When you set out to do something that you don't plan that well, you can get yourself in to a lot of trouble. Well on this occasion, I did and didn't if you get my drift. I have never been to the Blue Mountains before, and I was determine to cross this one off the bucket list in the first few weeks of the year. 

My mind set was to take some breath taking photo's of the valley, and take in some nature. As I haven't done neither for a long time.

It took a 2 hour train ride then a 45 minute walk to get to the out post then another 30 minute walk to get to the look out. Once I reached the look out I have to admit the view was breath taking and not to mention very inspirational. But it didn't stop there as I wanted to see and do more. I climbed down the mountain and discovered the 100 meter drop water fall. That had me pretty god smacked ......so to finish my day I had to climb back up and the mountain ........Not as easy as it sounds........ then walk back to the train station. On my ride back to civilization I had time to reflect on what I had just done. And that was take myself out of my comfort zone and take some images that were different to what I would normally like to shoot. 

It was a pretty fantastic day, all in all you can check out my images of " The Greatest Adventure" right below me. No pun intended.

So this part of Sydney is growing fast and I mean really fast. And the area I am talking about is Barangaroo. In next to no time it will be one of the go to places for all tourist to see and visit.

But this is not what I am here to talk about. What I am about to talk to you about is my "Fine Art" or more to the point my Culture editorials which I would like categorize under my Culture ed's 

If you follow my editorials you will notice I shoot about 90% of my culture editorial's in black and white. I do this to add a different dimension to the picture they are looking at. So if I take a picture of a tree, it is not just about light and composition. But to try and drop you into a different world for how ever long you look at that picture for.

As we all know photography is about communicating and the one thing I would like to think I do well is send out a message to all my readers of LaMode Magazine that I am not only entertaining you but also dropping you into another world for how ever long you are looking at my work.

I don't like to rumble on to much as I would prefer to let my pictures do the talking.

"It's not all about round about's, it's what is in front of you that should be inspiring"

Capturing the beauty of your every day surroundings can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. But to do it in a way to make it look better than what it actually looks like is something of a art form. Which is why photography is a art form in more ways than none.

So for this culture editorial I chose to do the Rose bay to Rushcutters bay walk. Something I haven't done before but really enjoyed, because it was like being a tourist in my own home town. But the real challenge for me was to make it look 10 times better than it looks and to do that with natural light can sometimes be a little difficult if you can't get the light you want. So choosing the right time of the day was critical for this editorial ......and yes it was a sunny day. But the time was essential to creating the images that I wanted.

So as you will see when scrolling down the images that have been carefully selected, it will reflect what Rose bay and Ruscutters bay are and always will be.

Beauty, Art, and History.

Beauty is never far away when you live in such amazing country as I do. Even though I am from New Zealand, I know when and how to appreciate beauty in all forms not only in the swim and fashion shoots I do but also in the land and seascapes around me.

That is why I have chosen the Bondi to Bronte walk for my culture editorial. Believe it or not this was the first time I did this walk and I can now see why so many people do it. The saying is "It never gets old" !!! and when you check out the pic's you will see why. 

The shape of the rocks that have been beaten down from the wind over the years is nothin short of unreal. Not to mention adding in the coastal lines and you have a sight that is more beautiful than the eye can see.

On a sunny day you will be able to see everything the Bondi to Bronte walk has to offer. And if you are really feeling energetic you can keep walking on to Clovelly. But we can keep that for another time.

Click here to read more about the Bondi to Bronte Walk

I think every city that you live in or have visited has it's hidden treasures in some shape or form. For Sydney my current home town, the city is ever growing by the year. Which leads me on to my latest treasure that I found. And that is "The Barangaroo" site and what a architecture site it is too. From a distance it looks like something that has landed from outer space and rather than being man made. But up close you will see how much work has gone into designing and building it. 

This editorial was about creating a set of pictures that reflected not only how "I" saw Barangaroo, but also how I think it was suppose to be built and seen. Which again is the reason why I have shot this in black&white with a splash of colour. 

Winter here in Australia is cold but not as cold as the Northern Hemisphere. At least it doesn't snow in Sydney CBD which is a good thing. 

"Your dreams can come true as log as you walk to city of dreams"
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