Over 2000 Clicks In

Over the past 4 days I have driven just over 1,300 miles (~2000km) through 9 states. It will be the most intense days of driving on my trip, from this point forward I will only travel around 150 miles or less each day. 

I don't have the time right now to write a detailed caption or story line for the image tonight however I will leave you with basic caption details below and leave the rest up to your imagination.

Paul, in the place he calls home, under US Route 277 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

List of States Visited (To Date, In Order):

• New York

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania 

• Delaware

• Maryland

• Washington, DC

• Virginia

• North Carolina

• Tennessee

On The Road Again...

...Goin' places that I've never been,
Seein' things that I may never see again...


Well now that you all have that song stuck in your head, I will begin with my first post related to the 72 day long road trip I began today. At 10am I set off from New York City and while motoring through a torrential downpour with the sole intention of getting as far from New York as possible, I made it to Fredericksburg, Virginia.

The weather is due to fine up over the coming days and I look forward to making regular updates of my travels.

Somewhere along Interstate 95 near Quantico, Virginia.

List of States Visited (To Date, In Order):

• New York

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania 

• Delaware

• Maryland

• Washington, DC

• Virginia

Wild Winds Whip Illawarra

I woke this morning to news that the storm which hit Sydney overnight had caused devastation to Kiami, a suburb of the Illawarra region 2 hours drive south of Sydney. I instantly jumped in the car and made my way south.

The first thing I saw on the way in to town was the fire station which had been literally torn in half by the wild storm. Many houses had severe damage to their roofs whilst a handful of houses where missing roofs or entire levels.

From all reports I heard of the ferocity of the storm it is amazing that no one was killed or critically injured!

I miss New York!

Apologies for the lack of updates, I knew I could never keep a New Years Resolution! The reason for the inactivity is because much of what I have been shooting lately has been work related and as it is yet to be published in print I cannot share it here... Stay tuned for that soon!

As I have been working to save up for my move to New York I can't help but count down the days, all 113 of them!

Anyway I will leave you with just a couple my images from my last visit to my favourite city... I will leave it up to your imagination as to where that may be!

Congratulations Mr President

Yesterday I bore witness to a piece of history, the second inauguration of Barack H. Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America. It was one of those "once in a lifetime" kind of moments.

As I was not credentialed or assigned to cover the event I decided to sit this one out in the public areas and rather than witnessing the entire day through my lens I chose to spend much of the day simply soaking up the atmosphere. I shot only a few hundred frames the entire day, many of them "spray and pray" style over the heads of the crowds in front of me!

Now that I am beginning my travels back to Australia I decided that my few hours at JFK would be the perfect opportunity to sort through and share just a small handful of images from yesterday. Expect more in the coming days or weeks.

Enjoy!

Empire State of Mind

One of my favourite views of New York is from the 'The Top of The Rock', the observation deck on top of the Rockefeller Centre. I spent nearly an entire day up here last winter and when the skies were nice recently I couldn't help myself and just had to go back up!

Happy New Year!!

What better time to get back in to the weekly blogging again than on the first Sunday of the year?
After a very busy few months towards the end of 2012 spent finishing university, helping to organise our graduate exhibition, and graduating I am now free and ready to get back in to the organised flow of weekly blog updates.

I hope everyone enjoyed a fantastic Festive Season and a wonderful New Year. I was lucky enough to spend New Years Eve roaming about in New York's Times Square from about 8pm-1am. Whilst I can say it is not something I think I ever intend to do again it was an amazing experience and truly unforgettable, once in a lifetime kind of moment.

I hope you enjoy the images as much as I enjoyed taking them and I look forward to bringing my work to your screens every week this year!