Point & Shoot Summer Dispatch

December-January: Between Waters, Highways and Bush

Living in Melbourne, this technically coastal city, there's something about our beaches that gives me an existential feeling. Not sure why - maybe it's the ruggedness, those often grey low clouds, and that endless expanse that just trips me out.

In recent years, when planning summer trips that still involve being by the water, I've found myself turning inland to the high country and up the coast into NSW. These trips are all about long drives with either NTS or some podcast series. Gumtrees, wildlife (though I'm getting more jumpy about snakes every year), and long days - running, drinking coffee, driving, surfing, reading books, swimming, setting up the tent and eating simply – on repeat.

The high country lakes, rivers and mountains feel more insular to me. I can think creatively there, feel at ease, comfortable. And then up on the NSW coastline - maybe because it's not so far south - the beaches feel different. Gumtrees line the shore, there's patches of rainforest, white sandy bays, and water that's actually warm enough (for me) to swim in.

This summer I did two trips in these directions. After a back-to-back-to-back year of making films, books and campaigns, I needed to be away from the city, my studio, computer, and writing treatments. However, not the kind of break to make me want to put my camera down - I travel with this now very beaten up point and shoot that I cherish.

I won't go into the itinerary, but I felt very lucky to see some properly magical places along the way.

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BC in 2025.

After a week camping, it was straight back into it - NZ for a campaign, then Canberra for an editorial job.

I'm entering year 15 running my own practice/business/studio as a photographer and now director. Over these years my thinking has evolved, my style's flourished - the work's become more intimate, zoomed in, sweaty and expressive. My scope has expanded too, with full-scale production partners here in Australia, New Zealand and Amsterdam, the work that is possible now is closer to what I see in my head. My line's always open if you want to work on something, I'd love to chat.

Thanks for reading.
Forward Ever, Backward Never.

And to leave you, here is the gem that is Down At The Garden, Flying Nun Records show on NTS.

BC