Susan, Trevor and I returned from Australia. We were flown out to cover photography for a Show by the Australian 'Knife Art Association' by it's principal board members. WOW!
I added a TON of images and impressions from the Sydney Knife Show in a separate thread (as I usually do with Shows).
The makers and Show were inescapably impressive. Read and view here:
Sydney Knife Show - 2019
Going further, I was surrounded with AMAZING people. The Makers from Australia were also 'tour guides' and 'Bed and Breakfast' hosts. We were pampered from being picked up at the Airport at 7:15am by
Corin Urquhart, and shown the heart of the city through a ferry ride to
Manly beach via the harbor, and then to climb up the Sydney Bridge Pylons.
He brought us to our luxurious hotel near the Show site, and that evening we went to a mysterious 'medieval' restaurant serving 'grub and grog' in a gloomy cellar atmosphere with a BUNCH of other attendees to the show. YUM!
We then spent three days setting up and shooting at the show. (In a VERY modern facility!) See link above.
Afterwards,
Keith Fludder took over and whisked us about 40 miles (60km?) to Tahmoor, where he has a 'ranch' with his home and shop. It was
another highlight to stay with him, and his charming wife Robynn in such a rural 'bush country' setting.
We chilled for a day going for a walk and more, and needed some down time. Because....
...The next day Corin met us again and we went north of Sydney to the Blue Mountains area, and his past scouting/trailguide experience had us visit 'Deep Pass', Wollemi Natl. Park, Glow Worm Tunnel, Govett's Leap promontory, and the Three Sisters Park. What an exhausting, exhilarating day.
Final day Keith and Robynn drove us to 'Symbio Wildlife Park' for an educational and CLOSE look at the legendary wildlife in Australia.
We left in the evening and arrived in LA for a little tour in our stayover. See the two images of iconic Hollywood.
Here are the photos I took from LAX to AUS and then back to LAX. I missed much, yet I captured a TON! Click below:
Australian Show, and Bush Country visit
Knife Content:
I was privileged to offer and have a LARGE group attend a
seminar on my work and knife photography in general at the Show. Over 50 folks stuck around after the Show to listen in on my 30 min presentation with Q&A afterwards. I was told it was VERY informative and interesting.
Toby Murrill (Murrill & Son Forge) has a thriving
Youtube channel (Toby, Fire and Steel), and asked if I would sit still for a Q&A interview with Him at the Show. Well, alright! It was a bit of what I talked about in the seminar, and yet he kept it in his style. 20 mins of interview. You WILL learn a lot about me and my processes.
I also had the opportunity to sit in on a lively
podcast with some of the makers in their new series: Knifemaking Down Under. It is on iTunes and Spotify I am told, and yet the link I will give you is also on Youtube:
Knifemaking DownUnder podcast, with Corin Urquhart, Keith Fludder, Kevin Slattery, Mert Tansu, and me. It's an hour of more good info and tall tales.
There is a LOT of stuff to go through if you wish. This is mostly self serving, yeah but who doesn't like captivating photos and smart information.
Thanks for watching!
