During a month between November and December, thousands of students (schoolies as they call them here) converge to Surfers Paradise. It therefore becomes the party capital of Australia. Unluckily, or better hopefully, this is still October so we discovered a somehow quieter resort.  Here is a series of Surfer Paradise in the off season. (click […]

Last century, the city officilas of Tweeds Heads decided that it was time to buy their town a new reputation. A “T” was therefore added to the somewhat poetic, yet even more narcotic name of Weed Heads. Nowadays, this lovely city is a large resort dedicated mainly to families. The towers of frantic Surfers Paradise […]

Lost in the middle of a inland valley stands the tiny village of Nimbin. A huge hippie festival took place there back in 1973 and in an outsurge of peace and love, many participants decided to remain there and form this hippie community. Though not legal, you can easily buy cannabis there (it took me […]

While in Switzerland we are all born with skis under our feet, Australian kids seem to discover the joys of surfing very early on. I was absolutely stunned to see their moves in the waves and some of them, as young as 7-8 years old, were even braving the famous Byron Bay Pass. (click on […]

Coming from a country without sea, I might be a bit naive but I really thought that scenes like that only happened in the Baywatch TV show. It isn’t the case since teenagers are selected early on to be part of the rescue teams that watch the coast. And believe me, their training would get […]

I still don’t know how to pronounce its name, but Woolgoolga is a charming and quite coastal town. May be the archetype of what  coastal Australia is outside of its large cities. Welcome to Woolgoolga and enjoy this photographic walk through its streets.  (click on picture for high res) All pictures taken with Sigma DP2 […]

Where the Nambucca River meets the Ocean, strange rock formations rise at the end of the beach. An eerie landscape for a lyric series. All pictures taken with Sigma DP2 at 40mm.

Here is a series of B&W lanscapes from the New South Wales Coast (yes, you are not dreaming … I am posting B&W  shots) . Can you guess which type of camera took them ?  (and don’t cheat by looking in the EXIF 😉 ) For a better viewing experience, click on first picture to […]