A Melbourne wedding photographer using documentary and fine art styles - Real, Natural, Emotive.
David Goldthorpe’s production on the life and music of Chet Baker is touring. The show is emotionally intense and musically wonderful. Its no impersonation of Chet Baker, yet David’s voice has the sweetness of Baker and the band is definitely cool. Check out some shots from the production on my Jazz photo site: http://www.lakisideris.com/melbournejazzphotos/2013/07/chet-baker-like-someone-in-love-david-goldthorpe/ For touring […]
I hadn’t been down to Princes Pier for many many years. I remembered it as a fenced up crumbling weather beaten wooden adventure playground. The decking has since been removed and has exposed a remarkable stumpy sculptural expanse. Nicki and Gino took me there to see it. I will be shooting their wedding in a […]
A work of mine has been selected to be exhibited in the the 2013 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award. Feels good to have my work up there with some of Australia’s most distinguished artists. This is my second time in the show, and I won’t be able to make it this time either… […]
Sax player and all round nice guy Paul Van Ross released his CD earlier this month. I took the cover shot. This got me thinking about the other jazz covers I have shot and also about how really really good the Melbourne jazz scene is. Carl Mackey’s first CD proved to be stella, Ben Winkelman’s last 2 […]
If you are in Perth between 6th September – 7th October, go to the Perth Centre of Photography where the IRIS Award for portraiture is being held. I am a finalist, with this picture. See it in all its metre squareness. http://www.pcp.org.au/
Two filmmakers who are usually a lot of fun. But having your picture in international film catalogs is a serious business. Richard Tuohy and Mark La Rosa are influential figures in Melbourne’s independent film scene. They have both produced challenging and innovative works that you will never see in a Tropfest program.