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3 ways to Reclaim you creativity and productivity This video highlights the negative impact technology is having on us as humans and our productivity and what we can do to avoid distraction and regain our creativity THE FUTURE OF CREATIVITY This is the greatest time to be alive as a creative but how do we take advantage of the tools at out disposal? BIG CHALLENGES Whats Holding us back? CHALLENGE 1 The Robots are coming The role of designers will change dramatically in the near future… The types of skills we need to bring to the table will need to be very different We must dream up a future that is BOLD, RIDICULOUS and UNEXPECTED Bring a human touch to everything we do As creative human beings our greatest strengths are that we can dream up things that don’t exist yet We must break away from convention and push ourselves to stretch and flex our creative imagination CHALLENGE 2 We should be innovating not iterating How do we prepare for disruption? We have to THINK BIG We have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable We have to become expansive thinkers and practice growing our imagination CHALLENGE 3 Were distracted all the……time We get distracted every 90 seconds We only get 3.5 hours of productive time out of an 8 hour work day Multitasking is a myth TOOL 1 Focus Sprints Our brain is our most powerful asset 90 Minute focus sprint of uninterrupted, distraction free, concentrated work to achieve sustainable peak performance STEP 1 Turn off ALL distractions (hide you phone) STEP 2 Assign a goal - Be realistic- break down the goal into sub tasks STEP 3 Set a timer and go STEP 4 Rest for 20 minutes, go for a walk STEP 5 REPEAT for as many reps as you can Start with 1 and build up from there TOOL 2 Better Brainstorms for expansive thinking STEP 1 Run a BRAINSTORM session Set a well defined challenge to tackle Be specific STEP 2 Break up into 4 person groups 1 person records and facilitates, try to include a “NAIVE EXPERT” from another department STEP 3 Play hot potato with the idea “YES AND…” STEP 4 Document the idea in a T sheet TOOL 3 Beautiful boredom Allow the brain time and space to be creative STEP 1 Get rid of digital distractions and just be STEP 2 Write ideas down on paper and pen

I had the opportunity to visit a cattle farm close to Dubbo last week and was part of a team that delivered food and supplies to needy farmers who are still feeling the effects of the drought that has been going on for the last three years in central new south wales. It was eye opening to see the devastation and hear the story of how this one farmer had tried to sell his sheep to another farm as he had no food left to feed them but because of a hold up in transportation arriving and because there were lambs with the flock, the sheep were not allowed to be transported and because of this the sheep all died and had to be buried...very sad and emotional for the farmer losing all his sheep and this is just one story from this region...for whatever reason this story has been forgotten in the pursuit of catchier headlines by the media but these farming families are still doing it tough.. It was great to be part of the team from Sydney that distributed 6 pallets of supplies kindly donated by Coles along with fuel vouchers that were matched dollar for dollar by United petroleum, for a total of $15,000 to go along with the $15,000 raised by C3 Cares to help needy families from farms in the area surrounding Dubbo

Another photo from a recent creative collaoboration with a dance in the studio...

I recently got to collaborate with someone I had previously worked with on a commercial job, but this time it was a personal project to capture movement and interesting body positions...

Quick snap from my first trip to Tokyo six years ago...

Sydney from the air This photo was taken from a helicopter on the trip back to the airport after a night flight over the central business district...it's such an amazing and different perspective to see Sydney from the air.

I was recently commissioned by UNSW to shoot one of their installations created by their engineering department students in this year's Vivid Festival...The opening night was packed with people and this year's Vivid festival will rin until the 12th June. The UNSW installation is located next to the Gateway building next to Circular Quay

Case study from a campaign I photographed with Taste Creative to raise awareness about travelator safety for woolworths

I've just started shooting a new portrait series in the studio recently...

Behind the scenes from a shoot last year with some Hawks players for iinet

Here's a shot I took at Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada at Christmas. The lake is completely frozen over and is popular for ice skating. You can also take a walk, a horse drawn cart or snow shoe it across the lake to where trails start

This photo was from a commission recently to photograph the Justice and Police museum at circular quay. Originally the facilities were The Water Police station and courthouse in the late 1800's right up until 1985 when it becames a museum. The room pictured contains weapons that were confiscated from people in police custody and include guns, knives, knuckle dusters and batons.

The places photography will take you. I recently photographed an old church interior in Lewisham that has been renovated and new lighting installed. The church has beautiful stained glass windows and statues throughout. The original sandstone building has been expanded and will be officially opened soon.

Here's a timelapse I shot last year in and around Darling Harbour. I was interested in capturing moving traffic from different perspectives as it moved along freeways and overpasses.

Another recent commission saw me photographing facilities at the original mint in Sydney, which was where colonial gold was turned into sovereigns in the 1850's. Previously this had been a hospital for convicts and was financed with 45,000 gallons of rum, by Governor Macquarie in 1816

This is a shot I took last year in the Freycinet national park, while traveling around Tasmania. This was taken on the morning of my last day in Tasmania from the summit of Mt Amos, which takes an hour and a half walk uphill to reach the summit. It was totally worth making the trek with camera gear and sleeping bag as I hiked up shortly before sunset and stayed up most of the night to try and catch the southern lights. This view overlooks wineglass bay, which got it's name from when whale's were killed in the bay and the water was turned crimson, making the bay appera to be a wineglass full of wine...

This was another collaboration with Manifold Sydney to create this final image which is a mixture of traditional stills and 3D. I shot the beer glass in the studio with beer and froth while the glass, ice and lime was created in 3D