Whilst living in the Northern Territory and on the road in 2016-2017, driving and camping through the varying landscape I started creating this series of images to captured the diverse nature of the region and the ever changing climate and surroundings.
Each image is geo tagged by clicking on the coordinates you can see where the photo was taken.
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Leave urban pools for dust and open your doors to the world of wild swimming – Top End style. All you need is confidence, four wheels and a hearty dash of wanderlust.
WORDS: JENNIFER PINKERTON
See the full article : INTO THE WILD / AUSTRALIAN TRAVELLER
Located on the main strip of Jonson Street in Byron Bay, this Mexican eatery has it all, beachside location included!
Vibrant colours and patterns are interwoven into the interior with shabby chic, central american inspired furnishings. An impressive tile installation by Jai Vasicek, of Ahoy Trader features in the main dining room, with Frida Kahlo and skull motifs gazing down from the walls.
Come here to start your morning with post surf coffee and a breakfast burrito. Or drift in later in the day for a feast of nachos, tacos, or burritos with Margarita in hand.
"On a daily basis our life, our passions, our business - it's all glued together. What we do at the end of the day is we create, we make, we set up an environment for ourselves."
David Bromley and fashion designer partner Yuge Yu came up with the idea of a joint retail venture after their home was burgled, writes Anneli Knight.
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"Acclaimed artist takes an eclectic approach to retail"
The Age, My Small Business
"Charles Blackman is one of Australia’s greatest living artists. Now 86, Blackman’s most prolific days are behind him, but two of his children have joined forces with a vision to celebrate and produce new artifact collections that reframe his extraordinary legacy.
Under the direction of Bertie and Felix Blackman, The Blackman Studio offers a contemporary re-imagining of the iconic work of Charles Blackman."
Lucy Feagins, The Design Files
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ORNATHOLOGIST
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Locals who love birds is a pop-up portrait exhibition.
The work offers people a glimpse into the lives of five Northern Territory locals who are crazy about birds. Using a combination of video portraits photographs and quotes, passers by will meet a poultry breeder from Coolalinga, an ornithologist with avian tattoos, a man who cares for injured birds, a pilot with a soft spot for parrots and Julio, who loves peddling around Nightcliff with his pet cockatoo Paulie.
PILOT
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Locals who love birds, a pop-up portrait exhibition.
The work offers people a glimpse into the lives of five Northern Territory locals who are crazy about birds. Using a combination of video portraits photographs and quotes, passers by will meet a poultry breeder from Coolalinga, an ornithologist with avian tattoos, a man who cares for injured birds, a pilot with a soft spot for parrots and Julio, who loves peddling around Nightcliff with his pet cockatoo Paulie.
See more: Locals who love birds, EXHIBITION
COCKATOO MAN
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“When I was growing up in Timor Leste, we had a pet cockatoo. He would copy everyone and follow us when we went out on the farm.”
“I was 19 when I came to Darwin. There were 18 of us who came on a little fishing boat. I was the captain and we made it as refugees across the ocean.”
“I have a good life here in Darwin but it’s hard to be away from my family in Timor. I miss them a lot.”
“Paulie is a part of my family now, like my little brother. He can come anywhere with me.”
“Paulie likes bike riding and music! We ride down to Nightcliff every afternoon. People always smile at us and say we are exercising NT-style.”
“Paulie is very friendly but he can be a bit cheeky too. Sometimes he likes to pull our dog’s tail and hassle her.”
"Paulie can say a few words - Hello, how's it going? bye-bye, I love you, water and our names."
An ever evolving space, David & Yuge Bromley's home away from home. Nestled above the old Gallery Arcade of Chapel Street, Prahran sits this wonderland of art and antiques filled interiors.
BIRD CARER
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Locals who love birds is a pop-up portrait exhibition.
The work offers people a glimpse into the lives of five Northern Territory locals who are crazy about birds. Using a combination of video portraits photographs and quotes, passers by will meet a poultry breeder from Coolalinga, an ornithologist with avian tattoos, a man who cares for injured birds, a pilot with a soft spot for parrots and Julio, who loves peddling around Nightcliff with his pet cockatoo Paulie.
An 18-day feast of music, theatre, dance, cabaret and more in the beautiful tropical city of Darwin.
From a traditional welcome to country by the Larrakia people, to a private dinner in a converted warehouse, touring the hidden gems of Darwin, wrapped up with music and live entertainment galore in the delightfully balmy Festival Park & roofless Lighthouse.
