Archive for the ‘Photo blogs’ Category
The incredible picture healer journey continues
Taxing, chaotic, challenging, a blur! Words come to mind as I sit and reflect on the previous six months. Juggling many roles and responsibilities on one day tends to blend into the next; no wonder..
On dreaming a little dream – and bringing it to reality
“I dream of painting, and then I paint my dream.” Vincent Van Gogh Dreams float in and out of our conscious thinking throughout our lives. Dreams are an essential part of being human. Dreaming about..
Looking forward to 2022 with hope
Two years have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic single-handedly shut down the entire world. The flow-on effect has been compelling. Life has been transformed into something resembling a mere stranger in the dark. We live..
Lessons, lightbulbs and looking ahead
New Year’s Eve 2020: “I have a great idea. I’m going to write and photograph a book documenting life throughout the Pandemic of 2020.” Just like that, I leapt headfirst into the new and lengthy..
The story I see unravelling behind a photograph
“Photography is the story I fail to put into words.” Dustin Sparks, Landscape photographer. Two-and-half years have passed since I received a cathartic gift — my first sophisticated camera, a Nikon 5600. Thoughts experienced on that..
Is that true, Mum? When vaccine doubts are injected in the schoolyard
There is something about the word ‘vaccine’ and the connotations it evokes that has people turning on one another. Adults have been observed protesting in a manner I’d hesitate to describe as ‘childlike’ behaviour as..
Remember, we all have the power to ask for help
Life; it’s up and downs, its twists and turns Love; how it makes you feel Happiness; the genuine and unending kind Peace; the serenity and joy it brings Faith; and how it keeps you going..
Part 2-My lockdown life as a mother
I’ve never cried so much in the past few days. My despair would undoubtedly rival some of the most challenging days with my eating disorder. These days, the tears keep flowing as the life I’ve..
Part 1- Pre-pandemic, life was so simple
As each day in COVID-19 lockdown passes, it’s harder to remember what a day looked and felt like before the first stay-at-home orders, in early 2020. My memory of life is becoming increasingly vague as..
Think of others, not merely yourself
Given the monstrosity of human behavior witnessed on Saturday (21-8-2021), across Australia, I have a message for the rule breakers who, let’s face it, are responsible for the tightened restrictions in Victoria. First, I refer..