The Edmonton Leisure Centre was designed as a dual purpose facility as a sports centre and an emergency cyclone shelter. It’s multi-level design facilitates it’s current use as a sports hall and gym for the PCYC Cairns. I was tasked by PDT architects, to capture interior and exterior architecture photography of the centre, highlighting its …
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Cardwell Foreshore
When Cyclone Yasi unleashed on the coastal town of Cardwell in February 2011, trees were ripped up, houses were destroyed and the town’s foreshore – a popular stop for travellers between Cairns and Townsville – was swallowed up by the accompanying storm surge. It was very much a small community smashed up beyond recognition. Three …
Inner City Haven
MiHaven recently tasked me with the architecture & interiors photography of their new design home in Cairns, the Inner City Haven. Intended as an affordable lifestyle alternative to apartment living, the home is designed with small (less than 400 sq m), inner city blocks in mind… and can be individually tailored, designed and built in …
Pensar Construction
This was something a little bit different: an opportunity to photograph a series of slope stabilization projects by Pensar Construction along the Kuranda Range road and Captain Cook Highway. While we all know the feeling of being held up by roadworks, we rarely understand what work is actually going on… in this case, projects that …
Jubilee Heights
I was recently down in Innisfail for the architectural photography of a new house for MiHaven, designers and builders of steel framed houses that can be built in relatively quick timeframes (8-12 weeks). This house, located in Jubilee Heights on the outskirts of Innisfail, has a fairly straightforward layout internally, with a rear deck that …
The Straits
One of the first TV series I ever worked on was The Straits – a unique Australian drama filmed in Cairns, the Torres Strait Islands and other locations in North Queensland. Shot over three months in late 2011, it first screened back in early 2012, but has recently been given a second airing on the …