Day 222. “Koi and black girl with baby”. We had been invited to our friend, Darren’s house so that Janet could look at some new clothes (her winter collection). Darren has a fish pond filled with koi, which I thought would make a good photo opp. But he also had a beautiful statue, so I took a double exposure of both the koi and the statue. Unfortunately only the latter seems to have been exposed.
Day 223. “Lights in Shop Window - Capel Street, Melbourne”. Janet and I went to Melbourne for a long weekend – mainly for the Food and Wine Festival, but also to catch up with friends and enjoy Melbourne. We were staying at the Olsen Art Hotel and had dinner at Caffe e’ Cucina on Capel Street. We would be regulars at this place if we lived in Melbourne. Afterwards we strolled along Capel Street. I saw the lights in this funky shop and I took (another) double exposure with two different light settings.
Day 224. “Janet and I at the Olsen. We slept in late. Then caught the train to the city and wandered around the Art Gallery at Federation Square until it was time to go to lunch at Movida. Afterwards, I took lots of photos of the graffiti in the laneways behind Movida. When we got back to the hotel, I took a photo of Janet and I in the mirror in our room. Unfortunately it didn’t come out. Ah well.
Day 225. Saturday 12th March (Ruth’s Birthday) “Street Sign”. First day of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. We saw Anna Gare and Nigella Lawson in the afternoon, but I didn’t get a chance to photograph either! We went to Charcoal Lane for dinner and only afterwards did I take this photo of a street sign outside the restaurant.
Day 226. “Zak Pelaccio – Fatty Crab”. The second day of the Food and Wine Festival. First up was Zak from the Fatty Crab in NYC. I thought I would get in early and photograph him after my previous day of missed opportunities. Later we saw Roy Choi and heard about his street food revolution in LA. I wish I had waited for Roy, or at least taken a double exposure of Zak and Roy.
Day 227. “Gabi, Ed and the Girls”. We caught up with our good friends, Gabi and Ed in their brand new house in Kew. They (and their daughters, plus the dog) were an obvious choice for my photo of the day.
Day 228. “Horsham Murals”. Day one of my Victorian Road Trip and I am spending the night in Horsham. Last time I was in Horsham was Day 4 of my project. I wasn’t sure what I would photograph this time, but as I walked along the main street I found a few possible subjects:
- a surf shop (in the middle of country Victoria!)
- a dress shop with an old gramophone and records in the window display
- a vintage children horse ride
- the Royal Hotel
- Old post boxes (that aren’t used as post boxes anymore)
Finally I took a photo of a mural down a side alley off the main street.
Day 229. “Television in Motel Room – Balranald”. A full day of travel from Horsham to Balranald via one of our mine sites near Ouyen. I got in late and went straight to dinner with some of my team at the motel we were staying in. Only afterwards did I realize I had not taken a photo for the day. What the hell do you photograph in Balranald at 9pm at night? Come to think of it, what do you photograph in Balranald during the day? So I photographed the old TV set in my motel room. Looking at the photographs now, it didn’t come out too well.
Day 230. Thursday 17th March – St Patrick’s Day “Mildura Signs and Shops”. Got into Mildura after the sun had gone down after a full day out in the field and driving from Balranald to Mildura. After dinner I went for a walk around down town Mildura. Didn’t take long. But it was St Paddy’s day so there were a few people out and about. I photographed an interesting looking sign and then saw a bicycle in a shop window which had been partly covered in crochet. So I took a double exposure.
Day 231. “Blind Tasting”. Another month has gone by and so its wine club night again. Our host this month, Greg, made us taste a few wines blind-folded. Best chance for a photo, I thought, so I shot Janet and our friend Stephen wearing their masks.
Day 232. “Briar and Joey”. Our friend, Joey, got married to Briar last year in the UK and until recently they had lived in Antwerp. But late last year they moved to Perth and this was the first time we had to catch up with them.
Day 233. “Verge Collection”. Its verge collection time in our neighbourhood and the junk has been steadily piling up (and disappearing). I put out a fridge, an old laundry basin, some broken kitchen appliances and a case of beer that I forgotten in my shed for over two years. All disappeared within 48 hours and well before the council folk came round. I saw an interesting looking toy discarded on a heap of old furniture near our house and took this shot. Note: I love the way Joey from the previous shot and the toy have the same goofy grin.
Day 234. “Cooking Class at Kitsch”. More cooking classes. This time at Kitsch down the road from our house. It was great because we could actually participate in the class and afterwards they cooked us a delicious meal! I photographed Annita as she prepared her coconut mussel pancakes. Yum! Unfortunately she got lost in the next photo and you can just see her hands.
Day 235. “Michael Parkes Book”. Ah, work-day doldrums. I didn’t think about taking a photo until late in the evening. In the end I photographed a picture of some artwork by Michael Parkes, an America Artist. We have one of his stone lithographs at home.
Day 237. “David Whyte Poetry Books”. I ordered some David Whyte and John O’Donogue poetry books, which arrived today. I laid them out on the kitchen bench and took this photograph. To quote David Whyte’s “The Journey”.
Sometimes everything
has to be
enscribed across
the heavens
so you can find
the one line
already written
inside you
Day 238. “Artrage – The Other Wall” Get up, cycle, go to work. Work, work, work. Cycle home. At least on the way home I passed Artrage and photographed the “other wall” covered in graffiti art. Since Melbourne, I have been looking for graffiti everywhere.
Day 239. 25th March – i-pod2 launch in Australia. “apple shop”. The i-Pod2 was launched in Australia today and the queue went around the block by midday, with some people getting there 12 hours before the release time of 5pm. I took this photo of the Apple Shop on Hay Street about two minutes after 5pm as the press waited outside the store to interview the first purchasers.
Day 240. “Self portrait with camera t-shirt”. I bought a t-shirt with about 50 old cameras printed on the front. I took this self portrait shooting into the mirror in the hope that I would get my Holga and the t-shirt in the frame, but I got my face and the t-shirt instead. I look old and sad.
Day 241. “Jessica @ Work”. We went to Midland today to see the workshop and jewellery store of our friend Jessica Jubb. We have been meaning to get out to JJHQ since it opened last year, but, well you know how it goes. Best intentions and all…Anyway, she has the greatest workshop and store, filled with beautiful old things and her stunning jewellery. I took this photo of her next to one of her old mannequins. Only afterwards did I realize that not only is her jewellery a work of art, but her entire workshop is too
Day 242. “Graffiti Angel”. Photographed this Angel on the wall next to the skateboard park at the bottom of Oxford Street. I’m on a serious graffiti art roll now.
Day 243. “Venn Studio Window”. I rode past the new Venn Shop/Gallery/Studio/Café today. It looks really interesting. I wanted to finish my roll so that I could get it developed, so I took a photograph of the Venn display window. You can just see a red rocking horse in the photo.
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