This blog post is about a shoot I had photographing portraits of up and coming business owners in Kempsey, on the Mid North Coast of NSW. One of these businesses is Bucket Brewery, a local boutique brewery. The Mid North Coast is full of passionate business people working on wonderful and exciting ventures. I was hired by Kempsey Shire Council to photograph some of these business people for the new Macleay Valley Welcome Pack. The brief was to create environmental portraits – that is, portraits showing the person in their own unique setting. Bucket Brewery is a funky new small business with a lot of passion behind it and big things ahead. Owners, Sam and Amanda Preston have lovingly converted South Kempsey’s old energy depot into a beautiful, contemporary space. For now it is just a brewery but they have big plans to expand the space into a thriving new venue where locals and visitors can enjoy the brews with amazing views over the river. If you are a small business looking for a portrait photographer in Crescent Head, Kempsey or the Mid North Coast for photos of your staff, products or services please get in […] Read More
Kempsey Shire Council hired me to photograph some of Kempsey’s motivated business people for the new Macleay Valley Welcome Pack. I love photographing environmental portraits like this – showing the personality of the person in their own environment. Being a Crescent Head Photographer, Kempsey is just down the road. South Kempsey Corner Store has brought a current and trendy vibe to this end of the Macleay Valley. The light, welcoming atmosphere and delicious teas and cakes makes it a lovely spot to stop in for a drink or a bit to eat. Check out other photos from this shoot on my blogs page Please get in touch if you need portraits for your business or personal use. I’d love to talk with you about how I can help. Read More
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As you may have read in previous posts, while I was in India I volunteered with a wonderful organisation in Jaipur, I-India photographing 7 of their projects. For my recent photography exhibition, One World through which I raised money for I-India, I created these information sheets to help communicate to visitors the life-changing work I-India are doing. Please take a read through, and let me know if you would like any more information about the organisation or my time with them. You can also watch my short video about the experience HERE. Namaste! Click on the posters to open them at a large resolution See my posts about I-India’s village school and Marble village school Read More
It seemed surreal to be standing in the middle of in an entire village made of marble. But these weren’t palaces or majals. The inhabitants of this marble village in Rajasthan, India are desperately poor and lack basic amenitites like running water and electricity in their homes. Traditionally nomads, these families chose to set up their homes in the middle of a dusty industrial zone so they could repurpose, re-use and upcycle the waste from an adjacent factory to build dwellings. I visited the village with I-India, a not-for-profit organisation in Rajasthan, India. The dedicated staff provide education and support to some of Rajasthan’s most desperate children, feeding 3000 kids a daily meal without which their bellies would remain painfully empty. I-India provides services to this area. I-India set up a school for this community, as there were no educational facilities available to them in the area. To see the basic facilities that these children learn in with such gratitude was so inspiring. Read about it HERE If you’d like to read about […] Read More
I didn’t realise we had arrived at the school as the car pulled up outside a small shack in the middle of a dusty community. I was with I-India for an NGO photography shoot, a small grassroots organisation based in the desert city of Jaipur, India. As I’ll explain in another blog post, a series of coincidences had lead me to contact I-India and offer my services as a volunteer photographer. Due to changing financial times, the not for profit organisation has seen a decline in donations from its international funders over the past couple of years which means they will probably have to cut up to 30% of their projects in the next year. On the ground, this means that hundreds of vulnerable children will go hungry. I met some of these children. They are as innocent and loveable as any children I’ve met, but the fact that they were born into poverty in India means that their fate is very different from that of children where I’m from, Australia. I-India has saved them from child labour, child marriages, homelessness, begging on the streets and more. The organisation’s dedicated staff runs a range of truly […] Read More
How do you say goodbye when your friend has died? This world has lost a beautiful soul and it’s too late to do anything for him. But I at least wanted to share these photos with his family and friends, in the hope his cheeky face will bring a smile to theirs. My friend Simon passed away after a tragic series of events. Soon his body will turn to ashes and return to the earth and atmosphere, but his energy will remain with those of us who were touched by his presence. I met Simon in Newquay, Cornwall UK when I was living there, travelling in my late teens. I lived in a hostel by Fistral Beach with some of the best people I’ve ever met – a bunch of surfers who gave me the best summer of my life. Simon, a bodyboarder, was one of them. One day a letter had arrived in the mail box for a “Mr S. P. Ankers”. From then on Simon was lovingly known to us as Spankers. We had a solid summer with 30 or so good friends living together, creating endless good times. One of these was the […] Read More
I was thrilled to receive a parcel from Profile Books in London, opening the packaging to see my photographs on the pages of Vivienne's new book, GET A LIFE! The Diaries of Vivienne Westwood.
Vivienne and I are both fervent supporters of Cool Earth, a UK charity which is saving rainforest in Papua New Guinea, Peru, and D.R.Congo... Read More
I photographed Tash's set at FotSun and was mesmerised by her massive energy. When you are in the midst of someone doing what they were put on the earth to do, who is beaming with life and exploding with enthusiasm, it's impossible to look away... Read More
If I had known how beautiful Vanuatu was I’d have been there years ago. We have photographed resorts and hotels all over South America and Central America, but this was our first time in the gorgeous Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu. James and I headed over to Vanuatu to shoot Aore Island Resort. Just 2.5 hours from Brisbane, we found ourselves in another world. We took a quick boat from Espiritu Santo Island to Aore Island, where we were greeted by palm trees, crystal clear waters, smiling local staff and beautiful bungalows. Time slowed down. At night the group of female water drummers amazed us with their sounds. They were followed by the traditional bamboo band with their super upbeat island music and dancing. The little girl, pictured below joined with women for water drumming. She was amazingly skilled for a two year old, and stole everyone’s heart. Below: behind the scenes. Me looking for details to photograph in the morning light and James getting a mojito ready to be photographed. Read More
If you live anywhere around Port Macquarie you would have seen this smiling face in newspapers, on billboards and signs around town over the past few weeks. Everyone seems to have spotted Peta’s photo somewhere. I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing Peta Pinson for her campaign for Mayor. A really genuine, kind hearted person, I’m sure she will make a great Mayor if she is voted in. It was another opportunity for me to discover more of the gorgeous, tranquil locations in our local area. We started out with a studio set up in her office in Wauchope then Peta took me to some of the beautiful locations she’d chosen around the Port Macquarie area for her location shots. We finished up as the sun turned golden over the marina in Port Macquarie. Good luck with the campaign, Peta! Read More
Congratulations to Sue and Coast Front Realty for your success at Port Macquarie Business Awards 2016!!
I first met Sue a few months ago. Even at our first meeting she was overflowing with ideas about opportunities, volunteer projects and professional pursuits. Her energy and enthusiasm is contagious. Read More
It was such a pleasure to be part of the Aboriginal Model Search in Kempsey. The model search is travelling around Australia looking for new indigenous talent to be represented in the fashion industry. I sponsored the Kempsey event as it is in my local area, near my home town of Crescent Head. As well as offering a major prize of a Model Portfolio Shoot with me, to the lovely Ada (below on the right), I invited three outstanding entrants to an Indii Swimwear casting and modelling tutorial with Nancy (Indii designer) and me, in July. I’m looking forward to working with each of these gorgeous girls, and sharing the photos with you, so stay tuned. Below are more photos from the evening. See photos from my last Indii Swimwear shoot in my Fashion Portfolio. Please get in touch if you’d like your own Model Portfolio Shoot, via info@alicaifoxphotography.com or 0429 211 567 Read More
