Photographer in Perth, Western Australia
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Traditionally, Christmas is a joyful time of year, when even many non-Christians are prepared to acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ in some way. But it can also be a painful time of year for those whose loved ones have died; a normally happy time is marked by sadness, due to the absence of those who have… Continue reading Christmas 2016
Camera Electronic has recently opened a new store on Murray Street in the city centre. There are quite a few current specials on sale, too. It’ll be interesting to see how the city store fares, but I’d guess that the company has been doing very well if it can afford to open a new branch. Plaza… Continue reading Camera Electronic in the city centre
I travelled to Singapore recently, and snapped several photographs of (cultivated) flora and (captive) fauna while there. First are some pictures from Gardens by the Bay, inside a large, climate-controlled dome that was significantly cooler than the tropical environment outside. The interior of the Cloud Forest dome is dominated by a large waterfall that cascades… Continue reading Singapore flora and fauna
Canadian photographer Michael Reichmann (founder of Luminous Landscape) died a few days ago. Amongst others, Digital Photography Review, Imaging Resource, and The Online Photographer have published tributes. I’m reminded of Thom Hogan’s tribute to his late photographic mentor, Galen Rowell; and if on-line words are anything to go by, I suspect quite a few people would have liked… Continue reading Farewell Michael Reichmann
It’s been a little over a year since I started this weblog, and visitor traffic has reached 10,000 hits. Quite a few of the hits in the first few days would have been webcrawlers and other non-human visitors, but overall there should be a fairly low proportion of those in the cumulative statistics by now. In any… Continue reading Ten thousand hits
I happened to be visiting a primary school recently and, it being a secular school, the teacher’s message about Easter was designed to be as neutral as possible. I was actually (somewhat pleasantly) surprised by how respectful the teacher was towards Christian beliefs, given the secular context. I have witnessed or been involved in some… Continue reading Easter 2016
First Tae Kwon Do (Western Australia) held its first grading examination recently, and I was on hand to capture some of the action. The venue was well lit, and the only lighting challenge was when shooting against external light, as you can see in one of the pictures below. Here we see a crescent kick… Continue reading March 2016 action
Around this time of year, it’s customary in many places for people to exchange greetings and gifts in an atmosphere of general goodwill rather than any Christian context. Christmas has become increasingly secular over the years. It seems that some people are keen to remove Christ from life more broadly, such as we see in the advocacy… Continue reading Christmas 2015
The Conversation published an article by Baden Eunson on the absurdity of English spelling recently. With the rise of the Internet and World Wide Web over the past 20 years, I think the topic of language in general has become more prominent. When we communicate with people from other countries and other cultures, even if in the same… Continue reading The quirky language that is English
Recently, I attended the funeral of a friend who had died in a car crash. Many people would probably consider that ‘his life was cut short’ or that ‘he died prematurely’ because he was not old and, in the normal course of things, could have expected to live to a ripe old age. It seems to be… Continue reading Giving and taking