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so long and thanks for all the fish {2012}

I should preface this post with I am a monstrous geek. Absolute. Total. Utter. Geek. And in thinking about the year that was 2012, a Douglas Adams quote from Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy popped into my head:

“The Guide says there is an art to flying”, said Ford, “or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning
how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”- Douglas Adams

2012 was a year of a lot of throwing myself at the ground for lack of a better word, and I won’t lie, it’s left me a little battered and bruised, but 2012, you were a year of personal growth, more than any other. I’ve been lax on blogging, because sometimes growth is hard to quantify, but I have to say thank you so much to each and every one of my wonderful couples. I am beyond fortunate to get the couples that I do, you are all so much a part of my family that I cannot imagine the year that was without you all.

I feel like I tinker in my own little world most of the time and one of my tinkerings this year came in the form of my album templates, that have been so lovingly supported by the photography community, I am so thankful that I can give back to the community and help in some little way.

Thank you all for your support, your hugs, your friendship, your openness, and of course letting me into your lives.

♥♥♥

by Len

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Nic Skerten - These are really good. Love the one of the bride on the steps.February 17, 2013 – 1:17 pm

Joshua Jobst - Love your work. Just fantastic.January 16, 2013 – 6:09 am

Beata English - AMAZEBALLS Len! your work blows me away! So much talent…so many perfect images! <3January 15, 2013 – 5:12 pm

Rebecca - I’ve been scouring the web for more inspiration and happened upon your site. Gorgeous work. I’m very inspired and will be following you in 2013.January 10, 2013 – 4:52 am

Mary Sylvia - Leeeeeeeennnnnn! This is so awesome. Love love love.January 7, 2013 – 10:40 pm

Bec - always such a pleasure viewing your work Len. Very inspiring and beautiful. Best wishes for 2013. xJanuary 7, 2013 – 1:48 pm

Paul Fuller - This whole collection is just totally breathtaking, so good!January 7, 2013 – 5:12 am

Dale Lempa - Awesome year-in-review! It is always inspiring to see a photographer’s best work from the year.January 5, 2013 – 10:27 pm

Veronica Varos - These are so beautiful, Len! I absolutely cannot wait to see what 2013 has in store for you! :) January 5, 2013 – 2:59 am

Eric Yerke - I am so glad I saw this post Len. Beautiful, heartfelt, and delicate. Love love your work.January 4, 2013 – 9:25 am

Paul Von Rieter - beautiful… as usual. =) cant wait to see what is coming…January 3, 2013 – 11:31 am

Kat Forsyth - Awesome photos as always (well, obviously!), but I just wanted to add I really like your use of the Douglas Adams quote (also a big geek here!). Great analogy! Here’s to 2013 being less bruisy :-) January 3, 2013 – 8:36 am

Serena Severtson - Okay, the portrait of the couple with the reflection (http://cdn.ilovewednesdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-Best-Of-66.jpg) is just oh-so-perfect. All of these are incredible, but that one just completely blew my mind. Happy 2013!January 3, 2013 – 8:17 am

Emily Anderson - Man!! You are one talented lady! Oh and nerds unite!! Love that book. :) January 3, 2013 – 8:05 am

Paul Krol - Such a brilliant 2012! Here’s to an awesome 2013!January 3, 2013 – 6:03 am

sam hurd - len. Len. LEN. i do so love your work.January 3, 2013 – 3:47 am

Nessa K - You know I think you’re amazing, but holy sh%t, Len. This is incredible. Each photo. <3January 3, 2013 – 3:31 am

tobiah - Absolutely insane year for you. So many good moments captured. Can’t wait to see more in 2013January 2, 2013 – 7:02 am

Ross Harvey - Cracking stuff. Some wonderful composition, clearly thought and perfectly executed!January 1, 2013 – 10:30 pm

Darin Collison - Simply lovely.January 1, 2013 – 2:59 pm

Trish - Wow these are breathtaking Len. Love your work, but you knew that :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!January 1, 2013 – 11:56 am

