Posts in Category Sydney
Allan Bridge 
The Allan Bridge, located between Glenbawn and Segenhoe, is the most significant heritage bridge in the Upper Hunter Shire
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Under watchful eyes A series of surveillance cameras on Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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A lonely road A rerouted Hickron Rd snakes through the middle of construction of the upcoming Barangaroo Sydney Metro station.
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Reflected art Where does the artwork begin, and where does it end?
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Apollo's spray The newly refurbished Archibald Memorial fountain at Hyde Park.
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Stairway to ... Stairway at the new North Building extension of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, overlooking the art garden.
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A Black monolith A black monolith in the backgrounds looks ominous against a field of flowers.
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Sailing past the Opera House Four different marine vessels cruising past the iconic building.
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The largest bathtub A man swimming in Parsley Bay, as seen from the bridge.
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Draining Sydney Harbour This optical illusion makes it seem as if Sydney Harbour is slowly draining away into a tiny outlet.
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Prickly Balancing Act A mynah bird balancing on a bush.
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Purple Beauty Also known as 'houseleek' or sempervivum, this is a succulent plant that tends to grow in clusters, with a beautiful yellow flower.
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Cat on a cold tin roof I noticed this cat staring at me from a tin roof somewhere near Callan Park.
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Ready to serve A dish under the heater lamp, ready to be served at The Grounds of Alexandria.
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Budding A micro flower blooms at the end of a stalk at Mt Annan Botanic Garden.
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Birds This scene of birds perched up on a tree near St. John's Anglican Church in Parramatta eerily reminds me of Alfred Hitchcock's film 'Birds.'
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Queen Victoria Building with the Voigtländer Ultron Vintage 28mm/1:2 and Leica M10 This is part of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Ultron Vintage Line 28mm/1:2. These pictures were taken around Queen Victoria Building with the lens aperture mostly wide open (f2).
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Queen Victoria Building with the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm/1:1.5 and Leica M10 This is part of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm/1:1.5. These pictures were taken around Queen Victoria Building with the lens at f1.5 (maximum aperture).
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Sydney Harbour with the Voigtländer Ultron Vintage 28mm/1:2 and Leica M10 This is part of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Ultron Vintage Line 28mm/1:2. These pictures were taken around Sydney Harbour at Campbell Cove and Dawes Point.
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Sydney Harbour with the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm/1:1.5 and Leica M10 This is part of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm/1:1.5. These pictures were taken around Sydney Harbour at Campbell Cove and Dawes Point.
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Photos at Chatswood Train Station with the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm/1:1.5 and Leica M10 This is part of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Heliar Classic 50mm/1:1.5. These pictures were taken at Chatswood station and show the performance of the lens wide open (f1.5) vs f4.
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Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear I thought this broken car side mirror on the street was perhaps an example of someone who did not heed the advice on the mirror.
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To Another World The horizontal escalator connecting Hyde Park to the Domain Car Park always make me feel as if I am travelling to another world.
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Ladies Powder Room Two years after Covid-19, the Ladies Powder Room on the third level (normally bustling with people pre Covid) is still empty.
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Three Reflections This is Apple Store in Sydney, with 3 convex mirrors that reflect the street scene in front of the store.
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Entering the Future This is the entrance to Wynyard Walk from Barangaroo. For some reason, this part of Sydney always seemed futuristic to me.
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Space Warp This is part of Wynyard Walk which connects Wynyard Station to Barangaroo. Captured on a quiet day with no one around.
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Cape Don The Cape Don decorated with Christmas lights, located off the Coal Loader.
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Coal Loader Jetty The derelict jetty at the Coal Loader, captured during last light.
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Food Truck This food truck, captured during last light, has an interesting mural on the side.
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Get a room These two flowers almost look as if they are tenderly touching and caressing each other.
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Playing with water This ibis drinks from water on top of a sculpture at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.
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Lunch Stop This bee makes a brief stop on a blue flower as part of its journey.
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A Bee Forever Foraging This bee was making its away around the centre of a massiv sunflower, seemingly on an endless quest.
