Far from the glitter of East Coast hides the other face of Australia. Small towns in the middle of nowhere that survive mainly with farm work. Many of its inhabitants are either migrants or Aborigines descendants and alcohol and drugs are the main plague. Not quite the Bronx but still surprising to see cars driving […]

Something that is definitely missing in smaller Australian towns is the downtown activity that can be found in Europe. Business close very early, around 17h and it becomes tough to find anybody in the streets after that. As we say in French, there ain’t even a dog there. Well, I actually found one in Roma […]

Ever spent some days in the outback ? Well, that is probably Hell for street photography since streets are deserted most of day. An when people finally decide to hazard in the pounding sun of Emerald, they use their car. From door to door. Today’s shots will therefore be without people. Not my favorite type […]

One sometimes it only happens in movies, but our engine failed in the middle of the Australian outback. Hopefully, a cowboy stopped to help us. He climbed on the top of his truck to get just enough signal to call the rescue services. Next town was 30km and only had 71 inhabitants. And for sure, […]

(All pictures taken in Boonah on the day of the Melbourne Cup.) I often get questions on the Sigma DP2, be it in terms of my thoughts on it or more specifically regarding how to operate it. The Sigma DP2 is capable of wonderful imagery, yet it definitely got its quirks and some learning curve […]

Jorge Quinteros is a passionate photographer and traveller, so when he asked me to participate to an interview on these themes, I gladly accepted. Click here or on picture to discover it.  And have a look at his Spotlight Series which features quite a few interesting interviews.

A fortune teller, a circus, a boat regate, a bright Orange Ford Falcon, endless highways bordered by flower field, a half sunken ships and kids walking on water in a shark infested bay. The paths of travel are many and you never know what the next day will bring.  (click on pictures for high res) […]