Quarantine

The former Fever/Chest Hospital, Wellington, October 2011:  The Fever Hospital was built by the Wellington Hospital Board in 1919 for the treatment of infectious diseases. In the 1940’s tuberculosis broke out so the hospital primarily focused it’s treatment on TB patients. I found out in discussions with my father,that my great Aunt Patricia spent some […]

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Underwood

Karori Cemetary, Wellington, October 2011:  A venture into Karori cemetary with Simon to do test shots with flash (I had a wedding shoot to pratice for), inevitably ended up in shooting lots of gravestone pictures- in particular angels- of course…   Canon EOS 30D/EF 24-105 f4 L IS 

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Downsized

Wellington, October 2011:  Spotted this random pair of footwear while street-shooting the other week. Someone obviously thought they required downsizing…   Canon EOS 30D/18-55is 

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Skopje

Skopje, Macedonia, 2002:  Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC. Under the Roman’s it was known as Scupi, the Ottoman Turks called it Üsküp during their five hundred year occupation…At the conclusion of the Second World War, Skopje became the capital of the Socialist Federal Republic of Macedonia. The city developed rapidly but […]

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Bad Education

Petone, Wellington NZ, Sept 2011:  The former Petone College has been abandoned since 1998. It’s an eyesore that has to be seen, to be believed…  A full scale high-school- graffitied and decaying, with no hope of redemption…   Canon 30D/18-55is  

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Stand Up

Wellington, NZ, Sept 2011:  A grab shot of a TV news “stand up” at the Rugby World Cup fan zone the other day….  Canon EOS 30D

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Fortlight

Wellington, NZ, lastnight:  Fort Buckley was one of five forts constructed in 1885 around Port Nicholson (Wellington Harbour) to protect the capital from the threat of the expanding Russian Empire. Wellington had no defences at all, yet had the national gold reserve in the vaults of the Bank Of New Zealand. Check out Darkhalide for […]

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