Dec 25, 2008
was a pretty special xmas having all the wernej clan back together. while it didn't really feel like xmas for souri due to the heat, it all was as i remembered.
the neighbourhood kids continued the tradition of lining the streets with candles so that santa could find the way. really is an amazing effect.
and i think that this shot totally sums up christmas 08. over indulging with food. zac having the time of his life... and getting more rather spoilt!
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Nov 24, 2008
there are many reasons why i moved back from london. but here are two of the main ones
my nephew - zac
sunset from my parent's balcony
nuff said
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Aug 29, 2008
Some shots from the atrium in the block of flats that my little brother lives in. The afternoon sun was doing some pretty rad things with shadows...
you can see the whole set here
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Jul 6, 2008
souri's grandfather came to visit us in london, and this along with our impending exit from london town made for the perfect excuse to be tourists for a day.
all the major sites were visited and we even shelled out many pounds to join the masses and ride one of the hop-on-hop-off tourist buses.
having seen many of these sites a number of times, it was lovely to sit back and actually enjoy them as a tourist in "my" london town.
on more than one occasion i did have another one of the spine tingling moments when it dawns on me that.... oh my god, i really am in london. even after all these years.
the whole site seeing set can be seen here on flickr.
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May 24, 2008
4 females + 1 male + 1 caravan + dubious English "summer" weather + a very strange seaside town called Perranporth = a very very funny weekend.
i was a little unsure about spending a whole long weekend as the only male in a group of five intrepid travellers. while i probably did learn a few too many things about women, the weekend was no stop laughs.
the weather varied from brilliant sunshine to driving rain but cabin fever refused to set in.
Perranporth and what we saw of Newquay was rather eye opening and jaw-dropping in equal measures. It will take some time to get over the Nuts Magazine "Talent Search".
the whole set can be seen here on flickr.
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May 14, 2008
i think that there is more press about the black lips' on stage antics than is written on their actual music. london's famous 100 club was the perfect setting for them to show all the tricks that have taken up some much column space.
the bands psychedelic blues was well received by the masses and the 100 club quickly turned into a sweating swashbuckling mass.
things started to get a bit "black lip-ish" when the spit/catch game was played by cole alexander. and things got a whole lot more "black-lips-ish" when he pissed in his own mouth.
i guess you can see why all the talk is about the antics and not the music. the whole flickr set can be found here.
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Apr 24, 2008
proud galleries closed its doors a while back to be redeveloped into flats - bad times.
![cage the elephant + proud galleries + camden [24-04-08]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3088/2632416244_0ca556f47c.jpg)
but then they re-opened in a new bigger shinier bigger location - good times.
![the death set + proud galleries + camden [12-04-08]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2631553721_2bacb67c31.jpg)
now we can get to see the likes of cage the elephant (top photo) and the death set (bottom photo) play there - many many good times.
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Apr 22, 2008
i got a super last minute call up to shoot bjork - and late call ups like that don't come around very often.
the set up at hammersmith was all very professional. snappers were to meet at 9, get photo passes, escorted down to photo pit, 3 shots, and then out the door. so i was a little gutted that i would not be able to see all of bjork's set.
but what i did see was immense. was a hard gig to shoot with strange lighting going on, plus the photographers were kept right to the sides of the stage... and all the pro snappers which meant a pecking order was created based on the size of your lens!
was amazing to shoot such a big act and for such a small lady she has one monster voice (and hat)!
i have the whole set here on flickr
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Mar 2, 2008
London has lost some of its slightly pink, spark-ly gloss as the one and only Cal, Vanator Lady, heads back to Oz. We did manage to send her out with a bang where in typical Cal style we had about 10 different farewells!
We really will all miss you so very very much Vanator, and I will look after Marky and Souri for you ;)
I am not sure where I will be able to go to find your slightly different view of the world! More Vanator gold.
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Feb 8, 2008
There was more then a few times during the night when i didn't think everything would fall into place, but in the end I couldn't have asked for a better night.
The night started off with our traditional anniversary dinner at Dickie Chicken - yes I sure do know how to treat my lady. After some flash cocktails in Soho it was on to the crowning glory of the night - a room with an amazing view of Tower Bridge.
It truly was a breathtaking view and such a special night for the both of us.
We then enjoyed a beautiful day in the blazing sunshine down by the river. A perfect time for my perfect little lady.
More photos of the view can be found here.
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