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Galactic Centre They say the Galactic Centre contains many stars, all revolving around a supermassive black hole, surrounded by interstellar dust and molecular gas. Some stars explode and become supernovae, generating relativistic jets (beams of ionised matter).
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Why I was asking myself this question when I saw this eclectic collection of books and plants on an alley near Reservoir St Surry Hills.
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Portal This feels like a steampunk portal into a different universe or dimension. It is actually a children's playground, part of the Albert Sloss Reserve.
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Wynyard Station This is the new entrance to Wynyard Station from George St, Sydney, after refurbishment. The building containing this entrance has been renamed Brookfield Place.
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Forgotten Songs This is an installation of 110 empty birdcages in 2009 by artist Michael Thomas Hill.
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Sydney Hospital A runner in front of the Sydney Hospital on Macquarie St, Sydney.
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Watch for Cyclists I found this brightly painted car parking entrance with lots of warnings about cyclists. I wonder if this is a response to a prior incident.
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Cyclist vs Light Rail Delivery cyclist overtakes Light Rail on George St Sydney.
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Centrepoint Black and white photo of Sydney Tower (formerly called Centrepoint Tower) flanked between the Myer and Gowings buildings, taken from the Queen Victoria Building.
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Tree of Life Woman about to walk past chalk drawing of tree with Climate Jobs Guarantee supporters in the background.
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Flower Boxes This set of flower boxes are located in front of the Sydney Town Hall and faces into the light rail at George St, Sydney.
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Emden Gun Located in the south-east corner of Hyde Park facing Whitlam Square, this mounted, four-inch gun was recovered from the German ship SMS Emden.
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Patterned shadows The sun passes through the awnings of the Surry Hills hotel and creates an interesting set of shadows on the footpath.
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Royal Exhibition Hotel This is the Light Rail track running past the historic Royal Exhibition Hotel in Sydney, located next to Prince Alfred Park and Central Station.
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Rainbow walk This is the 90m rainbow path in Prince Alfred Park located next to Equality Green. The path commemorates the November 2017 decision to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia.
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Masonic temple What rituals have been held here? Who were the members? This building is located on Regent St next to the Mortuary Station.
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Memories of a fishing pole I have no doubt that one day the fisherman will return and wonder what has been caught.
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Shared Zone This shared road seems to be bisected into two by the strong shadow running across it.
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Rodent of Unusual Size This is a capybara, a giant rodent native to South America, and the largest type of rodent in the world.
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Waiting Photo of a young wallaby in a tunnel, with a pensive looking face looking like it is expecting something.
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Wait, Is This Food This is a photo of a kangaroo looking up amongst a mob of feeding kangaroos, almost questioning the quality of what it is eating.
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Are We There Yet This is a picture of a mother kangaroo preparing to hop whilst the joey (baby kangaroo) pops its head out, seemingly to check where she is going.
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The Alien Invasion is coming This is a dramatic shot of a sunset and seems to imply the beginning of an alien invasion.
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The Butterfly is Landing A butterfly lands on a flower in a meadow at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
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An Ibis Looks Up An Ibis Looks Up after foraging in a garden bed.
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Social Distancing This group of ibis appear to be practicing social distancing rules, on a bench.
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Window Reflection The Dr. Chau Chak Wing Building in the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) houses the UTS Business School, and is the first building in Australia designed by Canadian American architect Frank Gehry.
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UTS A wander through the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) campus in Ultimo.
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Alexander Arriving This is the Sydney Ferry Alexander arriving at Pyrmont Bay wharf, against a backdrop of the Sydney skyline
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Walsh Bay A quiet afternoon walking from Ives Steps (where there are normally a few fisherman trying to catch something from the harbour) with a beautiful view of the Western side of Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Chatswood Lights 2021 - Home This is a light installation and projection that forms part of Chatswood Nights
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QVB Staircase This is the grand staircase at Queen Victoria Building, but captured at an angle that reminds me of M. C. Escher's famous lithograph 'Relativity' (1953).
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Star Reflection This is the atrium at the casino entrance to The Star, harbour facing side. The 'rays' of the star structure is reflected multiple times in the glass of the atrium roof creating an interesting effect.
