Cast your mind back to the 90s (if you can). For those who aren’t old enough to remember, this was a time before reliably being able to watch music videos on the internet (YouTube wasn’t anywhere near close). The primary way you had to see the music videos of bands you liked was on television. …
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Filming Locations and Architecture of Hanna
We recently finished binging all three seasons of Amazon Prime’s Hanna. It was a wonderfully moody, well paced and considered spy/action thriller. It was also beautifully shot – in locations throughout Europe. I kept finding myself by the interior and exterior shots – so I thought I would try and find some of them to …
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Rosehaven makes me want to move to Tasmania
We’ve been rewatching Rosehaven recently. The entire show is set in the fictional Tasmanian rural town of Rosehaven and all of the establishing shots make we want to move there…
3 years at Automattic
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.