Aspiration Images

21/11/2024

I am having a 20% discount sale for Black November. Artworks and Equipment. Check it out here. https://www.aspirationimages.com

10/10/2024

An old but still functioning shearing shed in Western NSW. Although only electric clippers are used now the mechanical drive wheels can be seen at the top left.

26/09/2024

A couple of photos from the day before the AFL Grand Final in 2008. I found myself in Melbourne for a work trip. Lady Gaga before anyone knew her and Lance Franklin in Hawthorn colours going past Parliament House. I don't know if they have a street parade anymore. I was the only one watching Lady Gaga, so that is how well known she was then.

10/07/2024

Your Digital Legacy - Part 6. Scams and Cybercrime

It has been a long while since I first published the blog "Your Digital Legacy" on TakeMoreHolidays.com in 2010. I think that is still worth reading. However, in that time the growing threat has now become those that set out to attack us by gaining access to our assets like our bank accounts and our computers.

We call this Cybercrime and contrary to popular belief, these are usually not individuals wearing hoodies, but massive organised crime gangs scouring the Internet for opportunities. So, what can we do? This may give you some tips on the size of the iceberg.

https://www.takemoreholidays.com/2024/07/10/your-digital-legacy-part-6-scams-and-cybercrime/

It has been a long while since I first published the blog “Your Digital Legacy” on TakeMoreHolidays.com in 2010. I think that is still worth reading. However, in that time the growing threat has now become those that set out … Continue reading →

05/07/2024

Here's us in the flying boat looking down on Pacific Explorer at Kuri Bay in the Kimberley on our recent lap around Australia. Thanks to all.

13/03/2024

Komodo Dragon, Komodo Island, Indonesia, from a recent trip.

11/03/2024

My Trip to Nui Dat and Long Tan.

As a kid growing up in the 1960's the Vietnam War dominated the news on most nights. So I was looking forward to seeing the area on a recent cruise stopping at Ho Chi Minh City. Logically enough, the Vietnamese call it the American War, and it was the last of a thousand year long series of wars for them.

Australians served in Vietnam from 1962 until 1973 and their role was to remove enemy forces from Phuoc Tuy Province (which no longer exists), roughly 50km southeast of Saigon, which is now officially Ho Chi Minh City, though the name Saigon is still widely used, even on the beer.

Nui Dat was the base for the 1st ATF (Australian Task Force) and is located about 7km northeast of the town of Ba Ria and just west of Da Bang Lake. You can easily spot it on a satellite map as being an open area with no development yet, possibly due to tourism.

Nui Dat loosely translated means “small hill” or “clay hill” and was a quarry before and after the war. There is little evidence now that Australians were ever here. The most visible evidence of the site is the airfield, which because it was well constructed and 30ft wide remains as a public road. The other roads of the base can be seen if you overlay the base map over the satellite map.

About 5Km east on the other side of the lake in a rubber plantation is the site of the Battle of Long Tan, one of the fiercest battles of the war for the Australian Troops. After a morning shelling of the base by enemy mortars on 18 August 1966, D Company 6RAR was sent out to locate the enemy mortar site. The 108 men walked into a force of between 1500 and 2500 enemy. 18 Australians were killed, and the rest were saved by reinforcements of Armoured Personnel Carriers sent out from the base, forcing the enemy forces to withdraw. Around 200 Vietnamese were also killed and there is a Vietnamese memorial close by the area.

A movie called “Danger Close – The Battle of Long Tan” on Netflix is worth watching.

The Australian troops erected a cross at the site three years later. It was removed after the war with a replica being placed there in the 1980s. The original was gifted to the Australian War Memorial in 2017.

The photos show the satellite image of the ground with the 1ATF base map overlaid. You can see the road network in place. On the intersection of the airfield road opposite the former Helicopter Pad is now a pub.

There are also pictures of the Nui Dat hill or what remains of it, the airfield, the adjacent development, the cross and the Vietnamese memorial.

15/12/2023

Speaking of fresh faces, check out this little guy! Channeling our December vibes big time... 🐨🌴🍸️

We're welcoming another fresh face to the Coasties Card this month. Aspiration Images is your go-to spot on the Coast for all things photography. 📷️

From captivating visual prints, to showcasing local artists and offering photography training and services for all skill levels - there's something for everyone.

They're offering Coasties Card holders 10% off all artwork. Visit their Woy Woy studio or tap and check 'em out! 🩵

📷️ a sneek peek from

18/07/2023

SOLD- I am selling my Epson Surecolor P800 photographic printer, stand, paper and canvas to concentrate on filling Passport pages. All in excellent condition. $1200 the lot. See list.
Epson Surecolor P800 17” printer
Roll Feed attachment
Dust cover
Wheeled trolley
Mirage Print software if compatible. Retail $499
Over $1000 of paper and canvas (Retail estimates on available pricing)
Canvas stretching bars and tools.
All of the equipment you need to start professional quality printing up to 430mm x 2m or more long

Sheet paper
Canson BFK Rives 310 A2 over half box of 25 Retail $289
Canson Arches Aquarelle Rag 310 A2 over half box of 25 Retail $289

Ilford Gallerie Gold Fibre Silk A2 sealed box of 25 Retail est $119
Ilford Gallerie Gold Fibre Silk A2 over half box of 25

Canon Museum Etching Fine Art A3+ full box
Canon Museum Etching Fine Art A3+ half box

Ilford Smooth Pearl A3 part box Retail $55
Ilford Smooth Gloss A3 part box

Hahnemule Fine Art Bamboo A3 part box

Many boxes of Epson, Canon, Canson, A4, 5x7 and postcard paper.

17” Roll Paper and canvas

Ilford Gallerie Smooth Pearl half 27m roll Retail $132
Epson Hot Press Natural half 50ft roll Retail $179

ChromajetCenturion Photo Gloss half 25m roll Retail $160
Centurion Metallic Pearl half 25m roll. Retail $237

Ink Jet pro Canvas 2 unopened boxes and one part roll Retail est $200 ea

Canvas stretching bars and tools.

Pick up only Woy Woy NSW, 1 hr north of Sydney.

02/04/2023

I took this in February, 2020 just before Covid derailed travel. It is Richmond Bridge in Tasmania. Built by convicts in 1823, it is the oldest bridge in Australia.

16/02/2023

Last days of my exhibition "Reflections" at The Alley, 212 Enmore Rd Enmore. Must close on Sunday February 26. 50% off marked prices until close. A great range of local and international images ready to hang.