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Escalator Reflection This image was captured at the escalators in Westfield Sydney close to the corner of Elizabeth and Market streets,and offers a tantalising glimpse of what's behind, as well as the street outside.
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Chatswood Lights 2021 - Nature This is a light installation and projection that forms part of Chatswood Nights
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Autumn Colours at Home Sometimes, the best autumn colours are found very close to home.
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Manly Dam Manly Dam is a heritage-listed former dam that now is a reserve and war memorial.
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Queen Victoria Building I wandered through an almost empty QVB in the heart of Sydney.
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Sydney Town Hall The steps in front of Sydney Town Hall is normally packed full of people as it is a popular meeting spot and rendezvous point.
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St. Andrew's Cathedral St Andrew's Cathedral and Town Hall Square is normally packed full of people on a Friday lunch, but it feels like a ghost town
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Chatswood Station Chatswood Station, normally the fifth busiest station in Sydney.
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Westfield Sydney with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at Westfield Sydney (formerly Centrepoint Shopping Centre).
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Radiant Flux with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at Carriageworks during Sydney Festival 2020 and features the Radiant Flux installation by Rebecca Baumann.
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St. Mary's Cathedral with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at St. Mary’s Cathedral and gives an overview of how the lens performs in low light.
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Queen Victoria Building with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken inside the beautiful restored Queen Victoria Building located at the heart of Sydney.
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St. Andrew's Cathedral with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken inside the beautiful St. Andrew's Cathedral in the heart of Sydney next to the Town Hall.
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Newtown Street Art with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures of street art and graffiti were taken around Newtown side streets.
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Camperdown Cemetery with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at historic Camperdown Cemetery near Newtown.
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Newtown Record Fair with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at the Newtown Record Fair at the Bank Hotel.
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Sydney with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken around the Chinatown and Haymarket area.
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Sydney Trades Hall with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at the heritage-listed Sydney Trades Hall, and showcases the lens ability to capture murals and indoor details, often at relatively low light.
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Mitchell Library with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken at the heritage Michell Library (also known as State Library of New South Wales), the oldest library in Australia and showcases the lens' low light capture abilities as well as the absence of perspective distortions when capturing large architectural spaces.
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Woolloomooloo to Sydney walk with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken on a walk from Cowpers Bay Wharf at Woolloomoolloo to Sydney's Central Business District. It showcases the lens as a general purpose standard lens that you may take on a photowalk, or when you are a tourist discovering a city for the first time.
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The Rocks with the Voigtländer Nokton 17.5mm/1:0.95 and Panasonic GX9 These pictures were taken around The Rocks Area and showcases the lens as a general purpose standard lens that you may take on a photowalk, or when you are a tourist discovering a city for the first time.
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Broadway walk with the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5 and Leica M10 These pictures were taken at Broadway in two locations: the Blackfriars campus of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the TAFE NSW Ultimo Campus.
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Surry Hills walk with the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5 and Leica M10 These pictures were taken around Surry Hills up Oxford and Riley streets and back down on Commonwealth Street.
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Circular Quay walk with the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5 and Leica M10 These pictures were taken at a walk around the Circular Quay and Rocks areas of Sydney.
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St Mary's Cathedral with the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5 and Leica M10 These pictures were taken at St. Mary's Cathedral and gives an overview of how the lens performs in low light.
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St James' Church with the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5 and Leica M10 This is the second of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5. These pictures were taken at St. James and gives an overview of how the lens performs in low light.
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Sydney street photography with the Voigtländer Heliar 50mm/1:3.5 and Leica M10 These pictures were taken around Sydney and showcases the amazing contrast and colour rendition of the lens.
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Series: Sydney Open Day 2019 Sydney Open is a weekend long celebration of architecture and exploring Sydney's most inspiring and significant buildings and spaces.
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Gore Hill at Dusk I took the opportunity to take a few photos along the Gore Hill cycleway from Lane Cove to Pacific Highway.
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Matsuri Japan Festival 2019 Sydney Matsuri Festival Sydney is a Japanese festival held every year to celebrate Japanese culture and cross cultural friendship between the Japanese community and Local community.
