magazine soon: new corporate portraiture for the trillium group images copyright pa cosgrave photoswordspeople.com My image from the October 2002 bushfires in the Grose Valley of the Blue Mountains was acquired in that year for the Permanent Collection of the National Library of Australia. The image has been recently published in a new NLA book of wilderness photography, Australia's Wild Places. The book includes images from Australian photographers such as Harold Cazneaux, Olive Cotton, Peter Dombrovskis, Frank Hurley & David Moore.
Blackheath's delightful French giftware shop, Chateau la Belle, has recently transferred to new ownership.
27/29 Govetts Leap Rd, (+612) 4787 5700
The charming and secluded blue mountains guesthouse, Edgelinks, on Katoomba's Narrow Neck Rd, has been acquired by John & Kathy Vosper, who invited me to supply new marketing images.
John and Kathy have embraced the unique Yulefest spirit, offering intimate 'Christmas In July' packages which include fine seasonal cuisine.
(+612) 4782 3001, (0)415 198 815
A commission to photograph new works by Medlow Bath sculptor, Kath Wilkinson, produced these images for a forthcoming artist feature in Textile Magazine.
axis of alliance plant fibre sculpture
applique, machine & hand embroidery, stitched paper & sticks
esmeralda plant fibre sculpture
earthly delightsarthly delights painted with reduced plant dyes and oxides from Australian bush locations
One of my all time music heroines, the great American country / folk singer, Nanci Griffith, was the headline attraction at the 2010 blue mountains music festival, held over three days in mid-March.
I appreciate very much the kind comments & emails from people who have recently visited this site for some of the verse I read at the Saturday morning Poets' Breakfast session. I've added more and you'll find it on the writing page.
There'll also be selected festival video highlights, around the end of March, courtesy of virtuallive.tv.
Griots are a musical caste preserving the cultural traditions of West Africa. He made a welcome return to the mountains with his exquisite kora playing, and gave a memorable one hour workshop on this glorious instrument.
The great guitarists George Golla and Bruce Mathiske, have become regular favourites among blue mountains jazz lovers at Blackheath's New Ivanhoe Hotel.
The Blue Mountains Program of the Sydney Writers' Festival, staged by Varuna: The Writers' House at Katoomba's Carrington Hotel, took place on May 16 - 18 2010. Here are some selected images and my extended review. "The structure and realisation of this festival suggested curation rather than just effective conference design (though it was certainly that) and as a result Monday 17th saw the highest daily attendance ever ......." read more, audience response, additional links other writing - verse, commercial, contemporary comment
Varuna creates a community of support for writers to develop their work and their personal voice, and seek pathways to publication "... literature is as essential to the living growth of a people as agriculture, industry or sport ..." Eleanor Dark, ABC Radio, 1944
Rispin is managed by the Australian agency for professional motivational speakers, Ovations, who acquired this image.
greg tanna
(+612) 4787 8263
Wonderland magazine comes out quarterly and is the definitive guide for a holiday in the Blue Mountains. It's a pleasure to collaborate on the publication with Editor, Mick Ticehurst, and sales executive Lorraine Bowerman (0418 457 132).
a view from mt blackheath
read online + podcast bluemountainswonderland.com.au
Thank you for looking at these recent commercial images. If you'd like a portfolio emailed covering your special imaging needs, drop me a line or call (+612) 4787 6870 and we can discuss your needs. |
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NLA Publication
Already an elegant shopping experience, created by former proprietors with strong retail expertise, new owners, Julian and Vanessa Smith, have taken Chateau la Belle to another level of charm again.
It was a great pleasure to provide a series of new marketing images for them, with a brief to describe both items and atmosphere.
Chateau la Belle stocks a fine range of French provincial tableware, furnishings, soaps and chandeliers...
stationery and greeting cards ...
... and a selection of exquisite clocks to add a touch of France in any home.
Edgelinks
Re-branded as Edgelinks Country House, the property is being progressively refurbished, retaining its established charm and elegance.
138 Narrow Neck Rd, Katoomba
eroded track, lake st clair
Meanwhile, here are more of my images from the festival. This is Scotland's Emily Smith and her husband, New Zealander, Jamie McLennan.
Dougie MacLean, also from Scotland.
Ireland's Eleanor McEvoy. I had a most enjoyable conversation with Eleanor which you can listen to shortly at the podcast page of 
From the Seychelles, and based in Perth, Western Australia, Grace 
James Valentine is a popular radio broadcaster in Australia with the ABC; and he's also a talented comedy writer and jazz musician.
Mamadou Diabate's family have been Griots in Mali since the fourteenth century.
John McCutcheon blended poetry, heritage, music and song to create a complete American experience. Here, he's playing his hammer dulcimer.
George Golla
Two independent bookshops were represented - the other was Gleebooks of Blackheath - and children of all ages enjoyed browsing.
Dr Anne Summers
Heather Rose (l) and Cate Kennedy
Anna Goldsworthy
The frontage of The Carrington Hotel, which Rick Gekoski asked me to photograph for him.
'Tashi & The Golem', drawn from blank paper by Kim Gamble in the Sunday children's program. In an auction to raise funds for Varuna, the illustration was won by mayor Adam Searle.
Michael Otterman
Rick Gekoski, in session on the 18th with Ed Campion.
Sara Dowse
Tristan Bancks meets a fan.
Tessa Hockly, Varuna's executive director
Peter Bishop, Varuna's creative director
Vivienne Ulman
Yiyun Li
My sponsorship of the Chief Executive Officers' Institute took me to the Sydney Convention Centre to cover a presentation by Business Futurist, 
The event was co-sponsored by The 
It was nice to catch up with Greg Tanna at the Craig Rispin event. I had the pleasure of a portrait assignment during 2008 for Tanna Partners, executive recruitment specialists in Sydney and Melbourne.
Sydney's Taurus Marketing, based in Artarmon and headed by Sharon Williams, has secured a TV segment on the Sunday morning Channel 7 show, David Koch's Business Builders.
The studio's been busy, too, with new product photography. This one's from a series covering the range of Lithgow Valley Springs mineral water.
Also shot in the studio was this fashion image for the mountains's well known footwear and accessories location, Blackheath Family Shoestore.
As well as writing editorial and feature pieces, I supply podcasts and landscapes, too. These are a couple of recent cover images.
autumn avenue, blue mountains