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05/06/2026

To continue with the vaulting theme. This is a promo video I produced for VaultAire a couple of years ago. It was an ad hoc video shoot that I spontaneously combined with the photo shoot I was actually there for.
The challenge of the low light lent towards the silhouette theme for the video and the girls all performed outstandingly.
“My lens is my compass; my camera the guide.”
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There's a fraction of a second in vaulting where gravity simply forgets to do its job. Where an athlete and her horse cr...
04/06/2026

There's a fraction of a second in vaulting where gravity simply forgets to do its job.
Where an athlete and her horse create something so perfectly weightless that it is breath taking.
This is that moment for Erin.
A dawn shoot can offer the opportunity where the light is builds low and golden through the tree line, burning that soft amber into the haze.
I knew if the timing was right, if Erin timed her jump right, we'd have something extraordinary.
Then Erin flew.
Arms reaching for a sky that was already on fire. Hair catching the wind like it had somewhere better to be. A skirt catching the glow, turning her silhouette into something that belongs in a myth rather than a horse arena.
What you can't see in this frame is the trust. Years of it, layered between a girl and her horse. The countless early mornings, the aching muscles, the quiet conversations spoken only in movement. Yet, what you can see, if you look closely, is what all of that trust becomes.
It becomes this.
I will be filming at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre the next few days for Equestrian Australia during the NSW Vaulting Championships and will be honoured to capture not only Erin but the other amazing athletes performing.
“My lens is my compass; my camera the guide.”
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I've photographed buck kangaroos, poisonous snakes, and eagles but nothing has ever made me feel quite as judged as this...
02/06/2026

I've photographed buck kangaroos, poisonous snakes, and eagles but nothing has ever made me feel quite as judged as this Black-fronted Dotterel.
There I was, belly-down on a cold, wet rocky shoreline, lens pointed across the river, when this tiny absolute unit locked eyes with me and just... stared.
With a stern look like he was about to say something deeply disappointing. Orange legs planted firm. Black chest band puffed out like a bouncer who's had enough of your nonsense.
He weighs maybe 30 grams.
I weigh considerably more.
Yet somehow, I was the one who felt like I needed to explain myself.
I stayed completely still for what felt like eternity, convinced if I breathed wrong, he'd file a complaint.
Eventually he turned and went about his day, completely unbothered, leaving me to wonder who exactly was the subject of this shoot.
“My lens is my compass; my camera the guide.”
www.peterhaynes.biz - For quality photography and video services.




01/06/2026

Happy first day of winter, everyone!
What better way to mark the occasion than to share some warm, sun-drenched footage from a beautiful day at Palm Beach, because apparently that's just the kind of photographer I am.
While you're reaching for your blankets, I'll be reliving golden light, warm sand, and that blissful feeling of a perfect day by the water. Consider this your visual escape from the cold.
You're welcome.
“My lens is my compass; my camera the guide.”
www.peterhaynes.biz - For quality photography and video services.





As dawn crept across the Hawkesbury River, a veil of fog wrapped itself around Windsor Wharf, softening the world into s...
31/05/2026

As dawn crept across the Hawkesbury River, a veil of fog wrapped itself around Windsor Wharf, softening the world into silhouettes and shadows. The rising sun burned through the mist like a lantern behind frosted glass, painting the river in gold while the cold blue tones of winter still held their ground.
In the middle of this quiet scene, a lone duck drifted across the mirror-like water, seemingly unaware that it had become the star of the morning's performance. No audience. No applause. Just the gentle ripples of its passage through a world suspended between night and day.
These are the moments that make winter mornings worth the early alarm. When the air bites at your fingertips, the camera lens fogs over, and the landscape rewards your patience with something fleeting and magical. Within minutes the sun would rise higher, the colours would change, and the scene would be gone.
But for a brief moment on the first day of winter in 2024, Windsor Wharf felt like it existed in another world entirely.
“My lens is my compass; my camera the guide.”
www.peterhaynes.biz - For quality photography and video services.