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Leica SL2 Launch Leica Australia graciously invited me to the SL2 launch at Pix on Location on 22 November.
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Focus Photography Awards Dinner 2019 The Focus Awards are held annually to celebrate the best talent in the Focus Photographers Group.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: George Place The newly completed George Place, owned by ISPT, is a large shared space uniting three buildings – 363 George Street, 345 George Street and the heritage-listed 24 York Street.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Property Council House Built in 1848 by the renowned Sydney architect Henry Robertson, this sandstone building with its granite columns and marble balustrades was the site of the first Savings Bank of New South Wales, which later became the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Arup Global design and engineering practice Arup opens its new offices to Sydney Open for the second year in a row, this time inviting the public in for a rare glimpse at the specialty spaces inspiring them to redefine what is possible in the built environment.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Baker McKenzie at One International Towers Sydney The tallest of the three International Towers at Barangaroo, by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Tower One stands at 217 metres, and its 48 floors house a growing business community of blue-chip tenants.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: 1 Shelley Street This striking commercial building in the King Street Wharf district is the purpose-designed home of the building’s sole tenant, Macquarie Group.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: KPMG at Tower Three International Towers Sydney Designed by globally renowned architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, International Towers Sydney at Barangaroo South were developed and are owned by Lendlease International Towers Sydney Trust.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Lendlease at Tower Three International Towers Sydney Lendlease’s international headquarters is located at Barangaroo South.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: The Bushell's Building The Bushells Building was built in 1924 as a seven-storey factory for Bushells Tea and designed by the prominent Sydney architecture firm Ross and Rowe.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Royal Naval House Royal Naval House was built in 1889–90, designed by architect Varney Parkes, and added to by NSW Government Architect Walter Liberty Vernon in 1907.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Grosvenor Place One of the most complex and celebrated works by architect Harry Seidler, Grosvenor Place was conceived as a civic sculpture, and a ‘camera to the view’.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Johnson's Building For any architecture practice, its studio is both a workplace and a calling card – embodying its design principles, and reflecting its creative culture to inspire both staff and clients.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: PTW Architects For any architecture practice, its studio is both a workplace and a calling card – embodying its design principles, and reflecting its creative culture to inspire both staff and clients.
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Sydney Open Day 2019: Chief Secretary's Building From its imposing position facing Government House in Macquarie Street to the exquisite detail of its sandstone colonnaded facade, the Chief Secretary’s Building is, by design, a symbol of power and politics.
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Sculpture by the Sea with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R Sculpture by the Sea was established in 1997 as a free to the public arts event consisting of large scale outdoor sculptures installed along the famous Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk in Sydney.
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Sydney EV Expo 2019 with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken at the Sydney Electric Vehicle Expo at Sydney Olympic Park.
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Artisan in the Gardens with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken at a showcase of Australian artists and makers at the historic Lion Gate Lodge at the Royal Botanic Gardens called "Artisans in the Garden."
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Hello Koalas with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney during the "Hello Koalas" porcelain sculpture exhibition.
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Royal Botanic Gardens with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.
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THEN exhibition at the White Rabbit Gallery with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken at the THEN exhibition at the White Rabbit Gallery.
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Sydney Architecture and Street Art with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken around various places around the Sydney central business district focusing on Darling Square.
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Roseville walk with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken around where I live, in the quiet leafy residential suburb of Roseville, close to Chatswood.
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Chatswood walk with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R These pictures were taken around the suburb of Chatswood in Sydney. Chatswood is a retail, transportation and commercial hub.
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Real Life Review: Voigtländer 75 mm/1:1.5 Nokton VM This is a Real Life Review of the new Voigtländer 75mm f1.5 VM-mount lens with Leica M10 and Sony A7r bodies.
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Real Life Review: Voigtländer 21 mm/1:1.4 Nokton E-mount lens This is a Real Life Review of the new Voigtländer 21mm f1.4 E-mount lens with a Sony A9 body, taken on a photowalk around Sydney's Barangaroo, Darling Harbour, the Star, and along several stations on the new Sydney Metro line.
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