Double winning

For the first time ever, the same dancer won the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award critics choice and judges award. Double congratulations to a visibly shocked Chengwu Guo! © Jess Bialek

End of an era

"16 years, hundreds of shows, thousands of ballet slippers and a lifelong love of dance...we share with you Mr. Curran's final bow just moments ago at the Sydney Opera House." Nicole Lovelock, The Australian Ballet.

Anthropologie

I came across this beautifully styled/art directed catalogue on one of my favourite fashion store's websites, Anthropologie. I don't know who took the shots, but to me they have the perfect amount of whimsy, with a pinch of quirkiness added.

Victorian Opera 2011

I can't believe it's been a year since I shot the last one, but here's the recently launched Victorian Opera 2011 Season campaign. We shot the backgrounds separately to the talent, to create a 'staged' look. All the backdrops were iconic Melbourne locations, which are familiar to the local audience that frequents the Opera.

In the Dream Garden

'In the Dream Garden' was shot for BODY's new Spring/Summer collection. The images were turned into a whimsical animation tracing Cecilia's magical journey through the dream garden and her evolution into the BODY butterfly.

Art imitates life

This portrait of radio personality Jo Stanley (@ Crown Metropole for Sunday Magazine) accompanied an article about her juggling career and motherhood. It's a subject that seems to keep cropping up in my work, as it looms in my life...

Concord

I was lucky enough to shoot The Australian Ballet's production Concord at the Sydney Opera House late last year, but haven't got around to posting the results here. Better late than never!

Onwards and upwards

By now I have to admit to myself that I'm hopeless at updating my blog. But in an effort to make up for my absence, here's some images I shot for BODY's Sew Stitch Sew range earlier this year. Talented illustrator Milia created some beautiful blackboard backdrops for our very TALL model to interact with.

Meeeeeeeeeeeeow!

If I was embarassed my previous gap between posts, this time I'm ashamed. It's been 3 months! Anyway, my first job for the year involved a trip to Adelaide to shoot the cast of CATS for the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Herald Sun's Sunday Magazine. The set and costume were a feast for the eyes, and being seasoned performers, all the CATS were very responsive to the camera. Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Time flies...

Wow, it's been almost 2 months since I last posted! I've been shooting like crazy though. I recently spent a couple of weeks with Circus Oz in the bushfire affected areas of Victoria, recording their workshops and performances with local children. The tour was called Bouncing Back, as a testament to the fighting spirit of the fires' survivors.