2 Weeks 5 Days & Counting...

It again has been awhile since I've posted anything, Just been so busy sorting everything out for University and moving to England for 5 months which is getting intense. Sorted most of my Port Folio out, just gotta improve a couple of images. Also packing away my room, which I haven't done for about 10 years which is scary. Also found out I'm going to be going to LA, staying at Venice Beach for a week before I got to England, cause my mum has to do some work at Universal studios.
So me and my bro get to go to the Universal Studios theme park for a couple of days, And pretty keen for this

And this

As well as everything else, it will be amazing, and hopefully document or at least keep this thing up to date with whats going on during my whole trip.

Also last week went to both Hardcore '09's but was able to shoot the 18+ Manning Bar show which was really great, especially too be able to shoot Cruel Hand;

-Shinto Katana

-White Male Dumbinance


-Miles Away

-Cruel Hand





Also my friends from xStrength Through Purityx who I had done promos for awhile back, had been sending this around and thought it looked sick:

I don't know how many more opportunities I'll have too update this before I leave, but be sure to keep checking through out the rest of the year for updates on my trip.
Thanks
Daniel

VENT

The last few weeks have been hell for me, some much has been happening, more bad then good, and its really getting to me. Firstly many personal issues brought me down and have been taking a huge toll on my morals, then on top of that I owe $700, $200 to the government for a fuckin train fine, and $200 to my dad for phone bills, and $300 for a new flash. I'm only gettin about 2 shifts a week from work which means its impossible to live a life which doesn't only involve sitting at home, and be able to pay back all of my debts. But then on top of that, went to see Have Heart for their last Aus show ever. And my flash broke just before their set, not by being physically damaged, but because of some malfunction. And further more It seems I have been ripped off with my order, the flash may have been second hand, even though I bought it from an ebay 'company', as I do not have a warranty slip. So now I'm fucked.
Still was able to pull through some alright pix from have heart, but don't expect good quality as my cam is shit in low light.
But in the end all though it seems a whole lotta things are goin shit for me and makes me wanna give up on photography and not try, I think about the fact that there are people SO SO SO SO much worse off then me. So I'm just goin to keep saving and pay my dues, buy a new flash and just see what happens.

In other news, found some muck around and other shots from the xSTPx shoot from awhile back;

-Chris

-'Man Love'


Also keen to here how Bare Your Teeth went, the exhibition open on Friday, so hopefully at least that went well. Also did some promos earlier in the week and will be putting pix from the Have Heart show soon.

A Long Week

Again it has been awhile since I've posted anything, But it's been a busy week, I have a lot to write about and so alot for you guys to hopefully read.. Over Last Weekend I went up to Brisbane to get my tattoo finished by Rachi Brains at All Star Tattoos. I was really happy with how it turned out;
-Still Fresh

Saw my friend Josh on the plane going to get his tattoo finished by Rachi aswell, so he was able to show me where the private All Stars Parlour was and i took a few pix of the joint.


-pleasant environment...

But while up there I decided to make a lil 'holiday' of it, so the first night did promos for xStrength Through Purityx, Funnest dudes, make sure you check em out, they'll be touring with xLiferuinerx From US around Aug. Anyway had a really great time and got some good results. Also was a good chance to test out my newly cracked photoshop CS3.


-The Crew

Also took some tourist snaps;
-Brizvegas
-Casino right in the city centre

And went to the Modern Art Museum where these was a sick show called 'The China Project', so interesting,

check out more pix here

As soon as I got off the plane I took advantage of the rare situation of being in Sydney at a late time with money to spare and went to Brisbane to buy the camera and lense I have been planning to buy for awhile from Craig Nye, A Nikon F70 film SLR, with a 50mm AF lense.
Haven't had a chance to try it out, but i have played around with the lense on my digital, good shit.

Also after getting back from Brisbane had to sort out my shit for the Bare Your Teeth Exhibition comin up at the end of the month. Originally was goin to have 3 prints but ran outta money and time, so stuck with 2 pix; the oneof Sam From Ghost town, and the pic from Internal Affairs Last show in Syd. Some of my favourite pix from this year so far.


There are some good artists playing and displaying at the two day exhibition so make sure if your in Melbourne around the 29th-30th of this month (MAY) go check it out.

Escape

Again it's been awhile since I've shot anything, been busy with work and shit, had a really tough week, so looking forward to going away to Brisbane for my first time this weekend to get my tatt finished;

...By Rachi Brains. Also while down there shooting xStrength Through Purityx Promos and shooting some live photos of provoke which will sick, and of course taking photos of Bris it self.
So will be a really good escape.

Also this week 'Nath' from the band Cutloose who I did promos for awhile ago, showed me this;
which I pretty stoked on, as it is my first offical newspaper publication (on newspaper website and in physical newspaper)

And Again another American band has become been caught by Australia's 'Bermuda triangle curse' , just like Verse when they were here for Boys of Summer earlier this year, Have Heart have announced thier break up and are playing some of thier last few shows her in Aus, so make sure u come check em out;