See how Darwin comes alive in August:
WELCOME TO COUNTRY
PITCHFORK
TALKING THROUGH WALLS
THE LIGHTHOUSE
FESTIVAL PARK
For all you need to know about the festival visit www.darwinfestival.org.au
A selection of images from Garma 2009
URBAN SUBURBAN
Funky prints & bold styles. All hand screen-printed on 100% organic cotton.
Collaboration by talented fashionistas Olivia Davies & Rosanna Ford
Models: Manda Blyszak
Set amongst the treetops - Michael Pugh & his wife Janey Pugh built this lofty, stilted studio in their backyard, which just happens to be a tropical rainforest. The couple have been living in Buderim for over 40 years now, having raised their family here. Now in it's 3rd incarnation, they built the studio themselves with bamboo grown on the property.
Michael is a self-taught potter, originally working with wild clays dug out from the middle of the earth - hence the studio name - not Lord of the Rings! He now works with white stone ware clay - emblazoned with his signature motifs and vibrant colours.
Mad, passionate, active, occasionally funny, driven.
Whilst visiting David and Yuge at their Melbourne studio I had the pleasure of capturing George's rapid fire creativity in action. Bold and confident colour splashed around as he created a series of works in preparation for the opening of Bromley & Co's retail and gallery space in Windsor.
You can see more of George's work here: http://www.georgeraftopoulos.com/
Designers Gregory Bonasera and Anthony Raymond are the beards & masterminds behind Porcelain Bear. This talented duo have combined 3D product technology with the porcelain ceramic tradition to produce a beautiful collection of lighting, tableware and furniture pieces. Take a peek inside their showroom, based in Collingwood, Melbourne.
Tucked in the back streets of Moorabin's industrial area, nestled between car mechanics and metal workers is Dean Bowen's studio. Once through the door you step into a space filled with colour and the quirky characters that populate Dean's extensive body of work. Giant sculpture moulds and miniature maquettes, glistening oils, and delicate prints. Dean eagerly shows me through the space he has worked in for the last 12 years now. As he prepares to move onto a new bigger and better space, here is a time capsule of his home away from home.
You can view more of Dean's wonderful work at the Port Jackson Press Print Room in Smith Street, or online at www.deanbowen.com
Fields of Gold
This talented beauty & dear friend Ema Watson and her hubby Amos have been hand blending teas from before chai was hip.
Find our more about their delicious teas or order some online at lovechai.com.au
Behind the scenes as the Bromley & Co team prepare to open the next branch of their retail spaces in Daylesford.
Behind the scenes as this creative duo, David & Yuge Bromley, prepare to launch the next in their series of retail ventures in a vast warehouse on Smith Street, Fitzroy.
A collection of images over the years of David & his various working spaces.
Catalogue for Yuge Yu 2013
http://yugeyu.com/
On a hot sweaty day in Byron Bay we took over the Boatshed - this time for the Yuge collection. Yuge Bromley (formerly Yuge Yu) is the talented seamstress behind this label. Amongst masterminding the shoot, prepping & styling, she was also heavily pregnant with baby Wen. Talk about inspiring!
Take a look behind the scenes...
In the summertime when the weather is high
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the weather's fine...
Go out and see what you can find
(Mungo Jerry's "In The Summertime")
MUSICAL MAGIC:
Donovan Frankenreiter
Mikey Bee (MT Warning)
Andrew Stockdale
Kate Cebrano
CREATIVE MEASTRO:
David Bromley on the paints
DANCING MAN:
Tommy Franklin freestyling to the beats
An evening at the Bromley Chapel Street Studio for Wolfblass Wines.
In 2007, Make Poverty History trained and mobilised 700 ambassadors to journey across the country in a national youth road trip to encourage the Australian government to increase foreign aid.
The ‘Zero Seven’ road trip culminated in a landmark event where a historic display of support for Make Poverty History was projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House.
Never before in history has a youth campaign achieved such a feat, and this amazing display captured the imagination of the millions of people around the world who caught sight of the moment through international media. This moment marked the finale of the ZEROSEVEN Road Trip.
I volunteered my services as a photographer, capturing portraits of the 700 young ambassadors and other volunteers with their portraits being used in the final artwork.
Projection designed & produced by Gozer
View the animation: Make Poverty History - Zero Seven Projection
