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Jan 01
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Photography Teachings 1 comments

Beyond the narrative….

Sometimes the narrative is necessary - as I have done on many of my journeys around the world; collating a visual diary; telling a visual story....but there are other ways to see and feel the world; and for me exploring beyond the narrative is where I dive
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Jan 24
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Fine Art Photography, Inspirations, Photography Teachings, Wisdom and Inspiration, Words 0 comments

“…the life of clouds is a parting and a meeting… A tear and a smile…”

In the artwork above I have made a sky of clouds; (all images taken on one two hour flight from Brisbane to Melbourne).... where .."the waters of the sea become vapour and rise and come together in cloud..."
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Jan 18
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Detail…. Cloud series.

When I looked at this photograph what I really noticed was that there were areas of really interesting detail. I found myself looking at pictures within a picture. I found myself really intrigued
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Jan 17
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Luminosity…..Cloud series

The quality of light is so important in any photographic image... as is
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Jan 16
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Photography Teachings 0 comments

The mood of an image…… cloud series

What creates the mood of an image? Colour? Tonality? Shapes? Tension
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Jan 15
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Fine Art Photography, Photography Teachings 0 comments

Size DOES matter!!!! .. and this one would be amazing BIG !!!!

In this image I just felt like I wanted to walk in.. and explore around each and every area of light and softness with my hands and feet. For me this
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Jan 13
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Letting an image just present itself – by interacting with it…Cloud series

I just snapped away out of the airplane window, random images - without thinking.. or actually having any intention or idea about what I would do with them. I just enjoyed
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Jan 12
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Photography Teachings, Wisdom and Inspiration, Words 0 comments

Just going to BE!

As a photographer I am constantly observing the landscape and connect with and witness my own response to
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Jan 11
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Inspirations, Photography Teachings, Wisdom and Inspiration, Words 0 comments

No-one knows what happens next…

Although I am quite psychic; have incredible foresight and intuitive abilities and even premonition dreams… I really don’t know what’s going to happen next. I don’t really know how my life will unfold
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Nov 10
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

A secret about a secret….

“A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know.” ― Diane Arbus
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Oct 28
by Julie in Photography Teachings 0 comments

Pelvic floor exercises for photographers – continued…

Well boys... Because I do not have personal experience of your anatomy... I have doing a bit of research regarding pelvic floor exercises for men
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Oct 21
by Julie in Photography Teachings 0 comments

Pelvic floor exercises for us photographers…..

I can speak with much more authority from personal experience for the girls in this post
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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
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Aug 18
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Photograph what you FEEL…not what you see!

...but I have realised that nothing can restrain me. No lines of regulations
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Aug 13
by Julie in Photography Teachings 2 comments

Fifth “P”…. Patience

“QUICK....stop the car... I’ll be back in a few minutes.” ..... “I have to grab this photo right now...”
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Aug 11
by Julie in Photography Teachings 0 comments

Fourth “P” ….. PRACTICE !

"The Artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work." Emile Zola
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Aug 10
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Third “P” …. be PLAYFUL !

"The real voyage of discovery consists of not seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust.
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Aug 10
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Second “P”…. PASSION!

how much I had this visceral feeling of my heart and my insides just opening up!
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Aug 09
by Julie in Photography Teachings 0 comments

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
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Aug 05
by Julie in Photography Teachings 0 comments

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.
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Aug 03
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

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.
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Jul 31
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

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
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Jul 29
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

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"......
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Jul 27
by Julie in Inspirations, Photography Teachings 0 comments

Expressing oneself

"The true tragedy in life is not death but that which dies inside of us while we are still living." Norman Cousins.
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Jul 22
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

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.
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Jul 19
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 2 comments

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

Traversing time and place intersecting meandering lives together - alone.
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Jul 12
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

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
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Jul 10
by Julie in Inspirations, Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Working out your Goals to achieve your Mission – (as a stepping stone to completing things!)

Ok... Firstly, last night I was asked what my Mission was... so here it is –
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Jul 09
by Julie in Inspirations, Photography Teachings 0 comments

A small diversion – Developing either a Creative or Personal Mission

Creative and Personal Mission statements are often aligned closely with our core values and the sense of our purpose. These Mission statements often
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Jul 08
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Completion – Opening the way to the new.

Make a list – Start writing ! This is a great way to actually identify and have something to work with to complete things and move into the new.
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Jun 28
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Photographs originate from within YOU…cameras are just tools.

Many have forgotten that photographs originate from within YOU, and cameras are just tools. How much more equipment do you want to purchase thinking you are going to make better images?
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Jun 27
by Julie in Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Hearing with your eyes –

No matter what stage you are in your life or photo-media interest or career, there are times when a fresh way of seeing and connecting with the world is needed, and new ways of expressing this can be explored.
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Jun 27
by Julie in Fine Art Photography, Inspirations, Photography Teachings 0 comments

What happens WHEN I….?????? – One of the best questions a photographer can ask oneself.

