Minimal Effort, Minimal Results

Poem to minimalist photography Another shoddy report card,Dragging heavily in his top pocket,His shoes were shinier,Than his future,His excuses were brittle,Muddled alone in the browning leaves,With barely a hint of verdant,They had expired,Mother was going to flip out,Verbal acrobatics across the kitchen,No rolling out of this one,His knees knocked,One foot in front of the next,SheenContinue reading “Minimal Effort, Minimal Results”

Snapshot: Rottnest Island

Short look + read photograph collections from places I’ve loved enough to capture. Rottnest Island, WA, Australia Rottnest Island is a popular tourist destination located 18km from the Australia mainland via a short ferry ride from Fremantle, Perth. The island has over 22km of cycling tracks, which link spectacular pristine beaches – kick back andContinue reading “Snapshot: Rottnest Island”

Snapshot: Tunxi Old Town

Short look + read photograph collections from places I’ve loved enough to capture. Tunxi Old Town, Anhui Province, China Tunxi Old Street is one of China’s the best persevered, with its traditional buildings, of the Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE), Ming (1368-1644 CE) and Qing (1644-1912 CE) dynasties, showcasing Hui style architecture, well adorned with ornamentation.Continue reading “Snapshot: Tunxi Old Town”

Snapshot: Vancouver

Short look + read photograph collections from places I’ve loved enough to capture. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada On Canada’s west coast, Vancouver is a sprawling metropolis, bustling with a diverse, multi cultural demographic and Canada’s largest Chinatown, with the highest population density of anywhere in Canada. Its easily navigated via the elevated tracks of theContinue reading “Snapshot: Vancouver”

Snapshot: Melbourne

Short look + read photograph collections from places I’ve loved enough to capture. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Melbourne, on Australia’s southern coast, with a population on 5 million, is the largest city in Victoria and second most populous in Australia. It’s been an active settlement of the Aboriginal people for over 40,000 years, before being colonisedContinue reading “Snapshot: Melbourne”

Snapshot: Hongcun Village

Short look + read photograph collections from places I’ve loved enough to capture. Hongcun Village, Anhui Province, China Together, with the nearby town of Xidi, Hongcun Village is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its well preserved medieval Chinese architecture. Photographs by © Darius the Mate What is life without community? I would loveContinue reading “Snapshot: Hongcun Village”

Snapshot: Xidi Village

Short look + read photograph collections from places I’ve loved enough to capture. Xidi Village, Anhui Province, China Together, with the nearby town of Hongcun, Xidi Village is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its well preserved medieval Chinese architecture. Photographs by © Darius the Mate What is life without community? I would loveContinue reading “Snapshot: Xidi Village”