For thousands of years this tree lay buried deep in an Irish bog high upon a clifftop looking out over the Northern Atlantic ocean. How easily it could have lay there undisturbed for thousands of years more. Or just easily it may have become some peat cutter’s winter firewood giving up its physical existence to […]
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Left behind in minute concrete detail on the wall of the Havelock Hotel are a set hand prints left behind by New Zealand V8 SuperCar driver Greg Murphy. As I wandered further down Hutt street I also noticed drivers from the world of Formula One however his caught my attention. Any high level motor sports […]
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There is a story in any image and always lessons to be learned. The trick is to tell that story and learn the lessons. Sadly I feel I need to go back to Ireland and try again. And of course that’s just an excuse for going back to one of the most photogenic inspirational parts […]
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I once thought the Irish tin whistle was nothing more than a child’s toy. I really could not take seriously that a simple metal tube and mouthpiece, costing less than $10 from a store could produce such a magical sound. Over the last few years I have been spending more and more time with and […]
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This pirate symbol caught my eye recently during the Adelaide Fringe Festival. It was no place special, just a little food stall in the Garden of Unearthly Delights, or maybe it was. It was in fact that place I was first introduced to an amazing vegetarian food called seitan. Actually there is a good chance […]
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