Gurushots is an online competition which I have been involved in for the last two years.

It gives me the chance to gauge my ability on an international stage.

I think the thing I like about it most, is that is a blind voting platform.

You cannot know who you are voting f...

Cause every night I lie in bed
The brightest colors fill my head
A million dreams are keeping me awake
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it's gonna take

Inspiration comes from many sources. 

Currently "The greatest Show...

I always second guess myself writing these.

Feedback in the past has suggested I am too negative, I am too hard on myself. 

I wonder if I am too arrogant, disconnected and aloft?

I am far too concerned with others perceptions.  My 'drafts' folder is testament to that...

Well I have well and truly broken this new years resolution.

“Communicate more”

Aww shucks. I am not too sure what happened there.

But “Falling down is a mistake. Staying there is a choice”

Time to get back up again.

The passing months behind the scenes it has been hectic.

T...

I have to admit it was a slow start to spring for me.

Not many daffodils and cherry blossoms featuring in my work.

I guess that reflected my state of mind at the time. 

I did manage to make time for the great stretch of fine weather we had late October.

I had been hangi...

With onset of the warmer weather I can finally get outside and do cool stuff. 

The colder climes that inhabit Southland I am always wary of the subjects comfort level. 

It has to be an enjoyable experience, that is all part of the memory.

Now we have some sun, lets freak...

It is always an honour to be requested by another photographer (or their partner) to record their memories. 

It is an unspoken confirmation of I am taking the right path, a little pat on the back by your peers.

The quiet 'good on ya mate' that I appreciate.

It is one he...

Inspiration comes from many sources.  

It may be song, a vision, or maybe from those have gone before me.  

It can be the sum of the life experience equation.

I have been listening to a great many lyrics as of late.

With the demise of Linkin Park, and tragedy of Chester Be...

glass ceiling

 noun 

1. an unacknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities.

I am not a minority, nor am I a female.

But as a 40 something male photographer I am certainly subject to prejudice by certain m...

I have often said I am not unique, you are.

Photography has been around for many years, all I can do is try to follow in the footsteps of the best, and hopefully in time, I will inspire others to follow mine.

It is the people I meet, which each bring something special.

Br...