Walking the fine line…the photography of Roger Ballen

“The problem with photography is the mechnics are too easy. Everybody can buy a camera, everybody can take a photo. In fact, photography is a difficult art form to achieve anything with, because there are trillions or billions of images floating a round and you have to create a vision that separates itself from that, and that’s a big job. I tell you it’s not easy.” Roger Ballen, Photographer

This one perfect day…

Rob Walls recalling the perfect assignment. “Every once in a while an assignment comes along where all the pieces fall into place. I’m not talking about only the technical aspects, but also the amount of choice and control offered by a client so that you can really deliver. Almost all assignments fall short in one area or another. Either the deadline is too tight, or the client interferes, or the weather and light don’t give of their best. Of course the being professional is about delivering the goods despite the problems that arise. But once in a while there comes along a job where everything is just perfect. This was such an assignment.”

Uluru and photography restrictions

Legislation makes criminals of editorial photographers publishing pictures of Uluru…

Bucking horses and chunky cameras…

It was the summer of 1965. I had been a very green staffer on Rupert Murdoch’s newly founded national daily, The Australian, for a mere three months, when I was assigned to cover the National Rodeo Championships in the New South Wales country town of Cootamundra.
Arriving early, after an early morning start and a 200 [...]

Waterfalls and wilderness – part 2

Went back again to Mount Field National Park to try a slightly different approach to photographing the falls as well as recording some different aspects of the park…

Maybe I can shoot landscape after all…

Rob Walls photographs Tasmanian waterfalls using High Dynamic Range photography…

The Harley Davidson of cameras…

Trying to hide his fear and the trembling of his hands, Rob Walls, photographs bikers using a Pacemaker Speed Graphic…