Curious. Creative. Living Boldly.
Jun 06
by Julie in Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

Adeus… Spain… Bonjour France… C’est bon… tres bon !!!!

You will have to wait a couple of days for my post on cheeses ... :-) because I want to share about our fabulous day today. Adeus to Spain as
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May 16
by Julie in Europe 2013, Uncategorized 0 comments

First days in England from the front passenger seat.

More of our adventures to come over the coming weeks... so keep popping back
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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 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 06
by Julie in Uncategorized 0 comments

Breathing …. impermanence … transcience…

"Honey, I'm having trouble breathing" gasped out of Max's struggling voice 2am New Years morning
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Dec 31
by Julie in Uncategorized 0 comments

Freedom comes from not ‘needing’….

My day last week with my new best friend was very powerful for me. I connected with
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Dec 27
by Julie in Inspirations, poetry, Uncategorized, Wisdom and Inspiration, Words 0 comments

In deep sleep – who am I?

In deep sleep where there are no dreams
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Dec 26
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Uncategorized 0 comments

A SMACK of jellyfish !!

Smack... fluther... smuck... collective nouns for heaps and heaps of jellyfish!
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Dec 22
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Uncategorized 0 comments

Today I’m going to be my own very best friend !

I scheduled today off... just for me. The past few months have been crazy.... actually
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Dec 06
by Julie in Artist Books, poetry, Uncategorized, Words 0 comments

In the Silence…. Artist Book

I live creating and creatively... and as a photographer who
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Nov 30
by Julie in Uncategorized 0 comments

GLORIOUS HUNTSMAN SPIDER !!!

Hello everyone, This is a bit of news which I thought some of you may like to see. She was in our bathroom
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Nov 14
by Julie in Uncategorized 0 comments

OMGosh! Is there something wrong with my eyes????

I thought perhaps there was a temperature inversion and a lot of moisture had been trapped obscuring the sun. I pegged out the whole load of washing ...walked inside and then the penny dropped.. a total solar eclipse!!!!
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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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Nov 09
by Julie in Uncategorized 0 comments

A little bit stretched !

Well.... this is exactly how I have felt at times over the past few weeks. STRETCHED!!!
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Oct 20
by Julie in Uncategorized 0 comments

Markets in Nadi… fabulous ! .. and bananas for dinner

I wandered in the sweltering humidity after the brief but furious storm; to nowhere in particular... just ambling the streets and observing - something I really love doing. I noticed
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Oct 19
by Julie in Uncategorized 0 comments

Uncomfortable afternoon in Fiji.

Fog on the inside of the glass obscured the passing palms.. buses... rectangular
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Oct 14
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga, Uncategorized 0 comments

Flying Whales….

This is so often what I saw. An imaginary world. Freedom.
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Oct 02
by Julie in Tonga, Uncategorized 0 comments

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
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Oct 01
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga, Uncategorized 0 comments

Whaleswim adventure to begin!

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
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Sep 17
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga, Uncategorized 0 comments

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
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Sep 14
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Tonga, Uncategorized 0 comments

Fiji airport; Nukuʻalofa then Vava’u

It does take a bit of getting to Tonga - especially the way I did
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Sep 12
by Julie in Tonga, Uncategorized 0 comments

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.....
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Aug 27
by Julie in Tonga, Uncategorized 0 comments

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.
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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 23
by Julie in Uncategorized 0 comments

Curve balls

Curve balls are those unexpected twists and turns in
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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 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 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 22
by Julie in Uncategorized 0 comments

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
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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 17
by Julie in Earth and Sea, Uncategorized 0 comments

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.
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Jul 13
by Julie in Artist Books, Uncategorized, Words 2 comments

‘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.
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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 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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