Villa 7

Porirua Hospital, Wellington NZ, yesterday: “Villa 7″ was a building that formed part of the former “Porirua Lunatic Asylum”, as far as I can ascertain. Details are sketchy and its current owners are unknown, but are allegedly local Maori iwi…

Asylum

Porirua Hospital Museum, Wellington NZ, today: Visited the “Porirua Hospital Museum” today. It’s only open on Tuesdays from 1-4pm, I’ve been meaning to make an appointment for a while… The Museum is housed in the oldest surviving building of the former “Porirua Lunatic Asylum”, which held up to 1500 patients at its height in the […]

Caution

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, March 2012: Just returned from a brief holiday in Australia- hence the lack of activity here. It was great to actually see my show (“Bricks & Mortality”) not to mention have a change of scenery. Didn’t capture many images while away, everything looked too nice- with a few exceptions…

Bricks & Mortality

Brisbane, Australia, Feb 17th – March 17th, 2012: A sample of images that make up my exhibition- “Bricks & Mortality”- on show now at SmallWorks Gallery in Brisbane.

Institute du Infrared

CIT, Heretaunga, Upper Hutt, Wellington NZ, Jan 2012: More images of the virtually abandoned former Central Institute of Technology campus. These images were created using a classic Olympus OM1 (with 28mm f/3.5); using infrared sensitive Ilford SFX 200 film and a red filter. Although not a true infrared film, SFX 200 creates similar results, rendering […]

Hire

Petone, Wellington, NZ, Feb 2012: Revisited the abandoned hire place that Simon Burrow and I ventured into last week. I’m unsure of the history of this place, but it seems to have been some sort of ex-hire tool place, going by the signs on the wall… Canon EOS 30D/Sigma 24-70 f/2.8

Factory

Oaonui, Taranaki NZ, Dec 2011: Another derelict dairy factory- not an uncommon sight in the Waikato and Taranaki in particular. The big boys took over years ago…

Kau Point

Kau Point, Miramar Peninsular, Wellington, NZ, Nov 2011: Kau Point Battery is a gun emplacement in Wellington’s inner harbour. It was originally built in the late nineteenth century in preparation for the invasion of the (“white fleet”) Russian Navy. It was still in use during the 1st World War but decomissioned soon after. It’s the […]

Primary

Petone, Wellington NZ, September 2011: An abandoned pre/primary school in Petone- name and history unknown… Canon EOS 30D/18-55is