A random selection from my collection of older work that I hadn't previously edited.
This was taken on an abandoned property in Eight Mile Plains, Brisbane, all the way back in 2009. Exploring with the talented photographer, Mel Brackstone, after a spot of charity shopping for outfits to model in.
The house itself was the setting for two of my interior/exterior self-portraits, le moribund, and the walls keep saying your name.
I still have quite a lot of photographs that don't include me to edit from that day.
Today has been one of lengthy phone conversations with good friends back in Australia.
Talented artist Anna Maria Drutzel and I talked for about 3.5 hours in the wee hours of my morning. Discussing life, love, art. And wherein Anna tried to persuade me (unsuccessfully) to return to Australia.
A couple of hours after I woke again, Penny and I spoke for the first time in about 20 years. For four hours! Possibly the first real conversation we'd ever had, and definitely the first time we'd talked whilst I was sober (Penny, not so much). Despite having known each other for 26 years, most of our time together in the late 90s was spent dancing drunkenly and behaving badly with other regulars at various indie clubs across Melbourne. Not exactly the place for deep and meaningful conversations.
Both were pleasant distractions and yet another reminder of the generous and supportive people I'm blessed to have in my life.