John Boyd Macdonald
John Boyd Macdonald
My first solo exhibition (‘Sekala: ritual and ceremony in Bali‘) opens at the PhotoAccess Huw Davies Gallery in Manuka ACT (corner of Manuka Circle and NSW Crescent – next to the Manuka Pool) at 6pm on Thursday 23 February. It…
Another post about the repetition of forms (shapes, objects, even colours), and how pleasing it is to the eye when you see such repetition in an image. (The previous post on this subject can be seen at this link). The…
The Floriade Festival has been running annually now since 1988, and is now something of a Canberra institution, with visitors coming from all over Australia (and beyond) to view the massed plantings of spring blooms. Echoes of old pagan celebrations…
I’m really happy with this photo of six young Balinese dancers waiting backstage before their Baris and Legong dance performances, with their teacher/chaperone beside them. I think what I like is the combination of the warm light and colours, the…
Two weeks ago I had a few days camping in the snow up on the Ramshead Range (between the top of the Crackenback chair at Thredbo and Mt Kosciuszko). Setting out from the top of the chairlift, the wind was…
80 minutes of our Saturday relaxed morning breakfast ritual compressed down into 2 minutes of frenzied action, with some gentle (Creative Commons-licensed) guitar from Kevin MacLeod. After the “11 days, 33 meals” project, you’re probably thinking I’ve got a fixation…
A couple of weeks ago a series of protest convoys came to Canberra from all over Australia to air their grievances with the current government, and to demand that a ‘double dissolution’ election be held immediately. (This happens to be currently quite…
There are a number of things I like about this image – some of which really only have meaning to me. I’ve found out that you’ve got to be careful about why you particularly like one of your photos, because…