I often hear the expression ‘Retail Therapy’ used by women but almost never by men yet I known the effects are similar. There is a simple delight in the exchange of money for goods no matter how menial or extravagant. Some like to linger and barter while others pull off their purchase as if running […]
Read MoreMonth: December 2015
Tutti Tutti
The tutti has become a common sight around Adelaide but these two tutti’s during the recent Ozasia Lantern Festival are still the most colourful I have seen. … I really like over the top colour! Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Tutti Tutti’, 1/500s f/2 ISO1600 50mm
Read MoreChristmas Puzzle
Before or after, up or down, there is a hint of Christmas but no one’s around. This Escher’s puzzle is full of detail and minutia. You can wander the pixels for hours, inspect the goods and note the trimmings. Before or after, there are no clues, it could be either. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Christmas Puzzle’, […]
Read MoreLooking Up Looking Down
There are images looking into the water. there are images looking through the water, there are images looking across the water, and there are images looking out from the water. This is what it must be like when a fish eye meets a human eye. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Looking Up Looking Down’, 1/80s f/13 ISO200 […]
Read MoreThe Traveller
I could be at an airport, a railway station, a bus stop or a suburban footpath; when ever I see someone trailing a rolling suitcase I wonder the story that brought them here. In the busy places that wonder can become overwhelming with so many people and so many stories moving past like the books […]
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