On this day 3 years ago I hopped off a plane at Orlando International Airport to start my first day working for Automattic. I was going from 10 years of being self-employed, to being part of a globally distributed company - and about to meet ~1000 new colleagues. I'm excited to say that 3 years …
Focus on verbs over nouns
I've really enjoyed reading Jeff Tweedy's book How to write one song - a pocket-sized edition focused on taking the first step of writing a song (as distinct from becoming a songwriter). In the first chapter he makes this statement: Maybe it's a cliché, but you have to focus on verbs over nouns - what …
Cockatoo Island
In 2006 I helped document a class/program at UTS School of Architecture titled Urban Islands. It involved students creating large scale installations exploring the nature of 'space making'. It took place at Cockatoo Island - an island in Sydney Harbour which has had many lives: a meeting place for first peoples; a convict penal establishment; …
Sydney Architecture 2009
Luna Park
A few shots from Luna Park over the years.
New York City: 2011
In 2011 I was lucky enough to travel to New York as a recipient of a Webby Award. It was a short trip (about 48 hours) but I made the most of it - walking the streets and seeing what I could. This is a collection of images of (some of) the amazing architecture I …
Textures of Changdeokgung
I was looking through my photos the other day and realised I had a selection of textural images I had taken at Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul and never shared. There were so many amazing details to see - I'm really glad I rediscovered the photos.
Mr Black tour at Distillery Botanica
Mr Black is an incredibly delicious cold-brew coffee liqueur which is created (relatively) local to us on the Central Coast of NSW. We've been enjoying it for years - but it has really started to gain popularity through Australia and internationally. Recently they've been running tours at the distillery where they create everything - so …
High-Rise
I've been wanting to watch this film for a while for a number of reasons. I'm a fan of Tom Hiddleston's acting and had hear good things about the book the film was adapted from. The film is set in a beautiful 60s/70s brutalist apartment in London - where something of a class structure is …
2021: Looking forward
I've never really liked the idea of 'resolutions' as such. They always feel like grand gestures. Huge changes which seem, by their very nature, to be set up to fail. What I do like is this thought... When I look back on 2021 - what things will I be proud of, and glad I did.