For me it shows the true intensity of what bush fires can do.

The flame height was like nothing I'd seen before.

The tiny RFS guy at the bottom of the frame shows the scale of this bush fire and what they may face when heading out.

League Tag Grand Final - September 16, 2017

The celebration these ladies had after winning the first Ladies League Tag GF was awesome to capture.

The emotion and passion they had when singing the team song would have rivaled any men’s team celebration I had photographed. 

NAIDOC week celebrations in Cessnock - July 8, 2017

This was an assignment for the Cessnock Advertiser – NADOC week march and celebrations.

The reason I selected this photograph was because of the colours and tones.

It’s not a posed or contrived image.

Usually we have to deal with messy backgrounds but this time I was lucky, the colours and tones in this image are my favourite.

Dungog Rodeo - April 15, 2017 

I never leave the Dungog rodeo disappointed.

It is always a great event to photograph, full of colour and movement.

This photograph I took this year stands out for because it captures in one image what bull riding is all about.

It’s extreme, it’s dangerous.

Here you can see the rider being thrown off, an 800 kilogram animal, with the clown running in from the left to assist the rider.

It all happens in a matter of seconds.

Saturday, February 11, 2017

There was extreme hot weather accross the Hunter that weekend.

This picture shows Dylan Newton swinging off a rope into the Hunter river, Maitland.

Saturday, April 29, 2017

Groovin the Moo – I’ve never had so many young, scantily-clad girls throwing themselves at me.

Saturday, July 29, 2017

Real NRL action at Kurri Kurri sports ground – Kurri Kurri Bulldogs vs South Newcastle.

It was a pretty warm, sunny afternoon.

One of the players, I don’t recall who, was kicking from the sidelines, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to shoot backlit with my wide angle lens and get a nice silhouette.

It was shot on F22 to get the sun’s star-like rays.

Saturday, September 9, 2017

It was the netball grand final between George Tavern, in green; and Hills Solicitors, in dark blue and pink.

This picture shows George players celebrating the win.

At the end of the game, I made my way onto the court to try to get some of the jubilation.

The champagne popped without warning so, instinctively, I ran into the spray.

Bird Sale Cessnock, May 7, 2017

I liked the daily life aspect of this image as Amy Baker was absorbed in looking at her iPad while under a table as her dad Dean Baker was selling a bird to customers at Hunter Valley Avicultural Society annual bird sale at Cessnock Toyota Stadium.

Marie Anntoinette, February 28, 2017

I was taken with the quirkiness of this scene and project.

Helen Hopcroft dressed as Marie Antoinette doing a cross fit class in Thornton, from May 1, 2017, she began a project called My Year as a Fairy-Tale.

Postie Burnout, September 23, 2017

The light as the end of day nears added a sense of drama and intrigue as Wayne Heaver did a burnout during the burnout section of the postie bike challenge at Maitland.

Amorelle Dempster, December 5, 2017

Amorelle Dempster is the leader of Slow Food Hunter Valley.