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I have photographed for NIDA, NICA, Circus Oz, Strange Fruit, Little Devils Circus, and the Melbourne Juggling Convention. As well as a host of Local and International Circus Performers.

Here is a selection of Circus related photos.
Enjoy.

A few images from my 2002 Minolta Dimage 7hi 5 mega pixel doovi whatsit taken a couple of weeks ago.

The only post processing is a 1×1 crop. I do like this camera’s internal black and white processing.

A friend of ours was, for many years, the writer and presenter for Humphrey.


Oliver’s first real photo shoot.

Sleeping in the clouds

Milk Drunk

Meeting Grandma and Poppy Ray for the first time

Manxi

He was screaming his lungs out. I was just about to change his nappy when I thought he looked so cute with his little booties on. Nappy change was suspended for a couple of minutes, and he actually stopped screaming for about 3 seconds too.

Circus Oz group photos have always been a bit of a doozy. Some people are up for the photo, and some people couldn’t really be fucked and just want to get out of their costumes as soon as possible. Those people with cameras want a group shot for their own posterity, and inevitably you are standing there watching the poor person taking the photo try and work out how to use 17 different cameras.

In some cases you are outside in nothing more than a skimpy bathing suit in -2°C in the middle of Times Square, New York City. So a quick group shot is a fast group shot.

So, because it was Sosi’s last show on Saturday, I suggested that we have a group shot. Which was surprisingly well received.

The plan was as soon as the audience was out after the first show, to have everyone onstage and to take a simple shot from the auditorium.

Just as the show finished, I had the idea to have props as well. I ran this by the stage manager and a few of the performers and they thought it was a great idea.

The main thing taking this photo, and knowing that people wanted it over quickly, was to just remain calm and composed. That was tricky.

While Marco the light guy was switching on all the lights with his remote control doodad, I was framing and firing off a few test shots. As well as directing people with what to do. However, I didn’t have to do too much of the directing at all because I thought what everyone was already doing was fantastic.

Simon, one of the awesome tech dudes at the theatre was able to push the button for me on the camera. Click on it for a bigger version.

Some of the amazingly talented people that I work with.