It gets hot in the suburbs!
Wings at home, wings on your car (that’s my car, actually) for Absurd Bird.
Vodka Cruisers in the band room at The Lansdowne.
Fun photos of a good time at the latest iteration of Ricos Tacos.
The beginning of my year was spent around town for Punch’s A Night At The Door, a series all about bouncers from very different venues across very different cities across the world. Thanks very much to AJ, Mikey and Alex for being so generous with their time and faces.
Brand new bread over at Self Raised Bread Shoppe in Carlton.
Impeccable chai, dosa potato jaffle, seasonal fritters and hand rolled besan laddoo. Flyover Fritterie has moved from the city into Redfern and I don’t know what else to say besides… do yourself a favour and get there. The moment you step through Flyover’s glass door you can feel whatever incredible house-made/hand-pulped thing is going on – the aloo tiki (potato fritter with with tamarind and mint chutneys) is one of the best things I’ve eaten all year.
New menu and venue and drinks stuff for Alma, Avalon, just a little north of Sydney.
Everything I do, I do for pizza, especially pizza that’s ready in under 8 minutes at home. New campaign imagery for Hank’s Hot Box, art direction by Stephen Grace.
Bagels and coffee and bagels and bagels and coffee at By George! Coffee, Croydon Park.
All hands in for bao and Autumn cocktails at Chi in Barangaroo.
Interiors, plus pancakes, for the very sunny Happyfield in Haberfield.
Some extremely fun pre-opening photos for Bondi’s saucy new venue Chuck Trailer’s.
If you’re in Sydney over November/December, please check out my exhibition Ultraconvenience at Banchō Bar in Haymarket as part of their Curated by Banchō series. This was originally planed for July, but pandemics, lockdowns… you know the story. Many thanks to Banchō and the City of Sydney for the opportunity! Ultraconvenience runs from November 16 - December 23, 2021.
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In Tokyo there is a restaurant that serves only one dish – though specialty stores like this are not uncommon – a piece of fried pork served with cabbage, rice and pickles. Patrons order, enjoy, then vacate their seats swiftly for others who have been waiting in line. In another expeditious exercise, a small standing bar in Ebisu serves wine by the glass for those on their way home, or not, for a maximum miscellany of six.
Delicately balancing time and speed, train drivers place their white gloved hands on the lever. Trains roll by waiting pedestrians every few minutes, intersecting across a complex network above and below street level. Boxy yet lustrous taxis are omnipresent too.
Along the Philosopher’s Path in Kyoto’s springtime, a drinks vending machine is set beside a small shrine through green leaves. Convenience stores are open late, even in small towns, and their shelves create impeccable grids of everything you want to buy. In the aftermath, crushed packets and cans appear more artful than expected. Pieces of fruit for sale are wrapped gently and individually.
While looking to the sky, bars, restaurants, karaoke spaces and more are stacked multiple floors high. Before their neon signs illuminate Shibuya, they form silhouettes as the sun sets.
Originally taken to accompany a travel book, these images are a collection of photographs from Alana’s travels to Japan. However, due to 2020 (and 2021!) the project has been postponed.
I’m a Roccbox lover and amateur pizza maker in my personal life, so imagine my happiness when I was asked to shoot Emlyn Bilbie aka @pizza_lorrd’s backyard operation for Gozney. Here’s what the Lorrd bestoweth.
When in lockdown everyone photographer’s home becomes a studio! Photos for PS40’s Snap Pack, bottled cocktails delivered to your door.
A few photos for ceramics studio Clay Sydney, but also for Squarespace’s feature of co-owners Bea Belingham and Hannah Barclay.
I could have posted 10000 photos here because I love watching talented people at the wheel (or talented people full top), but my restraint was exercised.
I am utterly obsessed with the sights and scenes from the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW’s perishable cooking judging at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. The cakes, the textures, the finesse, the cross-sections, the ribbons, the GLORY. Plus animals and rides, too.
A quick visit to ceramic artist Milly Dent’s studio.
A bunch of photos of my Yiayia on the briki making and passing out coffee today in her kitchen, fingers tinged red dye from preparing eggs for Greek Easter.
