Photographer in Perth, Western Australia
There were back-to-back Formula 1 races over the past week, with the Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix a week ago, and then the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix yesterday. The race in the Netherlands ended up being a straight sweep for current leading driver Oscar Piastri (McLaren) taking pole position, fastest lap, and race victory,… Continue reading Dutch and Italian Formula 1 Grands Prix 2025
The Western Australian Museum is currently hosting a display of the terracotta warriors of Ancient China, with this exhibit running from 28 June 2025 to 22 February 2026. Well known for being set in place to watch over the tomb of the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇; 259–210 BC). As with most such displays,… Continue reading Terracotta warriors at the Western Australian Museum
It has been a week since this year’s British Formula 1 Grand Prix, and we were treated to an eventful, rain-affected race marked by a sterling first-time podium finish for Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) and a much-discussed 10-second penalty to Oscar Piastri (McLaren) for erratic driving under safety car conditions. In a career highlight performance, Mr.… Continue reading An eventful British Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025
After a disastrous Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix two weeks ago, crashing out of the race whilst battling his teammate, Lando Norris (McLaren) rebounded to take a well-deserved win at yesterday’s Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix. He secured a commanding pole position on Saturday, well clear of Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and the rest of the… Continue reading Lando Norris takes a well-deserved win at the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025
After the unexciting race at Monaco just a week ago, yesterday’s Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix was a much more interesting event. In qualifying, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris of McLaren had locked out the front row of the starting grid, but defending champion driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull (who had qualified in third… Continue reading Quite a change of pace at the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025
Yesterday’s Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix was a rather pedestrian affair, and simply boring for what was meant to be a race at the pinnacle of motorsport. Formula 1’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), mandated a minimum of two pitstops per car in an attempt to make the race more exciting, but… Continue reading A dull Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025
A few days ago, Australian Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri won his third race in a row, at the Miami Grand Prix. Although not a Formula 1 historian by any means, I was hard pressed to think of the last time any Australian driver won three consecutive Formula 1 races. Only a few notable Australian… Continue reading Oscar Piastri wins three races in a row
At yesterday’s Saudi Arabian Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix race, young Melburnian Oscar Piastri became the first Australian driver in 15 years to lead the F1 drivers’ championship standings. The last time this happened, apparently, was late in 2010 when Mark Webber held the lead in that year’s drivers’ championship standings. (And it happens that… Continue reading Oscar Piastri leads the Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship
In a recent session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and the first African elected as President of the IOC. I had not come across Mrs. Coventry before, but what immediately struck me is that when you look at her photograph, you can clearly see that she… Continue reading A new African president
It was ten years ago that I started this photography weblog with a welcome post. What a lot has happened since then! Remarkably, my photographic equipment and process remains essentially the same as a decade ago; I am still shooting with my Nikon D70S and Nikon D700, and I think the only lens I have… Continue reading Ten years of blogging