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More Swedish island summer joy, with Ned.
16/10/2026

More Swedish island summer joy, with Ned.

I’d love to share with you three of the best days Ned and I had this past summer. A most inspiring, most welcoming, most...
13/10/2026

I’d love to share with you three of the best days Ned and I had this past summer. A most inspiring, most welcoming, most unforgettable stay at Sibbjäns. Now quite possibly my favourite hotel in the entire world. Thank you for bringing my hotel birthday dreams come try by making our stay so personal and welcoming, and for inspiring me with your ignited passion on all things sustainable in farming and hospitality and Swedish island life. That natural pool! Those stunning interiors! That farm house dinner! The way the staff are all family or friends of family and how you instantly made us feel like part of the family, too. I could go on, and on, and on. But I’ll let the photos speak now.
Sibbjäns we love you!

WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣 One book - Two Photography Workshops!Tickets are now LIVE to my two upcoming special edition bo...
05/10/2026

WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣

One book - Two Photography Workshops!

Tickets are now LIVE to my two upcoming special edition book launch photography workshops in Australia, to celebrate the launch of Lynda Gardener and my book, Factory Convent Shcoolhouse Home.

Please follow the link in my profile to purchase your ticket.

I’m thrilled to share that we’ll be hosting these workshops in two very special homes that feature in our book: The Bowmont, once a bank and now home to our multi-talented writer Michelle Crawford and The Mattress Factory, Lynda Gardener’s newly renovated, yet-to-be-revealed warehouse home!

1. THE BOWMONT WORKSHOP
WHERE: The Bowmont Franklin, Tasmania
WHEN: Wednesday 25th / Thursday 26th November, 2026

This workshop includes a ticket to our book launch soirée event at The Bowmont on the evening of the second day, 26th Nov. (Additional non workshop tickets to the soirée will be released in the next week or so!)

2. THE MATTRESS FACTORY WORKSHOP
WHERE: Lynda Gardener’s home Fitzroy, Melbourne
WHEN: Thursday 3rd / Friday 4th December, 2026

We’re excited to say that our workshop group will be the very first to step inside and experience Lynda’s newly transformed home in person!

GUEST SPEAKERS AT BOTH WORKSHOPS: Lynda Gardener and Michelle Crawford, the team behind our book Factory Convent Schoolhouse home to chat BTS on the making of our book!

You’ll of course find all the workshop information on my website, including course content (we cover A LOT!), what’s included and a link to workshop FAQ’s via the link in my profile. Have a read and please hmu with any additional questions, I’d love to help.

For those who have a photography workshop with me on their wish list, I hope you can come and join us for one of these special edition workshops.
I can’t wait to learn and celebrate with you! ✨

Lots of love,
Lean. X

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 

I hope you’re all well and happy in your worlds. I’m here to share some very excit...
30/09/2026

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 

I hope you’re all well and happy in your worlds.
I’m here to share some very exciting news with you!

You may have heard that Lynda Gardener and my book FACTORY CONVENT SCHOOLHOUSE HOME is now available for pre-order and will finally be out around the world this November. And we want to celebrate the book’s release with you! 

Kicking off our book launch events - I’ll be coming back to Australia to host two photography workshops, both special book launch editions! I’m thrilled to reveal that we’ll be hosting these workshops in two very special homes that feature in our book: The Bowmont, once a bank and now home to our multi-talented writer Michelle Crawford and The Mattress Factory, Lynda Gardener’s newly renovated, yet-to-be-revealed warehouse home!

1. THE BOWMONT WORKSHOP
WHERE: The Bowmont Franklin, Tasmania
WHEN: Wednesday 25th / Thursday 26th November, 2026

This workshop includes a ticket to our book launch soirée event at The Bowmont on the evening of the second day, 26th Nov. (Additional non workshop tickets to the soirée will be released in the next week or so!)

2. THE MATTRESS FACTORY WORKSHOP
WHERE: Lynda Gardener’s home Fitzroy, Melbourne
WHEN: Thursday 3rd / Friday 4th December, 2026

We’re excited to say that our workshop group will be the very first to step inside and experience Lynda’s newly transformed home in person!

GUEST SPEAKERS AT BOTH WORKSHOPS: Lynda Gardener and Michelle Crawford, the team behind our book Factory Convent Schoolhouse home to chat BTS on the making of our book!

Tickets for this workshop go on sale this MONDAY 5TH OCTOBER 8PM AEDT!

You’ll of course find all the workshop information on my website, including course content, what’s included and a link to workshop FAQ’s via the link in my profile. Have a read and please hmu with any additional questions, I’d love to help.

