Photography: Bimbadgen Blues Festival @ Bimbadgen Winery, Polkobin NSW - 1st September, 2007

Bimbadgen Winery, home of the Bimbadgen Blues Festival (and also the very popular Jazz in the Vines)

As my last shoot in Newcastle for I'm With The Band I was given the opportunity to cover my first festival (even if it was a nice small one). Running between stages was …

Photography: Kora @ The Gaelic Club, Surry Hills - 1st September, 2007

Kora at the Gaelic Club

In addition to the Bimbadgen Blues Festival and moving back to Sydney I also spent the night at the Gaelic Club in Surry Hills shooting New Zealand band Kora, with support from Budspells. I was invited to shoot this gig by James Browning of

Photography: Blood Red Moon @ Bar Beach, Newcastle - 28th August, 2007

A Blood Red Moon

Spent Tuesday night at Bar Beach shooting the lunar eclispe. Got there around 6:30 and left at around 8:10 (I was starving and needed food - started having the shakes >< ).

Will definitely be throwing some more up shortly too.

Roadtrip Photography: Mike's Farm, 2007

The Annual Roadtrip to Mike's Farm for 2007

My fifth escape with mates from school to one of the guy's family hobby farm. It's always good to get away and burn massive piles of dead wood, eat plenty of meat and drink a few beers with mates. Didn't shoot quite as much …

Photography: Resonate Heat IV @ The Brewery, Newcastle - 23rd August, 2007

Still shooting pedals for a book I'm putting together at the end of the year - this would be One Good Suggestion

Heat 4 of the Newcastle band competition Resonate held at The Brewery on Newcastle's waterfront for Newcastle Music Week.

Bands in the competition were:

Heading to Mike's Farm - The Annual Pilgrimage

Mike's Farm Roadtrip - 2006

Well, it's that time of year again. Well, actually it's a month later than last year due to the Mike D + Shehadie World Tour, but that has simply amplified the anticipation. The annual trip to Mike's farm is on once again and I leave …

Photography: The Beautiful Girls @ Bar on the Hill, Newcastle - 10th August, 2007

The Beautiful Girls touring to launch their new album Ziggurats

Touring Australia at the moment are The Beautiful Girls, with Australian blues singer-songwriter C.W.Stoneking in tow. TBG have definitely "hardened up" a little from their previous albums, going for a …

Photography: Kaiser Chiefs @ The Hordern Pavilion, Sydney - 5th August, 2007

With an invitation from the manager of the Kaiser Chiefs' website for assistance with their gig guide (a custom version of the jmc_event_manager for textpattern) I was able to head along to their Sydney show on the 5th of August to shoot for their site

Photography: Streetlight @ Spectrum, Darlinghurst - 1st August, 2007

My mate from Perth, Ben van Grootel, has been touring the south east of Australia with his band Streetlight of late and was finishing up in Sydney. While I couldn't make the gig on Friday at Candy's Appartment I made the earlier one last night at Spectrum on Oxford …

Photography: 28 Days @ Club House Hotel, Mailtland - 28th July, 2007

Got the opportunity to shoot 28 Days at The Club House Hotel out in Maitland for I'm With The Band. They're on their final hurrah tour - calling it quits after a decade of music in Australia. Was great to be able to attend one of the gigs - having listened to a fair bit …

The Graphic Design Portfolio of Ben Barry

The Graphic Design Portfolio of (the very very talented) Ben Barry (pay Ben a visit at designforfun.com)

The founder of the design forum TheRoot42.org Ben Barry has been let loose on the world and as such is seeking someone to employ him. His portfolio encompasses a …

Birthday Schwag

So I turned 25. The quarter century. I don't really feel that old and it's kind of strange to think that I've been kicking around this sphere of dirt for a little over a quarter century. While it's nothing in the scheme …

KinkyForm + ElectricHeat + Riedel = Opus D

Photography: Something With Numbers @ Bar On The Hill - 6th July, 2007

Apologies for the delay, life took a bit of a fast forward this past week. No excuses though.

I got to shoot Central Coast band Something With Numbers with support from fellow coasters The Lazy's and Melbourne band The Inches at Newcastle University's Bar On The Hill …

Meg

I really miss my cat being away from home. I spent so many exams with her curled up around my shoulders while I was studying. As much as I love my pup, I'm a cat person through and through.

This is meg. She's pretty. She's not terribly bright, unlike our past cats, but …

Photography: TY & The Bamboos @ The Forum - 15th June, 2007

I was able to go to see UK hiphop artist TY co-headline with The Bamboos for their Album Launch at Sydney venue The Forum (opposite The Hordern Pavilion at Moore Park) as a photographer for InTheMix. As such my photos have also been published there.

The full photoset is …

Another Little Useful App: My Mile Marker

MyMileMarker.com (Image: Bryan Veloso)

The team at Sidebar Creative have come up with a genuinely useful little app - My Mile Marker. To date I've been using (rather unsuccessfully) my little moleskin diary to record the fuel purchases ($ and L) and odometer reading, …

Photography: The Panda Band headlines South By Inner West @ The Annandale - 10th June 2007

Headline: The Panda Band (WA)

Support: Cut Off Your Hands (NZ)

Support: Moscow Schoolboy (VIC)

Support: The Mares

Photos for FasterLouder.

Attention Global Shipping: Did you lose a boat?

8th June, Ship Aground - Lauritzen Bulker, run aground on the reef at Nobbys Beach, Newcastle. (Photo: Matthew Packer)

If you did, could you please come down to Nobby's Beach in Newcastle and pick it up. We're a little concerned about the litter situation around here - …

Photography: The Vasco Era @ Northern Star Hotel, Newcastle - 2nd June 2007

The Vasco Era @ Northern Star Hotel, Newcastle - 2nd June 2007 - Photo Set

The Vasco Era

Whiskey Go Go's (Supporting Act)

The Vasco Era @ Northern Star Hotel, Newcastle - 2nd June 2007 - Photo Set