Julie, Author at Julie Stephenson

Oct 16

by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga 0 comments

Markets in Vava’u

Dreamcatcher was still moored off the jetty as our little van meandered

Oct 14

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Flying Whales….

This is so often what I saw. An imaginary world. Freedom.

Oct 14

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Pilot whales in Tonga… an exhilarating experience and so much fun!!

In the rough water on a very windy day we spotted the misty spray of the blowing of air from a surfacing Humpback

Oct 13

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Whale calf wants to play… whaleswim in Tonga continues

... I would like to share some photographs of a magical swim

Oct 10

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……More whales in Tonga

After my epiphany and recognition about being humble

Oct 02

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A lesson in humility – the whales choose…..

After a couple of wonderful days interacting with the whales; with every time we went into the water I had amazing experiences

Oct 01

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Swimming with the whales!!! At last!!!

Finally.... a whole life of wishing and dreaming... and FINALLY

Oct 01

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James met me at the sandy beach and took me to Talau House which was to be my home with 6 other guests for the next 10 days or so. I was greeted by Theresa and was adorned with a frangapani and bouganvillia lei

Sep 20

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As a specialist bodyworker

As a specialist bodyworker, I dedicate myself wholeheartedly to serving you and holding the space for you to connect with and experience fully your own energy during your appointment through my bodywork and clay rituals. I teach you skills to connect with your energy to continue with your healing well beyond my treatment room. You can book your appointment easily online here My beautiful Healing Room is situated on a quiet property in the Sunshine Coast

Sep 17

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Two days at Reef Resort – Kapa Island – Tonga

..... back to my adventure. I was collected by two beautiful locals to be trasferred a short distance

Sep 14

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Fiji airport; Nukuʻalofa then Vava’u

It does take a bit of getting to Tonga - especially the way I did

Sep 12

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Excitement on the runway

I have had an absolutely incredible time on my journey to Tonga to swim with the whales. It started like this.....

Aug 27

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no more sleeps to go …. whaleswim in Tonga!

.... yep... no more sleeps to go before I am off on my 50th birthday present to myself.

Aug 23

by Julie in Inspirations, Photography Teachings, Uncategorized, Wisdom and Inspiration 0 comments

“Be daring, be different, be impractical…..

“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.” – Peter Lindbergh

Aug 23

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Curve balls

Curve balls are those unexpected twists and turns in

Aug 18

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Photograph what you FEEL…not what you see!

...but I have realised that nothing can restrain me. No lines of regulations

Aug 15

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Jaboticaba’s in my orchard.

I love tending to my orchard and veges. There is something quite special

Aug 13

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Fifth “P”…. Patience

“QUICK....stop the car... I’ll be back in a few minutes.” ..... “I have to grab this photo right now...”

Aug 11

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Fourth “P” ….. PRACTICE !

"The Artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work." Emile Zola

Aug 10

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Third “P” …. be PLAYFUL !

"The real voyage of discovery consists of not seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust.

Aug 10

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Second “P”…. PASSION!

how much I had this visceral feeling of my heart and my insides just opening up!

Aug 09

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5 Principles to be able to ‘hear with the eyes’…. the 5 “P’s”

One needs to be still enough, observant enough and aware enough to recognize the life of the materials, to be able to 'hear through the eyes." – Paul Caponigro

Aug 05

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The effect of colour –

Thought I would share these two iPhone pics from the US earlier in the year to demonstrate the power that colour has on the 'feel' of an image.

Aug 04

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I just had this overwhelming feeling to shout out to the world!

My feelings are always close to the surface.

Aug 03

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Hearing what an image says.

OK.... the first thing I do when I look at one of my images is to remind myself that I am looking at dots on paper or pixels on a screen.

Jul 31

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Have you ever thought to yourself – “I don’t know whether this image works or not?”

"Where do I start?" "I really like parts of this image.... but I'm just not sure???" "Some parts I

Jul 29

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EVERYONE has an opinion !

.....“Shoot what you love, in your own way and in your own style, and let the audience that loves what you do come to you. Those that don’t get what you do aren’t your audience, so what!”. Cheryl Jacobs Nicolai"......

Jul 27

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Expressing oneself

"The true tragedy in life is not death but that which dies inside of us while we are still living." Norman Cousins.

Jul 22

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Blurred lines between what I have actually achieved and what I thought I had achieved.

I found it quite confronting working on my lists of things to do to Complete things to make the way for the new... and Goals; because

Jul 22

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Why I take photographs….and make artworks

Why do I take photographs???? .... quite simply.... as an avenue to help me understand myself and who I am.

Jul 19

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What I do when something catches my eye – rainy afternoon in the bush.

Traversing time and place intersecting meandering lives together - alone.

Jul 17

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Illusions – Fantasy vs Reality – as realised through the Hipstamatic iPhone app

I recognised how powerful the mind is to create illusions about a situation and make it seem real.

Jul 14

by Julie in Earth and Sea, Karijini 2012 0 comments

Aerial View – Or is it?? Our perspective can sometimes be influenced.

When I took these aerial images at Karijini, I could play with the perspective of them in my mind... and could convince myself easily they were both images of the landscape taken from a plane.... or either a macro lens.

Jul 13

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‘Please Stand Clear of the Closing Doors’ – the story of a couragous young man.

I was asked what happened, how he lost his leg, and how we managed....and the best way I could think to answer them was to email them a copy of my story...which I made into an artist book...and was my way to process the three months in hospital after his accident.

Jul 12

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Really looking at your list – Completing, crossing off and creating!

Now is the fun bit!! Have a look at your list and for every item, work out whether if completing that thing on your list actually serves any of your goals. I

Jul 10

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