Lyn Ismael-Bennett - Beautiful. Every single one of them :) January 1, 2013 – 7:35 am

Kelsie Taylor - your work is so ridiculously gorgeous.January 1, 2013 – 6:19 am

Albert Palmer - Inspiring as always Len. So so beautiful.January 1, 2013 – 4:24 am

Dewan Demmer - What a year you have had. Absolutely Fantastic if these photos are anything to go by.January 1, 2013 – 4:04 am

ed peers - Crazy talent! May 2013 rock even harder…January 1, 2013 – 3:44 am

Luke Hayden - OH WOW! I love your work. Looks like you had an amazing year.January 1, 2013 – 1:43 am

Chris Bodnar - AMAZING review of your year! Can’t wait to see the magic you make in 2013!January 1, 2013 – 1:16 am

Natalie - An amazing year indeed! Beautiful collection of images!January 1, 2013 – 12:42 am

Mary Sylvia - Oh gorgeous, this post is filled with beauty Len you must be so happy with what you’ve done, looking back. I can’t wait to see what you do in 2013 :) December 31, 2012 – 11:38 pm

Renee - WOW! What a fantastic year! Gorgeous work – inspiring, to say the least.December 31, 2012 – 11:00 pm

Brittany - Len. You are absolutely brilliant.December 31, 2012 – 1:33 pm

Matthew Mead - Stella Year Len!December 31, 2012 – 12:19 pm

Kat Braman - Ow! My Brains!

seriously though, you had a fantastic year. That portrait of Tenielle stands out in my mind. Haunting.December 31, 2012 – 11:53 am

gem - Absolute gorgeousness!December 31, 2012 – 11:33 am

Erica - What a wonderful year you have had Len. You’ve had some ups and downs but your photography continues to shine, I can’t wait to see what you get up to in 2013!December 31, 2012 – 11:30 am

Kiki - What an incredible year you’ve had and what a beautiful talent you possess. Awesome photos.December 31, 2012 – 11:20 am

Luis Godinez - High fives!!! I can’t wait for 2013 and to meet up in Vancouver for #Lensgving!! :D December 31, 2012 – 10:55 am

Bringing It All Back Home

One minute. That’s exactly how long it takes for everything in your world to change.

One day and you can be in a completely different world.

About a month ago now I left Sydney to fly halfway around the world to what was once my hometown, Belgrade, Serbia. It was unplanned, very last minute and something that needed to happen for family reasons.

I hadn’t been back in 8 years, but it felt like at least 20.

I have thought a lot whether to write about why I was there or not, and honestly I don’t think I can talk about the experience of being there without at least mentioning it. My maternal grandparents both have Alzheimer’s and dementia, and I understood intellectually that they wouldn’t recognise me, but to see the people who have been such an monumental part of my life not know who I was really hit me in a way that I didn’t expect.

It made me appreciate what I have and the people who are in my life right at this very moment a heck of a lot more, because you really don’t know what tomorrow brings and they deserve to know how loved they are and how much I appreciate them all.

I tried to take some time off and photograph both Belgrade and my grandparents place, I have so many fond memories of sitting in their lounge room watching old movies with my grandma, building forts out of their couch cushions with my brother and playing cowboys and indians, or playing hide and seek and thinking I could hide behind their sheer curtains.

It’s amazing how quickly things can change.  One day, and I felt like I was taken back to being that kid.

 

by Len

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Noelle Goveia - Wow, what an evocative set of photos. Thanks for sharing about your journey.July 31, 2012 – 6:04 am

Jaime Bartlett - I love the cat and trash container shot too!July 30, 2012 – 12:26 pm

Jack Chauvel - Is beautiful Len. SO glad you did blog these in the end :) July 18, 2012 – 12:15 pm

Leo - Beautiful, Len. Thank you for sharing these.July 18, 2012 – 11:57 am

Alen Abdula - Love this post. I haven’t been back since 97′. That image with cat and the trash container really brought back memories.July 14, 2012 – 8:13 am

mike - Live every moment.

