Hey all, I apologise for letting a month go by without a post.. I’ve been extremely busy. University is coming up to mid-semester exams and I’ve just secured a Part-Time position with Apple. So you’d naturally assume I’ve not had a lot of time for my creative work.. well.. I’ve been pretty full on with … Read more →

The first ever Shoalwater Classic Olympic Distance Triathlon. Held by Rockingham Tri Club on Sunday, April 15th, 2012. The event consisted of a 1.5km swim, 40km cycle and 10km run. Take a look at the snaps in the gallery below. If you’d like to use any, please contact me for a watermark-free copy.

Update: North Korea has humiliatingly admitted that it’s “Satellite” launch has failed, with the rocket bursting into over 20 pieces just off the shore of South Korea. Marcus Noland of the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics wrote ”The North Koreans have managed in a single stroke to not only defy the UN Security Council, the United … Read more →

Some more snaps from April 7th.

Perth had an extremely foggy morning on Monday – and while I didn’t get the opportunity to take my camera out and capture some images, I grabbed a few from Flickr. Credits are in the Image Title.

I managed to see Dead Meadow performing (very last minute after a social event) at The Bakery on Saturday, April 7th. Their performance was great and as anticipated the set was quite dim so I only got a handful of images. Check them out. Click to enlarge then use the arrows to navigate.

Australian Federal Police, Candid Street Portraits and Fireworks from on the Swan River.

There’s a Photography Meetup happening this GOOD FRIDAY at 7.00pm in Forrest Place, Perth City. Take a look at the discussion on the Meetup.com page here and the Flickr Discussion here.

These are from Tuesday, March 27th.

Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera was an exhibition featured at the Tate Modern Gallery in London, for six months following May, 2010. There are two really great articles I’ve read on the exhibition and I’d like to share them with you: Sean O’Hagan (The Guardian) Martha Garzon Read them both if you can. I’ve compiled … Read more →

There isn’t a lot I can tell you about this guy. In fact, I don’t know anything about him at all. I stumbled across a piece of his work whilst browsing Tumblr and wanted more. Below is a selection that I pulled from his Flickr page.

The Labor Government launched a campaign in WA yesterday to encourage Public Transport commuters to upload photos of overcrowded trains to Facebook and Twitter. Commuters can also sign an online petition and make donations. Opposition Transport Minister Ken Travers said he wanted the public to speak up about train overcrowding to force the Barnett Government to … Read more →

This guy is brilliant. Now based in New York, Roussel was born and raised in Paris and after working in Advertising he is now a Freelance Photographer. He runs various projects including One Night Shot, a music photography blog, as well as The New York Chronicles, a street photography blog. He has been published internationally … Read more →

These were taken in the Perth / Fremantle area on Saturday, March 17th.

Bombay Bicycle Club – Performing at Astor Theatre in Perth, Western Australia on March 18th, 2012. All images Copyright © Shapeshift Creative 2012. Please contact me if you’d like to use any of these images.

Our first photography gathering using the new flickr/meetup system didn’t go too well so we’re running the same gig but changing the date, time, and giving a bit more notice. Read the details on the Photo Meetups page or visit the meetup.com page There is also an avid discussion in the PIP Flickr Group here.

Since I started up my ‘Inspiration’ category, I’d like to share more of my interests and roots of my ideas with you. I came across this blog today while looking and peoples 365′s. Francis Mitra is  Photographer specializing in portraiture, parties, weddings, and “general acts of awesomeness” based in Long Island, NY. Here’s a couple images … Read more →

Arthur “Weegee” Feelig, born in 1899, became a photography legend in New York for his coverage of crime in the city through the 1930′s and 40′s. In 1938 he was the sole press photographer allowed to listen in on police radio frequencies, and in 1945 he released a book called “Naked City” containing 240 photographs from … Read more →