AMSTERDAM.

"Limited time in Amsterdam meant visiting a friend and playing ping pong on the free tables set up in the parks taking precedence over photography - its not always the most important thing."

Nikon D3, Lensbaby f5.6

AMSTERDAM. justin

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2009

FIELD.

"Light can transform a banal scene into one that transfixes. Standing at the edge of the stone circle in Avebury and watching the clouds shading and unshading."

Nikon D3, Lensbaby f5.6

FIELD. justin

Avebury, UK, 2009

GLASTONBURY TOR.

"Much has been said and is said about Glastonbury and much of the surrounding countryside - Avalon, King Arthur, the faerie world, ley lines, earth energy - the tor, the hill is topped by a roofless tower and is a site that focuses your attention. I`m drawn to experience places like this. For more info. on ancient sites, check out 'The Antiquarian Society'.

Nikon D3, Lensbaby f5.6

GLASTONBURY TOR. justin

Glastonbury, UK, 2009

DENTED PRIDE.

Nikon D3, 50mm f1.4

DENTED PRIDE. justin

Australia, 2010

BACKSTREETS OF MURWILLUMBAH.1

"Murwillumbah is my local town - it only has a few back streets but its where I`m first drawn."

Nikon D3, 50mm f1.4

BACKSTREETS OF MURWILLUMBAH 1. justin

Murwillumbah, NSW, Aus, 2010

PREMISE ME THIS.

Nikon D3, 50mm f1.4

PREMISE ME THIS. justin

Murwillumbah, NSW, Aus, 2010

BLACK SWAN THEORY.

"The expression 'black swan' describes impossibility - something that cannot exist, and was popular in 16th century London coming from the notion that 'all swans must be white'! After 'discovering' Australia in the 18th century and finding black swans the term evolved into meaning something that had perceived impossibility but that was later found to exist. In his book 'The Black Swan' of 2007, Nassim Taleb describes all major events, discoveries and accomplishments in history as black swan events - unpredicted. Writing in the New York Times, Taleb asserted, "What we call here a Black Swan (and capitalize it) is an event with the following three attributes. First, it is an outlier, as it lies outside the realm of regular expectations, because nothing in the past can convincingly point to its possibility. Second, it carries an extreme impact. Third, in spite of its outlier status, human nature makes us concoct explanations for its occurrence after the fact, making it explainable and predictable. I stop and summarize the triplet: rarity, extreme impact, and retrospective (though not prospective) predictability. A small number of Black Swans explain almost everything in our world, from the success of ideas and religions, to the dynamics of historical events, to elements of our own personal lives."

Nikon D3, Lensbaby f8

BLACK SWAN THEORY. justin

Bristol, UK, 2009

BANKSY VS. BRISTOL MUSEUM.

"I was lucky enough to catch this exhibition while I was in Bristol in July 2009. I have never seen so many people keen to get in - everyday there were 1-2 hour queues made up of a massive range of people , young and old, first timers and old hats - just to get in. Inside, everyone was involved and photographing and laughing and talking and keen to move on to the next idea. The chicken nuggets dipping into the ketchup in a chicken yard scene was an animatronic sculpture and so was the white rabbit applying lipstick. Upstairs, where they had the permanent exhibition, every now and again you came across a Banksied old master - Madonna & Child w/ ipod, Harvest w/ fag break etc.. The sculptures that used to be at the entrance hall, had been taken away, copied and replaced - David became suicide bomber David, Buddha had black eye, neck brace and broken arm. Riot police on childrens pony ride and running through fields holding hands and carrying flowers - Excellent!

Nikon D3, Lensbaby f2.8

BANKSY VS. BRISTOL MUSEUM. justin

Bristol, UK, 2009

WHEAT WIND.

Nikon D3, 50mm f1.4

WHEAT WIND. justin

UK, 2009

NICK`S HOUSE.

"I went to school with Nick, haven`t seen him for years and stayed at his house near Oxford for one night and some curry - thanks mate. I woke early and spent an hour taking his place in. Its in a little village, all old and uneven - I love this about England. Old and uneven."

Nikon D3, Lensbaby f5.6

NICK`S HOUSE. justin

UK, 2009