Thanks for the reminder.July 14, 2012 – 5:55 am

Beata English - Oh Len, i love this post so much. LOVE. The images are beautiful…i scrolled back and had to look again. Thanks for sharing my talented friend.! xxJuly 13, 2012 – 6:34 pm

Ari - These are beautiful. Thank you for sharing.July 13, 2012 – 2:18 pm

Luis Godinez - Very beautiful post.July 13, 2012 – 1:40 pm

Robert Meredith - Great work Len. Always love to see street shots from different places. Jonathan Canlas’ stuff in particular. Fab! xJuly 13, 2012 – 1:40 pm

Fe - Thanks for sharing this with us, Len. xxJuly 13, 2012 – 1:23 pm

Kelly - Great photos Len and lovely post xxJuly 13, 2012 – 1:15 pm

Barbara - Very touching, thank you for posting these.July 13, 2012 – 1:08 pm

Bec - Lovely post Len. <3July 13, 2012 – 1:05 pm

On Film {An Exhibition}

A step. A jump. A leap.

Each journey begins with a step outside your comfort zone and this one certainly is a huge leap for me and something rather close to my heart and this post is long overdue.I struggle to find the words to express what I want to say a lot of the time until it comes out in one big heap, like an explosion of thought, and so it is the same with this. I’ve always wanted to be a part of an exhibition, to showcase work that means something to me and hopefully to others and that’s exactly what I get to do next Tuesday at the Salerno Gallery in Glebe.

I, along with Tony Peri, Jeff Leaming & Jack Chauval will be exhibiting a series of images all shot on film. I’m nervously excited for the night and I can’t wait to see it all come together.

You can find all the lovely information about the exhibition and the other photographers HERE and if you’re in Sydney stop by, see some wonderful work and say hello.


Opening Night:

Tuesday 24th January, 6:30-8:30pm
Salerno Gallery
70 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW

Sydney Fine Art Photography

by Len

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fotograf Płock - great eye :) October 14, 2012 – 2:35 am

Alex Essex - Hi. Just found your blog. I really like the colour palette your images are drawing from.

‘Step outside your comfort zone’ So true, I’m forcing myself to shoot film every week on a rangefinder to retrain my eye.

All the best.

AlexFebruary 7, 2012 – 2:21 am

Erica - I. can’t. wait!January 24, 2012 – 11:17 am

bec - Well done Len! Sounds like it will be a great night!January 24, 2012 – 10:55 am

Goodbye 2011 {Hello 2012}

As I get older the years seem to fly by at increasing speeds. I don’t know whether that’s just a part of growing older or a part of starting a small business, but whatever it is, I’d prefer them to slow down just a little bit. If this is the pace at which they’re going now, I shudder to think of the blur they will be in a five or even ten years time. I’m the type of person that just looks to what’s next, that I rarely stop to look at all the things that have happened.This combined with the speediness of the past year and I don’t feel like I’ve had a chance to reflect on all that has happened. That’s actually one of my 2012 New Year’s resolutions, to stop, enjoy and reflect on everything that’s happening.

It wasn’t until I sat down at my computer looking through the images from the last year that I was struck by an overwhelming sense of warmth. To be surrounded by so many amazing couples, such wonderful friends & family and so much love on a weekly basis… I didn’t realise how amazingly fortunate I was and I’m so grateful to have gotten to know each and every one of you in the last year and I’m so excited for the amazingness that 2012 will bring.

The images below are a collection of images that represent the warmth of 2011 and tell the story of the year that was. Thank you all for your love, your support and your friendship.

