Melbourne
About Melbourne city
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre
This is the next part of my report on the rock gig in Melbourne on 27 March 2026. I’ve already written about the brilliant Swedish band Les Big Byrd, who opened the night. The main act was the legendary, scandalous,… Continue reading
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Rainy Melbourne
I don’t usually take photos in the rain. There’s always a good excuse — either I don’t feel like getting soaked, or it’s not actually raining, or I don’t have a camera with me. But the other day everything just… Continue reading
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Labassa Mansion
My latest photo adventure started in the usual way — by poking around on Google Maps. At one point my eye caught a little camera icon. The place was called Labassa Mansion, and it was in Caulfield North. Caulfield North… Continue reading
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Elizabeth Street
I’d like to share another wander around central Melbourne. The CBD’s actually pretty small — about one and a half by two kilometres. I headed out to test some new lenses for my Panasonic, including a fisheye. The fisheye really… Continue reading
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Modern Architecture
I’ve gotta admit straight up — I’m not a fan of modern Melbourne architecture. I’ve been living in Melbourne since 2001, and heaps of buildings that locals now just take for granted went up right in front of my eyes.… Continue reading
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The Garden and The City
Just east of Melbourne, pretty much on the edge of the city, there’s a small mountain range called the Dandenong Ranges (don’t confuse it with the suburb of Dandenong — that’s somewhere else entirely). Calling them “mountains” is a bit… Continue reading
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Christmas lights at Southbank
City lights at night — pretty much exactly how I pictured the scene I wanted to shoot on video with an anamorphic lens. Ideas are meant to be turned into reality, so one warm evening I loaded my video gear… Continue reading
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Nicholas Building
Stories have a habit of weaving themselves together. Sometimes you learn something new — an interesting little piece of information or history. Then you come across another one that doesn’t seem related at all. And then a third one appears,… Continue reading
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West Gate Tunnel
Remember how the Fellowship of the Ring travelled through the mines of Moria in the first book of Tolkien’s famous trilogy? Well, I also got to wander through some massive underground caverns — Melbourne-style this time — though my adventure… Continue reading
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AC/DC and bagpipes
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского Australia bloody loves AC/DC.Well, to be fair, the whole world does — me included — but Aussies have a special kind of love for them. For starters, they’re homegrown legends. “Acca Dacca”,… Continue reading
