A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate to be able to attend a photography seminar in the UK given by David Williams - one of Australia’s leading portrait and wedding photographers, and one of the most popular and inspirational photography lecturers in the world… (more…)

A bit of excitement this week - three of my photos were given an “Award of Excellence” at the WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) Convention in Las Vegas! (more…)

Last night there was a total eclipse of the Moon - when the Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow and turns a deep coppery red colour for about an hour, with the Moon’s face being partially obscured for a couple of hours either side of that time. (more…)

This week I had a slightly different photo shoot from the usual. We had a family come down from Nashville TN to celebrate their grandfather’s 60th birthday, and they decided to hire Tropical Imaging to cover the festivities and produce a commemorative album.

We kicked off with a birthday party on the beach on Monday night, a fishing trip yesterday with local boat charter company Silver Deep, and a cruise around the islands for the whole family on one of Sail Provo’s catamarans today. (more…)

Turks & Caicos doesn’t have the kind of lush vegetation that most people associate with “Caribbean” islands - geographically we’re part of the Bahamas chain so our climate is drier. Even so we do have some flowering plants that grow wild, and with a bit of irrigation almost anything will grow amazingly well in the sunshine!

So today I though I’d wander around for a bit with the 105mm macro lens on the camera and see what I could find around my house and Andy & Krystin’s next door…

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