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A photographer experienced with Wedding, Event, Sport, Party, Portrait and Landscape photography. Please call me on 0458 447878 to see how I can assist you.

I have been working as a Wedding and Event Photographer for 8 years now. I have extensive experience with this style of shooting and have regular work for both Harrigans Irish Pub and the Hunter Valley Gardens. Some of the Landscapes have won local awards and one of my images was included in Ken Duncan's latest book on the Central Coast.

23/10/2026

Social Sunrise on Saturday 24th October, was held at Ettalong. We had quite a turnout.

22/10/2026

Social Sunrise will be held this Saturday, 24th October, at Ettalong Waterfront. We will meet at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the waterfront near the Box restaurant. The tide is high at 7:38, and sunrise is at 6:03am. You can walk along the beach toward the ferry terminal or south toward the point.
We will go to Cookabrew at Umina for breakfast, as they open early.
Next week I will be collecting Matt at the airport, so I will not be available. For the following 3 weeks, I will also be away, so I will leave the locations up to Murray.

15/10/2026

Social sunrise this week will be held on Saturday 17th October at Terrigal haven.
We will meet at the boat ramp at the haven at 5am. We will walk around the haven to the rock platform. The tide is low about 20 minutes after sunrise and the sunrise itself is at 6:10am. The surf is expected to be about 1.5m so we should have some interesting wave action.
I’m not sure what’s open for breakfast at that time if someone has a suggestion
Next week will be go to Ettalong waterfront near the Anzac memorial.

04/10/2026

Saturday's storm was almost a non-event on the Central Coast. As usual, the storm bypassed us and went south over Sydney. I did manage to capture some amazing sunset shots and one shot with a tiny section of Lightning. See if you can spot it.
Shot with the Z9 and the 24-70 f4 Z lens.

02/10/2026

Sorry, everyone, for the delay in the notice for Social Sunrise.
Social Sunrise this Saturday, 3rd October, will be held at the South end of Pearl Beach. We will meet at the carpark near the shops at the unholy time of 4:30am. We will walk around the rocks to the rocky point for Sunrise. The tide is low at 6:43am, and sunrise itself is at 5:29am, the earliest we will have to contend with. Daylight saving time starts on Sunday. The surf is expected to be about 1m, so it should be good on the rocks.
The only place open early enough for Breakfast is the Cookabrew at Umina.
The following week, I will be near Nowra for a wedding, so I will not be going. I will leave the location up to Murray.

25/09/2026

Sorry for the delay. Social Sunrise this week will be held at The Entrance Beach. I suggest meeting at the Surf Club at 4:45am. There are several opportunities for spots at the beach, so we can spread out a bit. The tide is high (good song name) at 7:54 a.m., so the water will be rising as we shoot. The surf is expected to be small at about 1 m, and sunrise itself is at 5:38am. We can take our time as Shelly Beach Cafe opens at 6am.
Next week we will be going to the South end of Pearl Beach; the sun has cleared the Headland and can be seen rising over the water again.

16/09/2026

Social Sunrise this Saturday, 19th September, will be held at Killcare Beach. We will meet at the carpark at the rather rude time of 4:45am. The sun is visible for the first time in about 6 months over the water. The low tide is at 7:40 am, so the tide is going out when we arrive. The surf is expected to be 1.3 m, so access to the outside rocks may be prohibited. Sunrise itself is at 5:49 am, hence the early arrival time.
We will go to Harby's Bay Cafe for Breakfast. It opens at 6:30 am, so there is no need to rush from the beach.
Next week we will be going to The Entrance Beach, meeting at the Surf Club.

14/09/2026

Night shoot on Sunday, 13th September at St Mary's, Allynbrook. These images were shot with several cameras: a modified Nikon Z6 with the Laowa 35mm f0.95 and a Z9 with the Nikon 20mm f1.8. The Laowa lens images are 13-second exposures, and the 20mm shots are 15 seconds. Both cameras were set to ISO6400.

11/09/2026

It's social sunrise time again, and this Saturday, the 12th of September, we will be going to Blue Bay. We will meet at the amenities block at Blue Bay at 5am and walk along the beach to the rocks. There are lots of foreground opportunities, as this is a large and varied area. The tide is mid-tide, heading to high at 9am. The surf is expected to be about 1.2m, and the sunrise itself is at 5:57am.
We will go to Shelly Beach for breakfast.
The following week we will go to Killcare; the sun has just come from behind the headland, so we will catch it rising over the water there for the first time in 6 months.

03/09/2026

It's social sunrise time again on Saturday, 5th of September. We will meet for our shoot at Sheathers Wharf and the Marina at Koolewong. We will meet at 5am; you can park at the Marina or on the road. There are several opportunities here with the old jetty, the marina and a short walk back toward Woy Woy for the rail bridge and the top end of Woy Woy Bay. The tide is high at 4:48am, and the sun will rise at 6:07am.
We will go to the cafe at the Umina Mall, Cookabrew, for Breakfast.
The following week, we will go back to Blue Bay near the Entrance.

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