Have this phrase at the forefront of your mind.... and PLAY with - "WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I......... "
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Jun 27
by Julie in About Me, Photography Teachings, Uncategorized 0 comments

Julie in the landscape

Immersing myself in Landscape...cameras and me..
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Jun 20
by Julie in Inspirations, Photography Teachings 0 comments

Third thing to try to kick start your creative vision.

First thing - WITHOUT memory card. Second thing - WITHOUT CAMERA THIRD THING TO TRY
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Jun 17
by Julie in Inspirations, Photography Teachings 2 comments

Second thing to try to assist you to create images which reflect your personal voice.

Ok.. the First thing to try was to photograph WITHOUT a memory card. SECOND THING TO TRY Go to a location you to intend to photograph.... BUT LEAVE YOUR CAMERA AT HOME !
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Jun 17
by Julie in Inspirations, Photography Teachings 0 comments

Are you in the photographic doldrums? 3 ways to get yourself out.

Over the next three posts I will offer you one suggestion per post, of ways to try to get yourself out of a photographic rut....and kick start your creative vision again. FIRST THING TO TRY
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Apr 26
by Julie in Inspirations, Karijini 2012, Photography Teachings 0 comments

Meditation for Photographers

Being able to connect with the Silence is an important skill which
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Mar 04
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Fine Art Photography, Inspirations, Photography Teachings 0 comments

artistic influences

John Paul Caponigro provided us with a list of homework questions to prepare for our week together in Miami. One of these was
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Feb 02
by Julie in About Me, Photography Teachings 0 comments

Photographic Arts

"Art was always to me a means of getting in contact with another world
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skeinydipping

I looked down and saw my hands. Hands which have t I looked down and saw my hands. Hands which have touched; have loved; have created; have worked; have nurtured. My hands.   

I looked down and saw on my wrist and fingers items from around the world which have so many stories; items which have all been created from the heart and made by the hands of others. 

I looked down and saw beautiful yarn. Yarn which has been handled carefully through shearing, dyeing, skeining, balling; and now being knit in my beautiful hands. 

My hands are one of my gifts. This year I’ve really missed the touch of another with my hands, to feel the heart of another through my fingertips; but so grateful and love my hands which touch and feel; work and play!

What do you see when you look at your hands?

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Knitting a fabulous  #slipstravaganzamkal by @westknits .
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#gratitudeattitude #westknitsarethebestknits #westknitsmkal2020 #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #knittersofaustralia #indiedyedyarn #handmadewithlove #handmade #handmadejewellery #fromtheheart #createeveryday #livetotravel #healing #healinghands #creativehands
My life is wonderful… and I have so many stories My life is wonderful… and I have so many stories. I’ve had adventures on all continents. Slept being rocked by the sea; felt the ice on my skin in both polar regions, and felt the silence of the deserts. I’ve walked stone steps in monasteries at altitudes where each step I’ve taken consciously and mindfully; focussing on treasuring every molecule of oxygen in the rarefied atmosphere. 

COVID has paused those adventures, but I draw upon my experiences as I navigate adventuring my days in a different way, on our ‘home range’. 

I recall my steps in Tibet as I walk through our bushland. I am mindful and conscious of my surroundings. I listen. I feel. I feel happy here. I am content.

My new stories may not hold the same experiences of connection with others; and may not be of extreme challenges or crazy things  (which I am rather prone to doing! 🙂 ) but they are not less wondrous… as I smell the warm eucalyptus waft from under my feet. 

I weave my stories, and this story is of my personal journey on my daily walk through our bushland. 
You can see some of my other woven stories on my website - link in profile. 

How do you express your life’s stories?
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#weaversofinstagram #indiedyedyarn #indiedyed #rigidheddleloomweaving #ashford #inspiredbynature #contentcreator #emotionalbalance #homedeco #handcrafted #makersmovement #creativelifehappylife #wellbeing #travellerlife #journeywoman #weavingaustralia
“....The Assookinakii cowl was created for those “....The Assookinakii cowl was created for those times in your life when you need a meditative and healing knit. Assookinakii (ass-s-oo-kin-uh-k-EE) means ‘healer’ in the Blackfeet language, thank you to Cut Woods School in Browning, MT for the tradish language support”. –  Candice from @thefarmersdaughterfibers 

Knitting this beautiful cowl by Candice from @thefarmersdaughterfibers for @sistersunitedmt ; WAS healing. 

As my hands gently formed the repetitive stitches I reflected on the word ‘Assookinakii ‘ - healer. I am a healer. I don’t understand it. It’s something unseen. Something within me which has been recognised by Ngangkari and ‘clever men’ here in Australia; and shaman and healers around the world as we travel. This recognition always has caught me by surprise; as I seem to walk a line between two worlds. 

As the stitches slipped from one needle to another and the beautiful colours of @spincycle_yarns revealed themselves; in the pauses between the stitches I heard a voice whispering to continue to seek connection with the natural world and listen deeply. 

What has been healing for you this year?
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#healingjourney #meditationpractice #dyedinthewool #assookinakii_cowl #knittersofinstagram #knittingaddict #livinglifetothefullest #happydays #shaman #healer #healersofinstagram #listentoyourheart #indiedyedyarn #handmadewithlove #knittersgonnaknit #knittersoftheworld
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