Summer is the season that appears universally revered. In the southern hemisphere the warming weather means that Christmas is on its way and the annual round of parties, barbecues, beaches and sunscreen. It’s no wonder that we long for summer all year round. The thought of… Read More
All posts tagged “Far North”
Far North | Dec 2015
I‘ve written about where I grew up several times in the past few years. I’ve described the rural Far North of New Zealand in terms of my family home (Journey north), in terms of the region I identify as home (Where I’m from) and in terms… Read More
My home is green and gold
Whenever I’m home I am fundamentally different from the way I am in my other home in Brisbane. I feel it as soon as I get off the plane and walk through the tomokanga (carved gateway) at the international terminal. Dammit, that thing makes me cry… Read More
Journey north
It only took a few hours of being at Mum and Dad’s place in the Far North of New Zealand for me to understand that I have exhausted much of the photographic material in my immediate surroundings in Brisbane City. While my parents and sisters… Read More