For those who have a photography workshop on their wish list, I hope you can come and join us for one of these special editions.
I can’t wait to learn and celebrate with you! ✨

Lots of love,
Lean. X

Photo 4 by Jane McCormack
Photo 6 by Katie Carmichael
Photo 10 by Sabine Bannard

Always meet your hero’s. One of the most magical detours I took during my trip back to Australia in August was to visit ...
24/09/2026

Always meet your hero’s. One of the most magical detours I took during my trip back to Australia in August was to visit and finally meet in person the most beautiful of humans, Belinda Jeffery. It’s been a long time coming. Since I was about 10 years old I used to watch Belinda every night on TV during her cooking segment on Better Homes and Gardens. I’d be ready and waiting tuned in at 7:30pm, right after Home and Away. We’ve been ‘pen pals’ for years now, me eagerly awaiting Belinda’s beloved Sunday Instagram posts, and consistently finding the best DM’s gift there is - the most thoughtful, engaging and warm messages written by Belinda, updating me on her lovely life of cooking, gardening, travels, ocean swims and the Northern Rivers life she’s created with her dear husband Clive. Of course she also asks me the most thoughtful questions about my life too - as I know she also does with many of you! Her thoughtful and generous way of engaging is why I always end up chatting about Belinda in my photography workshops, as she is the most excellent example of someone who creates a radian magnetic force around her by the way she cultivates genuine connection.
As soon as I stepped out of the car in Belinda and Clive’s driveway I couldn’t contain the happy tears. What followed was the most wholesome visit - w**e and snacks on the couch surrounded by beautiful artworks and engulfed in big full heart flowy chats, dinner at home which Belinda cooked and it was a total dream come true!, the cosiest sleep, a sunrise beach walk on Belinda’s favorite local beach where we met all the local dogs and Belinda had a swim, and back home to tea and breakfast including the neighbours avocados, the best winter fruit salad I think I’ve ever had and Belinda’s Seville orange marmalade, all lovingly prepared by Clive. The entire visit was such a highlight for me, one that I’ll never ever forget and will forever cherish. Belinda, Clive, I adore you both. I’m so honoured and grateful to have stepped into your physical world, to spend this time with you and to call you both friends. Here are some photos from Belinda and my sunrise walk on the beach. I was behind the camera, floating.

Photos from this past May in the villages and mountains of Abruzzo, with Daniela Maiorano and Bess Prescott, as they sha...
23/09/2026

Photos from this past May in the villages and mountains of Abruzzo, with Daniela Maiorano and Bess Prescott, as they shared their part of the world through one of their delicious, generous and heart fueled food tours. Every bit of it was local insider goodness, amplified. For this months issue of Qantas Travel Insider, with words by Mary Gray✨.

Our advance copy of our book has arrived! Fresh from our publisher in NYC. It is so beautiful in real life. The colours,...
13/09/2026

Our advance copy of our book has arrived! Fresh from our publisher in NYC. It is so beautiful in real life. The colours, the textures and the quality of the imagery feel so special. We are thrilled to hold it in our hands, and we can’t wait for this book to be in your hand’s too! It’ll be hitting bookshelves and bookstores all around the world come October/November. In the meantime, if you’d like to jump in early, the link to preorder is in our bios.
We are so proud of the houses and their stories featured in our book: unique buildings all around the world that have been converted into the most inspiring homes. Their stories adoringly styled and photographed by us, and with words by Michelle Crawford.
We hope this book will feel just as timeless as the homes within its pages, and bring you joy to look through and read for years to come.

Love Lean & Lynda XX

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Back to the tropical island of soirées, sailing, superyachts and winter sun. Here are some of my camera roll highlights ...
10/09/2026

Back to the tropical island of soirées, sailing, superyachts and winter sun. Here are some of my camera roll highlights from Hamilton Island during this year’s otherworldly and colourful Race Week.
Thank you so much for having me back and for all the fun, 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢 Courtney Barry Caroline Gair Hamilton Island Race Week

On Ngaro Country.

Two weeks ago and a group of excitable photographers were transported to an Italian summer holiday, but really we were i...
20/08/2026

Two weeks ago and a group of excitable photographers were transported to an Italian summer holiday, but really we were in the hills of Byron Bay attending two full and magical days of photography school. It was the most wonderful workshop, I still feel like I’m digesting the delight of it all - all five senses worth.

We set up our workshop camp at Lo Scoglio, a villa so stunning we all had trouble putting our cameras down. Thank you Angelica Arnott for allowing my dream of hosting a workshop in your holiday home to come true.

The dream continued on the afternoon of the first day, when we were all transfixed and transported from a very special guest speaker session by helloemilie. Was that even real?! Emilie! We were the luckiest to have you join us, to see behind the lens of your creative process, and be in your sweet company. Thank you for your generous knowledge sharing, and your kindness.

In between photography courses there were of course food courses. Super chef Attilio Maiorano really solidified the Italian holiday vibes by combining local Byron produce with the passion and love for food you see straight from the hills of Abruzzo (where I met Atillio’s amazing sister Daniela Maiorano, the other half of their joint buisness Daniela & Attilio Maiorano). Thank you Atillio and team Cody and Preston, for spoiling us rotten, serving us coffee from our very own butlers pantry cafe window, posing for photos mid cooking, etc etc. Ps - the tiramisu recipe is still holding airtime in our post workshop group chat.

And the most important part, the workshop participants. You guys! I watched in awe as our beautifully diverse group quickly grew in confidence and skill by all of you sharing your questions, insight, creativity, vulnerability and viewfinders. You all individually and collectively blew me away. Those keen to see, I’ve reposted their posts (including their beautiful words!) from the workshop on my repost page. Keep in mind that some of these humans came to the workshop as pure beginners. What the heckeyyyy?!

So full of thanks from this workshop.
Let’s do it again soon please.

Love Lean. X

Photo 3 by my AMAZING assistant Jane McCormack

Two ferries to Ålesund.
04/08/2026

Two ferries to Ålesund.

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