"Marlborough House" is a building I've walked past possibly hundreds of times, and yet have had no idea what was located inside. A bit of googling reveals this massive building is home to fashion graphic designers, fashion designers, furniture designers etc. I only really discovered it today when I went walking along Marlborough Street as part of my ongoing photographic project, Surry Streets. I actually thought it was one of those massive residential apartment blocks springing up around … [Read more...]

For the last four years, from time to time, I've been indulging in a photographic project I've called Surry Streets. The project came out of a personal discovery desire to get to know the area in which I live a little better. There's a tendency just to walk along the main streets and the same streets every day, isn't there? And so that's when I started to look for streets I have either never known existed, or have always walked past. The latest two were Marlborough Street and Miles … [Read more...]

Even though I've walked past it several hundred times (if not more), I didn't know there WAS a Cleveland Lane, Surry Hills until earlier today. Anxious to try out my new camera, and engaging in my ongoing photographic project - taking random photographs of various streets and laneways in Surry Hills - I set out to look for somewhere new. That's when I decided to try a laneway I've walked past many times, but have never actually been down before. And what a pleasant surprise it was. … [Read more...]

I got a little "snap happy" on the way home last night, although I'm not exactly sure why. Perhaps it was the glass or two of wine I had? Perhaps it was because the semi-full moon made everything seem so bright? Perhaps it was because I pretty much had the street to myself and felt less self-conscious about taking photographs? Or perhaps it was just an appreciation I live in a pretty terrific neighbourhood with lots to see? Whatever it was, I found myself inspired to take … [Read more...]

The sign leading to Cartmore Lane is very inviting. In the midst of the corporate green of the City of Sydney street signs, these days, it's a refreshing reminder of the past. And it's in stark contrast to the brown and orange painted wall. I don't know how many times I've walked past Cartmore Lane. Probably hundreds. But as I came home from lunch today, and noticed that all-too-familiar sign, I realised I'd never been down Cartmore Lane before, even though it's just a few hundred … [Read more...]