When I’m in a town on assignment and I haven’t got anything scheduled for first thing in the morning I usually walk the streets looking for that Drysdale-esque moment that symbolises country town Australia for me – hard light, long shadows and dash of loneliness. Usually the pubs And the cenotaphs The track – This has... »
Rufino Alves Coreia was a “Criado”, a helper and guide, who as a young man fought with the Australian Army in the guerilla war against the Japanese during World War 2, I had the honour of photographing him in 2006 to accompany a story on these forgotten heroes whose sacrifice in the service of... »
The thing about the Territory is distance, a majority of the work I do is in and around Aboriginal communities , and that means a lot of driving. The last big trip was down to Ampilatwatja where the locals walked out of their community in protest against raw sewerage flowing through their yards, substandard... »
Capture Magazine run their peer voted “Australias Top Photographers” competition every year, a while back I came 10th in the photojournalism category , I don’t know if that’s too much to crow about but this year I got the nod in the Landscape category along with my newest favorite photographer Murray Fredericks who... »
Mrs GDF and I were at Browns Mart on Friday night for the relaunch of the Darwin gig and arts guide “Off The Leash” featuring the cover photography by yours truly, now and ad infinitum (fingers crossed) , we were enjoying the bar tab and grooving to “Barry Brown and the Get Down” ... »
I’ve had a break from Mutikas for the past couple of weeks but now present this weeks cruiser, a Troopie that is ACTUALLY a Troopie , taken during the 2006 troubles in East Timor when the ADF came back to Dili after 5 or so years of rebuilding and relative peace after the country... »
Miles and I were out yesterday and we had the discussion about crosses, christ and that hill outside Jerusalem, One day I hope to take every one over to Dili, East Timor one Easter to walk the stations of the cross up Tasitolu Hill to see how things are really done! »