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Joshua Tree {landscape}quirky desert portrait photographyquirky desert portrait photographyMelbourne Wedding Bridal PortraitSydney Wedding Photography - Up at the skySydney Wedding PhotographySydney Wedding PhotographySydney Engagement PhotographyPalm Beach wedding - Nikki getting readyTurpentine Tree wedding, KurrajongWatson's Bay Gap Bluff WeddingBlue Hotel Woolloomooloo Bride Getting ReadyBlue Hotel Woolloomooloo Bride Getting ReadyBelgenny Farm Wedding {Quirky Wedding Photography}I am unique {Melbourn Film Photographer}Ballast Point Park Wedding PhotographyWatson's Bay Dunbar House WeddingBride Getting ready for Q Station, Manly WeddingPolaroid 600SE PhotographySydney Engagement PhotographerSydney Engagement PhotographerPalm Beach wedding photographerBlue Hotel Woolloomooloo - The DressBelgenny Farm Wedding {Quirky Wedding Photography}Cockatoo Island WeddingLas Vegas Desert

by Len

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Fotopromedia - Absolutely amazing series. Such beautiful details, and great moments captured. Love these shots!March 17, 2012 – 4:17 am

Joni Schrantz - Your work is wonderful! Gorgeous post processing and perfect compositions! LOVE!February 8, 2012 – 7:19 am

Erica - I can’t believe I haven’t already commented on this. Maybe I was too lost for words because of the pure awesome that was hitting my eyes. What an amazing year. I can’t wait to see what 2012 brings. :) January 24, 2012 – 11:18 am

Gretchen Adams - Very impressive! Love your work!January 16, 2012 – 10:06 am

Vy - Love love love it Len!
Can’t wait to be part of your 2012…January 14, 2012 – 7:26 pm

Leah Muse - Oh Len, I just absolutely am such a huge fan of what you do. Here’s to 2012!January 13, 2012 – 8:53 am

Paul Rowland - Beautiful work Len. Look forward to seeing more of your gorgeous pictures in 2012.January 13, 2012 – 1:03 am

Caroline - You are freaking talented, lady.January 9, 2012 – 5:47 pm

bec - You have such a way with light. very powerful images Len!
I’m sure your 2012 will be filled with loveliness xJanuary 9, 2012 – 11:23 am

Kat Braman - totally agree with Kyle. these images kick ass!January 6, 2012 – 3:13 am

alexis sweet - Beautiful stuff! I’m so impressed, as always.January 5, 2012 – 7:16 pm

Sally Watts - I love everything about this post, Len. The images, of course, which are completely magical, but also the music, the processing, the warmth, and the brevity. :) January 5, 2012 – 6:59 am

Kyle - You are seriously one of the most talented, underrated photographers out there. This post is RIDIC.January 4, 2012 – 8:31 am

Louisa - LOVE!January 3, 2012 – 4:08 pm

Luis - +1 Leo. :) January 3, 2012 – 2:10 pm

Luis - So, so beautiful. There is something special about your images. It really reflects how you connect with your brides and it shows through in the images. Love them all. :) January 3, 2012 – 2:10 pm

Caroline Anne - What a beautiful post Len :) January 3, 2012 – 1:42 pm

Leo Druker - You’re amazing.January 3, 2012 – 1:14 pm

Elissa - Len, you slay me. Beautiful beautiful.January 3, 2012 – 1:09 pm

Lauren - What an amazing journey you have been on Len! I love this reflection and I am so happy to have been able to call you a friend. I look forward to what you do with 2012, I’m sure you will kill it with awesomeness!January 3, 2012 – 1:05 pm

Soul

You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.  ~ C.S. Lewis

That quote has stuck with me and whenever I think of it it makes me appreciate the time I have on this world and pushes me to try something new and definitely find things that feed me creatively.

by Len

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Louis Blythe - Love these 2!November 16, 2011 – 12:40 pm

Brett Symes - I love the quote and the pictures also. Your use of space and light is fantastic. Very original and very artful. TerrificNovember 12, 2011 – 1:56 am

Gem - gorgeous!November 7, 2011 – 11:47 pm

Luis - You and Nick are so cute!! :) October 27, 2011 – 1:35 am