Sunday, August 8, 2010

City2Surf

Bondi again. This time for the City2Surf (City to Surf), apparently the world's biggest run. Some 80,000 powered, jogged, trudged and puffed the scenic 14 km between Hyde Park and Bondi Beach on a stunning Sydney morning. The winner made it in 41.05 minutes but I have to say, hanging around on the finish line, I was more interested in the '3 hours plus' crowd...





Saturday, August 7, 2010

Champagne and rooster

Events/functions may not provide the most hearty creative nourishment for a photographer but they do at least open windows on different social worlds. Last week I covered the 25th birthday of the International  Women's Development Agency at Admiralty House, the official Sydney residence of Australia's Governor-General. I also shot a barbie organised by Mission Australia at Bondi Pavilion bringing together a number of the org's homeless clients with the NRL's Sydney Roosters. I can't help thinking that, in a small way, the events neatly bookend Australia's social zietgiest (...pretentious, moi?). 












Sun-worshipper keeps it real

One of the (few!) downsides of juggling work and family life is that I have very little time to wander around doing the kind of street photography that generates virtually zero income but does wonders for the soul. It was nice then to stumble across this hardy winter sunbather who had no qualms about stripping to his budgie smugglers and staking his patch on this cigarette-strewn turf. I like the fact that he spurned arguably the world's most famous strip of golden sand - Bondi beach - which happened to be a mere 30 metres to the left.