Why are we still at war Last year I had the opportunity to visit the Parliament behind closed doors (part of the visiting Leadership group) as well as the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Seeing the story of The Great War WWI from an Australian perspective was a special thing. Our guide John Peterson (in picture)…
Photography Project Brief: Sonic Lighting 2 x outdoor landscape lights Loreto College Ballarat. Photos to be taken of 2 x outdoor landscape lights. Preferably in the evening and this week (lights are currently on a dusk-dawn sensor). Approx 4-6 photos in total. Difficulty: high due to low light conditions, no access to the college and…
Artist-in-Residence, Shermaine Heng has worked with women from diverse cultural backgrounds in Ballarat throughout February and March 2015. Together they developed a 40 minute contemporary dance piece that reflects their unique stories and experiences. Women of all ages and backgrounds have contributed to the piece in many creative ways, through individual choreography, interviews and much…
An intimate family portrait with Trent Croad, former professional AFL star. Interested in a creative portrait photography? Get in touch! Portrait Photography enquiry
Artists navigate Melbourne & Chatting up Melba: Conversations sparked by Art event photos Sofitel Melbourne On Collins Event 19 February 2015 Twelve highly acclaimed Australian artists, including Rone, Bindi Cole and Ha Ha!, are showcased in 37°48’S: artists navigate MELBOURNE, an exciting and provocative visual art project and exhibition at Sofitel Melbourne On Collins. The…
LBWR Golden Book Opening Sept 3rd, Eclectic Tastes Cafe
Wedding Locations: Minerva Room This beautiful heritage listed Ballarat showroom with traditional 19th Century British and European Art makes a fantastic backdrop for weddings. Beautifully restored room called Minerva Space is located in a 1860 former hall and one time cinema area on the first level of the building. Its pressed metal ceiling, unique crystal…
Our art studio Big Space closed its doors on December 31st, we’re proud to have hosted a number of unique events. Here are some images form our last project with collaboration with CMY Ballarat called Chai Khana – Afghani Tea Experience in Ballarat. Thank you to All who supported this little but powerful initiative assisting…
“Conversations should never commence until tea is served” Dear friends, We hope this message finds you well on the cusp of yet another silly season. CMY is pleased to be announcing an exciting new Ballarat project, POP-UP TEA HOUSE “CHAI KHANA”. We have teamed up with our friends at Big Space and members of Ballarat’s Afghan…
Shooting portraits:Dave Knowles Ballarat VOICE FM Radio presenter It’s great to have a studio ready and set up for people who walk-in from the street. My Elinchrom Ranger Quadra Hybrid Li-Ion Action To Go Set 2x A Head battery operated kit I got her does the job perfectly. Here’s the photo from this ad hoc 5 mins…
Eureka Art Award Winner I am very pleased to announce that I have just won the Ballarat Arts Foundation 2014 Eureka Art Prize for the artwork called “Balancing Act’. The work is a photographic portrait of my Polish friend Magda Kazmierczak. This year the judges were Melissa Griffin (BAF), Gordon Williamson (BAF) and Mark Guirguis (Ballarat surgeon,…
Zdzislaw Adamik, 88 years old Polish master rower in Ballarat Australia I recently hosted in my house a Polish Athlete from Krakow, Zdzisek Adamik. He says, he wakes up each morning and says to himself: you are a very lucky fella! I took the below photo on Thursday morning on the day when he won the bronze medal in…
William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize Finalist 2014 $25 000 non-acquisitive first prize and $1 000 People’s Choice Award. Press Release Woo hoo! Extremely proud to see my portraiture work about migrants shortlisted in this year MGA Bowness Photography Prize together with 47 other names. All finalists images, please click here. Here’s a great photo coverage from announcement night…
Curated by Dianna Gold & Carmel Wallace, 37° 48′ S: artists navigate MELBOURNE is an exciting and provocative visual art project exploring the cultural diversity of contemporary Australia as exemplified by life in Melbourne. Street-art practices and traditional printmaking techniques are on an equal footing as twelve diverse, exceptional Melbourne artists consider the cultural, natural and built…
Rug Up Winter Festival Photos Mining Exchange Ballarat 12-13 July FULL GALLERY HERE If you’d like a print of your family photo, please add to Lightbox and contact Aldona Kmiec on 0433 162 791 or visit Big Space Photography Studio 119a Sturt Street Ballarat Aldona Kmiec Professional Event Photography Studio Big Space 119a Sturt Street Ballarat
Conceptual pregnancy photo shoot Last week I had a super special assignment: pregnancy photo shoot for a friend from Ballarat. Using Elinchrom Ranger Quadra equipment and Canon 5DII on location, we worked to create highly atmospheric images my friend would be very happy with. The concept with a piano accordion is partly an encouragement for me to start…
Conceptual portrait: pregnancy Last week I had a super special assignment: pregnancy photo shoot for a friend. Using battery powered strobe kit Elinchrom Ranger Quadra Head A+B Pro Set and my good old Canon 5DII, we worked to create highly atmospheric pregnancy portrait. The location was actually my home studio in Soldiers Hill, a few days before…
It doesn’t matter what you do. It’s important that you do something.
Roman & Teresa Skrypko set up the Polish Seniors Club and have been heavily involved in promoting Polish culture to Ballarat community and beyond. Roman is also a keen photographer and took his German camera on the ship to Australia back in 1949. Seeing his obvious talent in these documentary photos depicting a daily life…
