No more cheap shots

Last weekend's Sunday Times UK offered up a side of Lomography goodness with your coffee and morning paper covering an article by Bryan Appleyard discussing the hot new world of lomography that has so many people sharing the analogue love.

Having spoken to die hard lomographers and converted digital photographers alike Bryan Appleyard wraps up in a neat two page spread why we are loving these brightly coloured plastic cameras with names that throw around words like multi-pinehole, spinner, splitzer, fish eye, Octomat and Diana, Holga and Lubitel.

If you have subscribed to The Sunday Times online you can read the full article online at thesundaytimes.co.uk/culture.

Is there candy in your camera?

I finally got around to developing my lomography snaps from Europe. A lot didn't work out which was disappointing and a few rolls caught too much sunlight. Nethertheless, here is my lomo show and tell.

Photos were taken on my Diana F+ with 120mm 100ISO and 400ISO colour negative film.

We'll Always Have [Casablanca]

My most recent adventure saw a spontaneous trip to Morocco which has unquestionably seduced me into a new love affair.

Getting lost at night in the maze of streets with only the smells of spices, the crowds of people and snake charmers to guide you through leaves you beaming with a giddy child-like excitement. The wit and charm of the locals puts a smile on your face offering an invitation for playful exchange of jokes and banter. Full day hikes, scaling African cliff faces and tip-toeing over rickety bridges offer the magical reward of swimming under amazing waterfalls. Bumpy and smelly camel rides guarantee everyone’s favourite holiday happy snaps. Riffling through the assortment of leather bags, jewelry, cosmetics and oils will see you haggle your heart out until you walk away with a tacky “I heart Marrakech” t-shirt you didn’t even want and a great story to tell.

Ahhh, the culture, the craziness, the charisma… "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship".

Stolen from the album of Kiri Hamilton

Last year, I think it was in early November before the Australian summer got too hot to go out to tiny bars and before I departed to London destined never to see that kind of summer again, I met a pretty cool girl in a bar named Kiri. I think we started chatting because she had the same camera as me, or maybe it was because we had a friend in common, either way we hung out.

Turns out, very far from Perth, Kiri is also living in the UK and has been taking some amazing photos of her time here, including the one below.

Around the world in (a little over) 80 days!

Well not really around the WORLD, but I have seen a lot of the beautiful continent that is Europe in the last four months!

I have little pings or jealously every now and again for my friends still traveling and the amazing wanderers I met still on their journey. This morning in fact, while facebook photo stalking a friend of mine in Pamplona recovering from a bull run, (or more recovering from a sangria hangover) I realised how much I adore everything Spain. I stand by the proclamation that Barcelona IS one of my favorite cities in the world. This passion is more than likely instilled by my obsessive love for Gaudi architecture, and of course paella.

I'm one of the lucky ones though, although it is all over, for now at least, I was able to relish in a truly nomadic four months as a high maintenance backpacker.

Some pics below taken from some of my favourite cities.

Flats in Berlin

Vespas in Florence

1 of 5. Cinque Terre, Italy

Guell Park, Barcelona!