Handball Afternoon with TMDeez and Wert159

I caught up with Kost, Saves and Wert159 out at the ruins of what was once Tamaki Girls College as they set about putting some work in as a dedication to the people of Christchurch.

I've never been to this place before and it was eye opening not just for the two freestanding walls, canvases of choice for different writers, but the locals are a crazy bunch with a slant towards arson and self promotion. I couldn't stay long enough to get a finshed shot of Saves and Wert's wall but I am hoping from the shots you get an idea of their intent - Kost dedicated his to brother Paully from Christchurch.

Black Milk @Zen

The night before the Big Day Out Black Milk graced the smaller and more intimate stage at the Zen bar in Auckland giving his legion of fans something to scream about.

Really stoked I got to see him live as I knew that the timetable for the BDO would mean I would miss him as I would have to cover MIA during his timeslot - we'll not mention that his Big Day Out set was on during the middle of a summer Monsoon - oh wait I just did :)

The Society looks at rustier side of Onehunga

On Monday the Society went on it's usual little hunt for things to take photos of and after some discussion and debate we opted for Onehunga.

After some fence jumping and junk yard dog dodging I found some cool things that piqued my interest - like the junked out Ford and the cool grey building with no signage. I also found out where all the clothing bins go to die and what it means to own a Jag :)

Later on we found ourselves in the cemetary behind Waikaraka Park and as freaky as I find the place I really loved the headstones and the Angels that occupy them.

Keen to see what we get up to next week - feel free to drop me a line on rimoni@orcon.net.nz if you are keen to come along.

The Society gets on with getting on!

I have been shooting on and off on Monday nights with a collective group of photographers named "THE SOCIETY". We formed last year and this year we aim to carry on the goal of developing our individual skills and styles. We are open to anyone joing in with us on our ventures and all you really need is a desire to shoot and a willingness to take rules apply them and then smash them.

This set is made up of shots in and around Auckland - from Penrose, the CBD and the Domain.

If you are keen to tag along we usually head out on Monday evenings and every now and then we will setup studio sessions with lights and whatever space we can find.