The history of Burnouts themselves originates from Drag Racing.  Drag racing slicks perform better at higher temperatures, thus making a burnout the quickest way to raise tyre temperature prior to a race.  It also cleans the tyre and lays down a layer of rubber by the starting line for better traction.  Some drag racetracks use a “wet box”. – A specially reserved wet surface area where water is poured to reduce the friction and initiate the burnout. The “wet box” was once called a “bleach box” when bleach was used instead of water.  To View More >>

Here in New Zealand we are in Level 4 which means we are to stay at home and only go out for exercise in our immediate neighbourhood.  All Cafes, takeaways, bars and other businesses which our government has deemed to be non-essential are closed.  Essential businesses or front line as they are referred to as well have restructured their businesses to enable them to keep supplying those they need to.  The majority of us Kiwis are home waiting out the time for this Delta variant to peak and then hopefully be able to return to work and what else comes our way.  This project for To View More >>

A lot of things are happening in my personal life right now,  each one impacting the next.  Never would I have thought of it happening like it has.  As a result I have turned and channelled my thoughts and processes into my art.  Crossing back and forth between drawing with a fine art pen and then exploring the world of abstract art in Painting, Graffiti, listening to podcasts of short stories, and right back to photography looking and creating natural abstracts.     Going for a wander, with camera in hand, during our current National Lockdown in my local community, To View More >>

For the last eighteen months due to the rental market we opted for the alternative lifestyle of living. Together my teenage daughter and I decided to have space of our own in a caravan rather than share space in a house.  We affectionately nicknamed the seventeen-foot 1970s Anglo Caravan “The Tin Can”.  It was our base and we filled it with many special memories that will last a lifetime just between us.  Here though I’m going to focus on how personally this alternative living style brought me closer to nature and improved my photography. To begin with the campground To View More >>

Those not familiar with New Zealand,  we are one of the first in the World to Welcome in the New Year and the New Decade. Here in Wellington, the Capital,  it is a somewhat enjoyable experience to get to the CBD early and watch the set up, hear the band warming up while you sus out the food trucks and decide what you're going to pick for your dinner and then find your preferred viewing spot for the night, lay down the rug and one of your party stays put while the others go claim the feast.  Or some would have brought it with them already.   Wellington provides a setting that To View More >>

If you haven't had the chance to stand next to a powerful car doing a burnout where you not only can see the action but also feel it, smell it and be engulfed in the smoke of burning rubber then its time you did.   I fell back in love with this sport almost a year ago when a room mate of mine took us to Rotarty Reunion in Taupo.  It was raining and the burnout pad was wet but it was still good enough for them to do a few skids.  I was elated with the feeling of a rotary engine backfiring as it felt like I was being shot right through.    Since this moment of Love  at To View More >>

Who is behind this? One Voice Many Lives is the heartfelt photographic project of photographer, Jo Marshall herself. Joanne and her 13 year old daughter are working together to make this happen.  Why? After working many years alongside youth and listening to them as well as studying youth and identity while gaining her BA in Media Arts.  Joanne has always been able to connect with them in a way that they appreciate.   She has seen them struggle within themselves to be seen and heard and find their place in the adult world.  Now her daughter is facing a different To View More >>

I was asked to help out a brother in need when it came to Cameron's 21st Birthday Celebrations.  You see one brother lived in Masterton and the other in Wellington City.  The one in Masterton decided to take it upon himself to suprise his older brother with a 21st birthday get-together in the city centre.  My task was to assist by filling in time taking photos on location around Wellington while everyone was gathering at the venue. Mission accepted.   I travelled down from Tauranga and thinking it wouldn't be safe to have helium balloons bouncing around in the back of the car, To View More >>

Hannah is another special person who I've had the pleasure of working with years ago while looking into the youth culture of Matamata.  I was lucky enough to capture her teaching some youths BMX riding over some jumps that the local kids had spent many hours creating on an empty plot.   When Hannah spied the photos we had done for Taylor's 21st celebration, she approached us and asked us to work with her once more. The home was the choosen venue and we set ourselves up in the lounge area while the dancing and action happened outside.  Hannah had got some props and together To View More >>

It was a beautiful fine day and one not to be spent inside.  So off i drove to see what natural wonders I could discover down Papamoa Beach way.   Not having really had the chance to wander along the beach I decided to park up at the Harrisons Cut carpark and stroll with just myself, tripod and camera. Harrisons Cut itself is a freedom camping location for self-contained motorhomes overlooking Papamoa Beach. However since its only a small parking area and no more than two vans at a time can park overnight, you are limited to a maximum of two nights per calendar month. The first thing To View More >>