Hey, hey it's Baturday!There are some photographs that require planning, patience, and technical skill.And then there ar...
29/05/2026

Hey, hey it's Baturday!
There are some photographs that require planning, patience, and technical skill.
And then there are some photographs that feel like a gift.
I had been watching these magnificent flying foxes for some time as they would drop from the sky and skim low across the water, weaving effortlessly between reflections and shadows.
Then one dropped to the surface, body brushing the water as it reached down for a drink.
Water exploding, wings stretched to their full span, sending a curtain of droplets skyward.
For an instant, it seemed to be flying on the water itself, its reflection below, the spray behind, and those piercing eyes fixed directly on ahead.
In that fleeting moment, the river became a stage.
The ripples, the light, the sparkling droplets and the powerful sweep of its wings all came together in perfect harmony.
It's easy to forget that these remarkable animals are some of nature's most important pollinators and seed dispersers, quietly helping to sustain the forests and bushland we treasure.
Yet here, for a fraction of a second, this flying fox looked less like a gardener of the night and more like a mythical creature rising from the water.
Sometimes photography isn't about creating a moment.
It's about being fortunate enough to witness one.
“My lens is my compass; my camera the guide.”
www.peterhaynes.biz - For quality photography and video services.




28/05/2026

The recent rain has given me the perfect excuse to finally sit down and edit some of the video I've been sitting on.
This one's from Fagan Park a few weeks ago, and those autumn colours?
Absolutely magic!
There's something about getting up high that lets the landscape speak for itself.
“My lens is my compass; my camera the guide.”
www.peterhaynes.biz - For quality photography and video services.





The rain had barely paused, just long enough for the world to hold its breath, when this stunning lady appeared.A female...
27/05/2026

The rain had barely paused, just long enough for the world to hold its breath, when this stunning lady appeared.
A female Satin Bowerbird, unhurried and unbothered, as though the grey sky behind her was simply a backdrop, she'd chosen herself.
And honestly? She wasn't wrong.
But it's those eyes that stop me every single time.
That violet, almost impossibly purple, like something conjured rather than grown, like a jewel embedded into olive velvet.
It isn't just colour.
It's intention.
There's an ancient, quiet intelligence behind that gaze, the kind that makes you wonder who is really doing the observing here.
Her feathers tell their own story too. Each one scalloped in gold and deep green, layered like the scales of something mythological. Up close like this, she's less bird and more masterpiece.
I had maybe ninety seconds before she flew away. She gave me one long look, that violet eye catching the soft, diffused light of the break, and then she was gone, back into the wet bushes.
Ninety seconds.
Worth every minute of the wait.
“My lens is my compass; my camera the guide.”
www.peterhaynes.biz - For quality photography and video services.




There's something special about a property that stops you in your tracks and "Lightwood" is exactly that.I had the pleas...
26/05/2026

There's something special about a property that stops you in your tracks and "Lightwood" is exactly that.
I had the pleasure of capturing this beautiful, serene property with video and photos recently, and it was a joy to let the camera do the talking.
Sometimes a space has such a peaceful energy that your only job is to get out of the way and let it shine.
If you have a property that deserves to be seen in its best light, I'd love to help you tell its story through video and photography.
Real estate page for this property with complete photoshoot = www.raineandhorne.com.au/richmond/properties/73-hermitage-road-kurrajong-hills-2758-new-south-wales
“My lens is my compass; my camera the guide.”
www.peterhaynes.biz - For quality photography and video services.





There's a moment, somewhere between night and dawn, when the world seems to hold its breath.No sun. No crowd. For me thi...
25/05/2026

There's a moment, somewhere between night and dawn, when the world seems to hold its breath.
No sun.
No crowd.
For me this morning it was just the river, the mist, and the soft amber glow of the Sackville ferry that doesn't know, or doesn't care, that nobody's watching.
I was up at stupid-o'clock and launched the drone into the foggy predawn gloom, honestly not knowing what I'd find.
What greeted me above the Hawkesbury stopped me cold. The fog had settled into the valley like a secret, wrapping itself around the sandstone cliffs and swallowing the treetops whole.
Right in the middle of it all, the Sackville Ferry was already doing what it's done for generations, faithfully crossing from one bank to the other, its navigation lights burning warm against that cool blue world.
There's something deeply humbling about a scene like this.
No drama.
No performance.
Just a river doing what rivers do, and a ferry doing what ferries do, long before the rest of us have even thought about opening our eyes.
The Hawkesbury doesn't show off.
It just is.
And on mornings like this, if you're willing to lose a little sleep, it shares its predawn beauty with you.
“My lens is my compass; my camera the guide.”
www.peterhaynes.biz - For quality photography and video services.





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