Rooted to the Road

An unplanned diversion is often the best plan. It can lead you to the unexpected. I certainly wasn't expecting the road to literally take me through the mountain forest.... I had definitely forgotten the impacting and not so hidden beauty of Bali that lays in wait beyond the congestion of its ever expansive building site. While in those congested veins of light, there's always something to snap your shutter at, with an allure of their own, they feed the greed that spirals raucously around the islands southern most tip.

Patio Glow

It's amazing where you find to shoot. Here's a patio at the back of a factory, behind the very special horn emporium in Petitenget, Bali. Chasing the setting suns light as it reclined from its lofty illuminary to an angle more playful and soft, is always an enjoyable time to capture...... and here's what we got.

Alexia Blake and the Horne emporiums vintage and couture clothing are to thank here.... as well as the sunlight that lit the way.

And of course, we said goodnight to Mary on the way out....

Pirate Gold Siren Silver

Sometimes the product of absolute spontaneity appears surprisingly well thought out. The reason for this may be that the excitement, anxiety and pressure of not knowing how something you have to do is to be done pushes your mind to a synapse firing frenzy that would rival a meeting of the american national rifle association. And so it begins.

So, trigger at the ready, target in sight the shoot was carried out seamlessly in the Bali sunshine. Light ocean winds pulsed in unpredictable rhythms sending 'AK's' spinning wildly east to west. Precious metals shimered like the freshly drenched sand from tides ebb and flow. A modern day pirates life with all the comforts that can be captured with silver and gold. 

I would like to thank La Barca for the wonderful space and the hospitality provided. This shoot was for Alexia Blake and her new enterprise. It was a delight to be involved.

  

The Dappled Cities

You meet the off stage version of a band before ever seeing them live and you really have no inkling of the magnitude of stage presence they're capable of. They get in front of the lights, instruments in hand and switch persona's like super hero's! They rock out tunes, enthrall the onlooking crowd, and enjoy it, like you hoped they would. The 'Dappled Cities', thanks for these shots. I hope they reflect even a minuscule amount of your palpable vibrance on the stage!