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Illuminate Adelaide Festival Winter 2021 In Winter 2021 the Illuminate Adelaide Festival provided a welcome relief for many. People were looking for a sense of normality. For struggling businesses along the Rundle street precinct, the Festival gave them an opportunity to fill the tables. The festival really was that first tentative signs that we were on the long road back to normality. As luck…

Tumblr saved my Instagram

Tumblr saved my Instagram feed   A strange thing happened late last night. While going through my website backend I discovered my website was still sending updates to my Tumblr Blog. For those that don’t know. Tumblr in my opinion was the best microblogging platform of the mid 2010s. And then it faded back into the background, while Instagram and new platforms like TikTok took over. And there was…

Marybank Farm Wedding: Trent & Corinna

Ryan & Michelle’s Dudley Wine’s Wedding

Ryan & Michelle’s Dudley Wines Wedding, Kangaroo Island.   Kangaroo Island, Dudley Wines. Two names which are whispered with envy in hushed circles on Facebook wedding groups everywhere (I might be exaggerating there) However, the venue & location are well deserved of the “I must get married there!!” title. The stunning views towards Cape Jervis from Dudley wines were the backdrop for Ryan &…

Hollie & Josh’s Wedding at Mt Lofty House November 2020 Normally around this time of year I would be knee-deep in editing, meeting clients, and weddings. Not so much this year. With “D” on the loose and the restrictions that come with it. It has meant more postponements, frustrated sighs from myself and everyone else planning around weddings. So, let’s take a look back at one of the lucky couples…

Meggen & Ayden’s Broken Hill Wedding

In Between Border closures. It was great to be back in Broken Hill again. My last wedding there was for Hayley & Raymonds Wedding in 2018 (click here). With a destination wedding in the Philippines postponed due to covid; Meg & Aydens wedding was probably as close as I was going to get to a destination wedding for 2020. But I’m not complaining! Every time I come up to Broken Hill I just fall in…

With the final fitting of the veil, Salome’s Bridal preparation was complete. All that needed to happen was to walk down the Aisle. The wedding dress was befitting of royalty and suited Salome to a tee. Easily one of the most regal brides that I’ve had the privilege to photograph in 2020 and a simply gorgeous couple to work with! With what started as a faulty mic and a spare computer at an…

Rachel & Jonathans Barossa Chateau Wedding

Rachel & Jonathan’s wedding at Barossa Chateau was originally scheduled for late March. However, due to COVID their wedding date was postponed until September. Finally, their new date came around and in a way, it felt Iike I had picked up where I left off from last season. With wedding number two for this season, I’m already feeling a wedding work tempo…

Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding

Josh & Catherine’s Adelaide Botanic Gardens Wedding

I must take my hat off to Catherine and Josh for staying the course. Committing to a September date this year was a difficult decision that paid off. Considering so many couples around the world had postponed their wedding due to COVID-19. After 6 long months without shooting a wedding, I was finally back in the game. Even with a last-minute…

A Grooms Survival Kit: 12 things to carry on your wedding day

Having experienced a wedding myself and witnessing countless others over the course of my Wedding Photography Career I have compiled a shortlist of items every groom should consider carrying on their wedding day. It’s not a compulsory list but it covers any sort of eventuality you may come across on your wedding day. Consider it a…

Mitch & Kathryn at Golding Wines

A last dance at Golding? With a lockdown looming on the horizon Mitch & Kathryn’s wedding was the last event I would cover before the abrupt end of the 2019-2020 wedding season. Even after a disastrous summer of fires, seeing the green return to the region was a gentle little reminder that all things heal in time. And it is this that I keep in mind as I look forward to the 20 – 21 wedding season.…

Some light at the end of the COVID tunnel

The end?

The week of the 28th of March 2020 is a week I’d rather forget. It’s a week we’re sure to be telling the grandkids in the decades to come. Seeing businesses everywhere shutting down and endless unemployment queues is something a lot of us won’t want to see again. The COVID-19 lockdown has been the equivalent of an atomic bomb for business. Listening to my client phone calls one after the…